Rohan
Member
- Jan 23, 2012
- 85
- Boat Info
- 2008 Sea Ray 275 Sundancer, NorthStar 657 Chartplotter, 2.4m fibreglass tender 3.3 Mercury O/B
- Engines
- 350 Mag SeaCore Bravo III drive
I first put this on the 260DA general thread where it might have been a bit lost...
Has anyone put a seacock on raw water pickup from leg – 350 MAG?
I have a Seacore 350 MAG which is obviously FWC, with a heat exchanger sitting above the front of the motor. The main pickup for the raw water intake is via a through hull fitting which can be closed with a ball valve. On tracing its route to the raw water pump however, I note there is a second intake pipe coming through the transom, which joins the main pickup pipe in a “Y” section before the raw water pump. I understand from my research that raw water also enters through the intakes on the leg, passes through the transom and feeds to the raw water pump through this second intake pipe.
My boat is kept on a marina and I always close the main intake seacock when leaving the boat. I would like to be able to secure this second intake as well as I see this as a potential weakness.
I am interested to see whether anyone here has attempted to put a seacock or inline valve in place in the pickup line from the leg inside the engine bay, and in particular, how they did it.
Any advice appreciated.
Has anyone put a seacock on raw water pickup from leg – 350 MAG?
I have a Seacore 350 MAG which is obviously FWC, with a heat exchanger sitting above the front of the motor. The main pickup for the raw water intake is via a through hull fitting which can be closed with a ball valve. On tracing its route to the raw water pump however, I note there is a second intake pipe coming through the transom, which joins the main pickup pipe in a “Y” section before the raw water pump. I understand from my research that raw water also enters through the intakes on the leg, passes through the transom and feeds to the raw water pump through this second intake pipe.
My boat is kept on a marina and I always close the main intake seacock when leaving the boat. I would like to be able to secure this second intake as well as I see this as a potential weakness.
I am interested to see whether anyone here has attempted to put a seacock or inline valve in place in the pickup line from the leg inside the engine bay, and in particular, how they did it.
Any advice appreciated.
