Hi, I have a new 2007 silverton 45 convertible. My old boat was a 2004 39 silverton and had internal sea strainers with crusader engines. I had the thoroughflush caps to be able to easily winterize the engines, genny, ac system etc. I called silverton to ask what size strainers are offered as an option on the 45 c with volvo d9's and they told me they are not offered as an option as volvo does not want internal sea strainers on their engines. Whatever the argument for or against this may be, can anyone give me some photos, descriptions, ideas etc for rigging a "t" or some other type of bypass to be able to close the seacock to seawater and pull pink out of a bucket. Any help appreciated. I suppose I could take a trip to lowes and see what I can find in the plumbing section to keep this fairly cheap as opposed to hiring a yard to do a "professional" job.
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Help rigging a winterizing bypass
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Be careful using a simple hardware store. You will need bronze and many hardware stores only stock brass. Professional plumbing stores are a better source.
Sorry I cannot answer your main question, but a friend had a big issue with cheap bronze.
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Google Groco SSCV or SSC and put them inline after your seacock.
It's all you need to do what you are looking at.
It's all you need to do what you are looking at.
i bought a 6ft piece of hose the same diam of hose from seacock to pump and when i winterize i pull the intake hose from pump put my 6ft'r on it and place it in a 5gal bucket full of pink a/f. my 454 crusaders are done with 10 gals, 5 for each motor. its also nice when on blocks for winter storage i will put a hose in bucket so i can run eng before i do my oil change.
I do the same as realrez. Otherwise the Groco are they way to go, or replace the thruhull valves with the Groco's that have the port built in (SBV series) http://www.groco.net/ I think Boatfix has them http://www.boatfix.com/shop3/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=26543 (correct picture, wrong description, groco site has correct description)
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<"...volvo does not want internal sea strainers on their engines....">
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Then how does the sea water get strained.
The strainer screen is on a shoe/wedge on the hull covering the thruhull.
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Also known as South Bay Strainer.
I used to do the same as realrez, but found trying to remove the hose from a barbed fitting during the cool fall weather was more trouble than I anticipated. Did I mention the seacocks are difficult to reach? No need to, I guess, since we're talking about a boat.
I ended up screwing on a bronze tee to the top of each seacock, with a plug that I remove and attach a piece of hose to when winterizing. Much easier.
I ended up screwing on a bronze tee to the top of each seacock, with a plug that I remove and attach a piece of hose to when winterizing. Much easier.
I used the Groco 34-ssc2000 bronze engine flush kit sold by BoatFix which incorporates a tee type fitting that you install at the trough hull valve enabling you to switch from raw water to whatever source you choose to flush with.
I use a five gallon bucket with a bib hose valve installed at the bottom and a short length of hose to attach to the valve on the bucket and the bronze tee outlet.
I use a five gallon bucket with a bib hose valve installed at the bottom and a short length of hose to attach to the valve on the bucket and the bronze tee outlet.