Removing water from the cooling and exhaust
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Printed Date: November-16-2024 at 2:09pm
Topic: Removing water from the cooling and exhaust
Posted By: AlfaDon
Subject: Removing water from the cooling and exhaust
Date Posted: August-13-2016 at 12:46am
I don't know if other states are doing it, but Here in California, and Oregon and Idaho, Invasive species have become a problem in the water. A lot of locations are requiring dry exhaust systems before they'll allow you in the water.
I want to run the engine when it's on the trailer to bake the water out of the exhaust, but I'm afraid I'm going to bake my impeller at the same time.
What about taking the belt off of the raw water pump and running the engine until it gets to a reasonable temp, and then reinstalling the belt after an inspection? I also thought about injecting compressed air at the strainer basket or flush valve to move the water out.
Thoughts or experiences?
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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: August-13-2016 at 1:41am
You'll eventually melt your exhaust hoses.
How dry is dry? Go park it nose up with a towel stuffed in the tailpipe
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Posted By: AlfaDon
Date Posted: August-13-2016 at 2:10am
They say they want it bone dry. Not even moist PFDs. That's what I've been doing, and so far it's worked. But it's kind of a mystery as to where all of the water hides.
I might try a shop vac blower on the fake a lake
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Posted By: john_33612
Date Posted: August-15-2016 at 9:30pm
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I put ball valves on the block and manifolds and drain after each use , stops rust http://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-NPT-Mini-Ball-Valve-1-4-in/50129814
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Posted By: chefred112
Date Posted: August-15-2016 at 9:49pm
What lake(s) are asking you this? I know Anderson (Mprgon Hill) wants the inside bilge area dry but I've never been asked about the exhaust/motor area. I was at New Hogan last weekend and Don Pedro the weekend before and they haven't asked either although it's posted regarding this stuff.
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Posted By: AlfaDon
Date Posted: August-15-2016 at 9:57pm
It was at Donner this past weekend. You're required to pay for a sticker, the cost is dependent on how long you want access. I paid $10 for the month, and they didn't charge me for the flush. The inspector asked about water in my raw water strainer, but didn't do anything. They flushed my cooling system with a fake a lake and hot water for about 5 minutes, and then flushed hot water backwards into the bilge pump. It was pretty fast and easy.
There was a big wakeboard boat there that was getting worked over. They seemed to be pretty concerned about the ballast tanks
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Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: August-15-2016 at 10:25pm
Same thing at Tahoe...invasive species are a problem and have taken over some southern Cal lakes and slowly coming north.
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Posted By: AlfaDon
Date Posted: August-15-2016 at 10:30pm
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I guess if you want to launch at Tahoe, you have to get inspected and/or decontaminated (flushed). They put a seal between the boat and the trailer, that has to be intact when you launch at Tahoe
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Posted By: chefred112
Date Posted: August-16-2016 at 2:40am
they did something like that at Anderson, they put a band on the winch and hook on boat. One of the reasons I moved out to Tracy was to be closer to the Delta as well as New Hogan and Don Pedro...going again this Saturday to New Hogan and houseboating at Don Pedro the weekend after...lol, I just got my new to me 95 Super Sport a couple weeks ago and have had it or plan to have it in the water the weekends for the next month straight :)
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1995 Nautique Super Sport
1993 Malibu Echelon
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