Generator shut down

AKBASSKING

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Apr 13, 2008
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SE Alaska Summer/Columbia River winter
Boat Info
1988 Yacht Fisher
Engines
Twin 375hp Cat 3208 T/A
I installed an older kohler 2.8kw geeny in the tub. This past weekend while cooking breakfast, it shut down.

Found weeds had clogged the raw water hose and strainer causing it to shut down.

Other than not being on the hook in a weedy area (thats for Frank and Scott cause I know they would say don't park in the weeds!) what can be done to avoid this issue?

I was on the hook in the Columbia River so sometimes the crap flows under the tub.
 
I do not believe you can avoid this issue. Any vacuum is going to pull weeds, etc. toward the inlet at the bottom of the boat. Just need to be aware and watch your strainer.
 
Honda generator on the swim platform doesn't have this problem :) Just saying
 
Move to Alaska! :grin:
 

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