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Post by Pete B on Nov 25, 2007 16:59:52 GMT
How do moored outboard powered boats flush through after use?
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Post by squidlips on Nov 25, 2007 18:04:41 GMT
they dont mate.
fairweathers told me to keep the leg in the water as this stops the water draining away and letting air in causing problems.
you could rig up a 25 litre can with fresh water and attatch your muffs to it,just may be a problem carrying the water out to your boat
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Post by Pete B on Nov 25, 2007 19:30:16 GMT
Just wondered, never thought about it before.
Would'nt fancy taking a drum of fresh out on a tender
I always thought it was essential to flush through, cant be ideal not to? I bet the services come round a bit quicker!
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Post by squidlips on Nov 25, 2007 19:59:40 GMT
i would'nt like to leave my engine not flushed through. i run it up on muffs for at least 15 mins every time i use it.  but modern engines must be tested for constant salt water in the cooling system otherwise they would not warranty them for upto 5 years. |
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Post by Pete B on Nov 26, 2007 19:25:43 GMT
True.
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Post by monkeynuts on Nov 26, 2007 20:56:54 GMT
if used regularly the should not be a problem left un-flushed, the problem comes when it gets used once every blue moon and the water ways get blocked
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Post by Dave.S on Nov 26, 2007 21:08:05 GMT
One way, if your engine has the facility, is to warm the engine so the stat opens then connect 5 gallon container of fresh water as high as possible above the engine to the pee outlet and back fill the engine this way. Leg up or down it wont matter. Obviously don't have the engine running!  Dave  |
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Post by whiplash on Nov 28, 2007 1:00:43 GMT
A lot of outboards have a hole where you can screw in an adapter that then takes a hose to flush the engine.
Alan
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Post by alderneyangling on Nov 28, 2007 10:18:23 GMT
I'm not saying this is right but I have always moored a boat and outboard, always lifted leg and never flushed through, never to this day (touching wood now!) have had a problem.
Did have one boat which was trailered which always flushed through regardless, never had a problem neither.
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Post by dave phillips on Nov 28, 2007 16:58:00 GMT
why cant you do this.
turn engine off ,lift the engine ,slips a set of muffs on and connect the other of the hose to a bilge pump in a bucket of fresh water
just a suggestion
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Post by Pete B on Nov 28, 2007 19:30:30 GMT
Good idea Dave, the only prob then is transporting the fresh water
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Post by sharkey+ jnr on Nov 28, 2007 20:40:31 GMT
How about a 10ltr plastic water tank will give you 2 or 3ltrs for tea/coffee rig a hose to a spare filler cap and to the muffs as long as its higher than the leg should work ............ may have to have some sort of air vent
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Post by dave phillips on Nov 28, 2007 22:34:46 GMT
theres a fresh water tap on both pontoon's (eastney/hayling) just stop and pick some up after fishing
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