[C320-list] Water Pump Hose & Winterizing

[Martin Rosenberg]

I did the same with my previous boat. It allowed me to attach a waste hose
and easily run the engine on the hard. I guess i could do that and attach a
short hose to feed in the antifreeze through that fitting.
Martin
On Nov 6, 2014 9:26 AM, <wflowe3 at aim.com> wrote:

>
>  I did something similar to what John did. I got a "T" fitting at an auto
> parts store that is used for flushing car radiators. It comes as a kit and
> has several different size fittings in the package; one of them was a
> perfect fit.  I put a few pictures on the website. Look at technical photos
> and use keyword "winterize".
>
> Hope this response makes it too the post because I've been having trouble
> having issues with responses not appearing in the threads.
>
> Bill
> #1146
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Wed, Nov 5, 2014 9:05 pm
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water Pump Hose & Winterizing
>
>
> I put in a T in the hose between the thru hull and the filter with a male
> screw-in plug. To winterize I unscrew the plug and put in a male - male
> adapter that I can attach a female hose end.  In the fall I attach a hose
> that sucks two gallons of antifreeze from a bucket. After that is done I
> take off the hose and adapter and screw in the plug with plumbers tape.
>
> John Meyers
> Wind Chime #406
> Muskegon, MI
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 9:39 PM, Martin Rosenberg <
> martinlrosenberg at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> >   I was inspecting my water hose that connects the thru-hull with the raw
> > water filter. It was badly dried & cracked and will be replaced now. It
> is
> > an extremely heavy hose with wire reinforcement. Is all that really
> > necessary? Can I replace it with heavy duty clear, reinforced hose?
> >   On my last boat, I would open the filter cover and pour anti-freeze
> into
> > it while running the engine until the exhaust water ran pink. Since the
> raw
> > water filter opens from the bottom, how do you run anti-freeze through
> the
> > system?
> >   Thanks.
> > Martin Rosenberg
> > Avalon  #823
> >
>
>
>
>