All,
If you have a boat equipped with an air conditioner, please be sure that water is emptied from the strainer between the sea cock and air conditioner pump when winterizing this fall (in addition to all other winterizing requirements). Apparently, my boatyard overlooked this step. As a result, water left in the strainer froze over the winter and broke the strainer. Things became interesting yesterday when I opened the sea cock and turned on the air. Water poured into the bilge. Fortunately, I caught the problem quickly and no harm was done.
Safe boating!
If you have a boat equipped with an air conditioner, please be sure that water is emptied from the strainer between the sea cock and air conditioner pump when winterizing this fall (in addition to all other winterizing requirements). Apparently, my boatyard overlooked this step. As a result, water left in the strainer froze over the winter and broke the strainer. Things became interesting yesterday when I opened the sea cock and turned on the air. Water poured into the bilge. Fortunately, I caught the problem quickly and no harm was done.
Safe boating!