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

[Chris White]

 When checking the exhaust bend I removed the pipe to the muffler, then took the muffler box out of the boat.It was'nt that difficult.It had a lot of black water in it, which I flushed out with a hosepipe.I replaced the pipe between exhaust bend and muffler at the same time.
There are baffles inside the muffler box, that may explain why no water is seen at the drain. 

If the drain is faulty you could replace it at the same time.  
Chris WhiteYacht Dandy #449UK

    On Wednesday, 8 July 2020, 15:17:05 BST, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:  
 
 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
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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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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.