While wally is right on both counts, I still wonder if a water heater
hooked into a raw water cooling system is more of an exception than a
rule. If the majority of powerboats have wally's setup, then perhaps my
experience with powerboat systems is more limited than I thought.

Either way, since Wally posted on the topic he is obliged to helpme fix
the problem based on the little known usenet 1000 meter proximity rule,
with beers at the Vikings Den to be rendered as payment :^)

Bob Dimond


In article , To wrote:

On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:14:25 GMT, WaIIy
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:29:08 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:51:46 -0400, (Bob
D.) wrote:

Do alot of power boats in the 40' in under range in your area use the
engine? Many of the ones I've seen in the great lakes region did not.

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The key is closed cooling systems. On the great lakes closed cooling
may be less common. In salt water areas, just the opposite.

Why is that the key? My 29 ft SeaRay had raw water cooling and was
hooked up to the water heater. Worked great.

The engines heat up to around 150-175 degrees no matter if you have raw
cooling or fresh cooling.

Note : Great Lakes comment since corrosion inside the water heater is
nil.