[C320-list] Raw Water Intake Thru-Hull

Pat Moriarty patm at psiurethanes.com
Fri Dec 21 05:26:00 PST 2007


Folks this is basically a positive displacement pump which will draw 
water by vacuum so a rear facing scoop is going to work just as good 
as a forward facing but will probably be less likely to plug when 
just sailing not motoring.

Pat

#130

At 08:14 PM 12/20/2007, you wrote:
>Maybe so, but why take the chance.  Keep in mind that if there were no
>way for water to get past the impeller with the engine off then you
>wouldn't need the vented loop in the engine cooling line, because a
>siphon couldn't get past the impeller either.
>
>
>bruceheyman at cox.net wrote:
>>Scott,
>>I would think that could only happen if your impeller was defective. Bruce
>>Somerset 671 SoCal
>
>(Is that enough context?)
>

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