"At cruising speed, the engine bay will self ventilate."
Thank's for that, although I'm at a bit of a loss to see how it self ventilates as there is no through path for air circulation.
Could it be that the air drawn it through the carburettor is sufficient?
Can anyone offer any advice regarding ventilation of the engine bay on my year 2000 Searay BR 180.
I have been advised that the bilge blower (which has worked occasionally between failures) should be operated only prior to start up to clear any fuel fumes that may be present and then switched...
Thank's for the comments.
I also had wondered how you could 'hear' it running dry.
The water intake was submerged, it wasn't frozen and the temp gauge didn't go above about 180 so hopefully all will be well.
I appreciate the advice and will no doubt be posting more daft questions in due...
I have recently bought my first boat and am trying to absorb as much information as possible about how to use it.
I drained the engine and exhaust via the blue tubes to prevent freezing.
When taking it for a short test run on a lake in February, I started by backing the trailer into the lake...