[C320-list] Raw Water Strainer

[Chris Burti]

I was checking our strainer this weekend and it was so tight I needed a pipe wrench to loosen it. No evidence of any brittleness. 19 years old. 

Best Regards,
Chris Burti
Commitment #867

> On Jul 8, 2020, at 1:24 PM, Joe Luciano <jnluciano at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Seawater alone isn’t going to create stress cracks in a polycarbonate bowl.  If the bowl cracks it is most likely due to over-tightening or damage from trying to remove an over-tightened situation.  Hand tight, like an oil filter is all that’s necessary.
> 
> Joe
> 
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>> On Jul 8, 2020, at 10:12 AM, Mike Mellon <mmellon at cruzio.com> wrote:
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>> Question:  Re this raw water inlet strainer, have there been any reports of actual failure of this Shurflo part? Obviously, a failure could result in flooding of the boat assuming the raw water thru-hull seacock was open.
>> 
>> Anyone have info in addition to the earlier comments about apparent stress cracks in the polycarbonate plastic bowl?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Mike Mellon
>> LaVida 324 1996
>> 
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>>>> On 7/8/2020 8:36 AM, Dave Hupe wrote:
>>> This strainer assembly is what I ordered on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013130JKI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1   Exact match for what is on my boat (original??).
>>> Probably $15 less than Catalina Direct when considering lower price and no shipping from Amazon.
>>> Dave Hupe
>>> 1994 C320 (#32)
>>> 
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>> Michael Mellon
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>> Santa Cruz, CA 95060
>> mmellon at cruzio.com
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