[C320-list] Drain aqua lift muffler? Engine won't start after charging batteries overnight

[Warren Updike]

I've never had water from the muffler drain. Once I removed the petcock and inserted a flexible rod in there. It went in a fair distance and still nothing came out. As others have the same experience there could be some explanation. Any ideas???

Warren & Pattie Updike
C320 1994 #62 "Warr de Mar"
Middle River, MD (Chesapeake Bay)



-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Borelli <cassattc22 at hotmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 7:28 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Drain aqua lift muffler? Engine won't start after charging batteries overnight

9/16" or 14 mm wrench opened my Aqua Muffler drain.
I operated the diesel to suck Ban Frost 2000 into raw water system for winterizing.
And happily the fluid started to flow from the drain.

The fiberglass muffler may have a leak which I intend to locate & repair with Marine-Tex.
Removing the cover will require removal of the exhaust hoses on either side of the muffler.
So winter tune lay up fix.

And I always complained about wooden sailboat.

Bob Borelli
1995 C320 no. 209 SAI mooring #10 Georgetown, MD

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From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> on behalf of Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, July 6, 2020 6:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Drain aqua lift muffler? Engine won't start after charging batteries overnight

Scott-
Mine works/opens as it should without the whole assembly coming out, but I've never gotten any drainage out of it when I expected to.  So, I'm guessing it is gunked up inside the muffler next to the drain hole.
Dave Hupe1994 C320 (#32)

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  On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 5:21 PM, Scott Thompson<surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:   The one time I tried to open the drain the whole thing twisted out of
the fiberglass. I just screwed it back in. No leaks afterwards.