Atlantis Head

[Grand Slam]

Vic:
I have a '92 Atlantis r/w head. The marina that my boat is birthed in has a lot of sea grass floating in the water and consequently it is clogging the check valve in the r/w intake. Can I just eliminate the spring and ball. The head is below the water level, so do I need the valve? Thanks, Jerry

 

[Vic Willman]

NO !!!! Don't remove the check valve. [:-bigeyes][:-bigeyes] It's there to keep the head from flooding when it is installed below the waterline. Instead, add a strainer to the input water line, before the check valve, to filter out all the detritus that is in the water:

http://www.boatfix.com/elec/raracc.asp?parttype=phs (Scroll down to manufacturer's part # 163000 - inline strainer - it's pictured at the link below [Cleaning Products, hose, etc.], but isn't listed there. It is actually listed at the link above)
http://www.boatfix.com/elec/rarprod.asp

 

[Grand Slam]

Thanks, Vic. Jerry