Hi Tim et al.,
We have a strainer and I¡¯m very happy with it. I can¡¯t imagine that there is not a seacock below the hose you¡¯re talking about. When on the several occasions we¡¯ve had no water flow out the exhaust, the first and simplest check is to close that seacock,
pull off the hose and slowly reopen the seacock. If water flows in, then the problem is upstream. If not, I take a ss bbq skewer and gently poke it through the seacock and strainer. That has always unblocked the strainer. You may get a sudden spurt of water,
but then you close the seacock, reattach the hose and off you go.
Stephen
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Stephen Burns
Kestrel 362 #123
Noank CT
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On May 8, 2025, at 5:33?AM, Tim Sowerby via groups.io <tim.sowerby2@...> wrote:
My mechanic warned me off removing the hose between the filter and the through hull, "unless you really know what you're doing and have spare hose clamps available". ? Since I didn't who what I was doing and didn't want to take a chance, I shelled out
the necessary $.
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I'd very much appreciate if someone who does know what they're doing who take me through, step by step, the process of removing the hose, or clearing it from the inside and list the tools I'd need. to do it. ?The filter is below the waterline on a 426.
?I don't want a flood.
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(Leaving Santa Barbara I managed to keep the kelp at bay, but before departure, sucked kelp into water intake for the head!!)
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Tim
Tim Sowerby
White Rose S426?
Tiburon CA
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