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Offline phil

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Strainer?
« on: December 14, 2009, 09:41:35 AM »
Hey,

What year did American Skier start adding strainers on their raw water intakes? Mine's an 82 and I've been thinking about adding one. Though I must say I'm very careful about running in shallow water so I don't think I suck up a lot of sand etc.. Which leads me to another question, how much water do we need to run an old skier safely? i see some folks bring their inboards in water so shallow i wouldn't dare go in there but i think i'm a bit on the paranoid side..
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Re: Strainer?
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2009, 12:42:30 PM »
I don't think we started using them until after we moved to Ocoee which would be 1985 models, they really aren't going to help with sand but are designed to keep the big stuff out like seaweed, floating trash etc...Prior to installing them we relied on what many ski boat builders continue to use...the inlet side of the transmission oil cooler.  If you don't have a strainer you need to check the inlet side of your trans-cooler for debris collection inside. This is probably the #1 cause of impeller failure on many ski boats. The small area of the cooler inlet collects trash, starves the pump for water & destroys the impeller. ALWAYS check the inlet and/or strainer after changing a pump impeller. (Mercruiser guys especially since your cooler is after the raw water pump). 
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Re: Strainer?
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2009, 12:47:07 PM »
That's good info Ron thanks!

I always keep an eye on the strainer on the underside of the boat but I've never looked at the tranny inlet. Going to do that when I get the boat back after winter!
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Re: Strainer?
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2009, 11:17:22 AM »
What I don't like is that they aren't attached toanything.  Have any worn through?
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Re: Strainer?
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2009, 08:38:48 AM »
Never seen one wear through, if set up correctly they "float" in place allowing the hose to flex. Another interesting tidbit that I have feilded many questions about over the years is the oreintation of the bowl. As I recall  Correct Craft was the first to use the strainer as standard OEM equipment and they put the removable bowl "down" . The mfg. of the strainer states the bowl must be up or down (vertical)but never on it's side (horizontal). I choose to mount the bowl "up" for one reason...any residual water in the bowl over a cold winter would cause the bowl to crack & require replacing, by positioning the bowl up eliminates the problem. 
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