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Seawater strainer questions
First, I had an idea while backwashing the pool a few minutes ago. Cleaning
out the engine raw water strainer can be a chore while underway. Grocco has an expensive self cleaning strainer/insinkerator but has anyone considered putting a tee with two stops just after the strainer and running pressurized fresh water to it? Then you would turn off the engine supply and turn on the fresh water and blow what ever crud is in the strainer basket back out the throughhull. Probably need a check valve on the fresh water line to prevent accidental contamination but it should at least get the strainer flowing enough to get going again. The other thing is should a sailboat have a strainer over the throughhull? Seems that a jellyfish could clog it completely where as it would be harder to completely clog a strainer basket. -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
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