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[rcknecht]

See page 31 of: http://www.searay.com/boat_graphics/electronic_brochure/Company1729/1C1_24_74DEIPR69ES.pdf
See number 6, remove (unscrew) the barbed fitting for the hose. Inster a nipple. Then a tee. Screw on a brass ball valve into the tee, with a hose fitting and cap. Screw the barbed fitting back into the tee, and reattach the hose. For the AC, I used a doubled barbed tee. For the genny, I screwed the tee into the strainer. Use plumbers tape on all threads... Sorry, I am not at the boat during the week and can't take a picture...\

 

[Saverio]

What is the tee made out of? I dont think i'm getting a inch and a quater tee for $18. does the depot or lowes carry that? I know I can get a plastic tee for your sprinklers system... but know way in hell i would trust that

thanks for your help

 

[Saverio]

ok found that easy enough

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003OYJEL0/ref=biss_dp_t_asn

 

[brewster16]

When we had our 390, I would empty the fresh water tank, then put about 25 gals of pink stuff in it. Then use the fresh water hose in the engine room. Close seacocks, open the strainers. Have someone start each engine one at a time, turn the hose on, run engines till pink out the exhaust. I did this with A/C system also. When finished open all your faucets, till pink flows. Done. Almost took longer to pour the 25 gals in the freshwater tank. Beauty here is if you stay in the water during the winter, 0n a nice day, you can fire up, go for a ride and rewinterize in minutes.

Can anyone think of a good reason not to do this? It seems so simple? You are simply using your fresh water tank as the "5 gallon container" to hold the pink stuff. It feeds the engines then it feeds the fresh water system.

 

[rcknecht]

I got the valves from Harbor Freight for $5 each... The rest I bough from a plumbing store. When I said $18 for the whole thing, it was probably more, but that was 5 years ago, and I can remember exactly what I spent, but it was not a lot.. I don't have valve on the AC or genny. The genny is screwed into the strainer. Look are your set up and make it as simple as possible... I have had zero problems in 5 years, but the handles on the cheap valves are rusting.
they are double protected with the hose cap on the openning... The valve aren't necessary, but nice to have... On the AC I blow through the connection with my compressor, and the connection makes it very easy.

Do not run the water to genny with out is running...

That cost me 10 boat dollars when I hydrolocked my genny...

 

[Daniel P Thomas]

I made up a 5 gallon bucket with some fittings and a shut off valve
Got a length of hose and attached a 1" barb fitting 90 degree to one end
Pulled water intake hose off of genny strainer (after shutting it off if in water) and pushed barb end into it


I put the bucket up on deck so it is a gravity feed
VERY IMPORTANT TO NOT FORCE WATER INTO GENNY
YOU WILL PUSH WATER PAST VALVES AND POSSIBLE HYDROLOCK!

If winterizing, I just run some antifeeze through system
To run and test generator, I fill bucket with water and keep hose running as I
run genny.



I also use this method to winterize my AC units ans they need gravity feed also


West Marine makes a set up with the hose already and you would only need to set up
a barb system on the end.

http://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--engine-winterizing-kit--520411

 

[wjglampe]

Titan test plug. Different sizes to fit inside your strainer. Garden thread on the end. Drill it out, hook up your hose to your 6 gallon jug with a valve. Been doing this for years. Cheap and easy.

 

[Saverio]

where did u get that????

 

[Sun Chaser]

I use the same plug. I bought mine in Home Depot

 

[bbwhitejr]

Took my strainer cap to Lowes yesterday and found a PVC fitting with same threads. Bought an adapter and a 3/4" close nipple that will attach to a garden hose-less than $5 for all.

Bennett

 

[Irie308]

My engines has a flush kit installed that I use to flush with "salt away" during the season couldn't I just hook up a pump and pump through the pink stuff with the seacocks closed?

 

[Smokeio]

My engines has a flush kit installed that I use to flush with "salt away" during the season couldn't I just hook up a pump and pump through the pink stuff with the seacocks closed?

I use a WM winterizing kit and feed the AF into the flush kits with the seacocks closed.

 

[Irie308]

I use a WM winterizing kit and feed the AF into the flush kits with the seacocks closed.

Do you have to pump it through or will the engines pull it through?

 

[rcknecht]

Do you have to pump it through or will the engines pull it through?

You run the engines and "pull it through"... If you pump it you may hydrolock your engines, and that would be much more costly than paying for a life time of winterization...

 

[Smokeio]

Do you have to pump it through or will the engines pull it through?

The motor will pull it through but I always make sure I put the bucket as high as I can get it and let the system prime before I start the motors. I also keep a close eye on the water pressure. Never had a problem this way.