Re: Preventing kelp from blocking the raw water intake
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Barnacles?and strainers: ?As a fresh water sailor I was feeling pretty smug about not needing to worry about barnacles on Arion's engine intake.? Then I remembered how bad invasive mussels?have been the?past couple of years.? I'll keep the strainer but will inspect for?mussels every year from now on.
Kelp removal: ?We don't have kelp here either, but we do get an embarrassing?and disgusting quantity?of plastic bags in our harbor after heavy rains which I imagine might behave like?kelp.? It seems like you wouldn't need to straighten?a disconnected hose for a dowel if you backflushed it with water or a blast of air.? I wonder if anyone has tried either of these methods.? Once again I am unhindered by any actual knowledge?or experience.
Yet again this forum has me thinking about potential problem areas and how to prevent/address them.? Thanks everyone (especially our moderators.)
Mark Lukow sv Arion (34-2) Lake Michigan
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