cooling tell tale

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My Moody's cooling water outlet is far aft in the side of the hull just in front of the transom. It actually points down towards the water. When I first start the engine I can hear the gurgle of water / exauhst as it hits the surface. Underway on a smooth sea it sounds like a paddle steamer. Very satisfying.
But when motoring in a noisy sea with slapping and surging I cant hear it. Because of its location I cant see it either.
The engine is a Thornicroft 95. Can I install some kind of tell tale which can be vented high up on the hull like on some westerlies with a 2003?
How do you suggest I do it. Many thanks in advance for your thoughts.

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[johnsomerhausen]

you could drill and tap a hole in the exhaust elbow just below the point where the wtar comes out of the collector and lead a snall diameter hose or pipe to discharge just above one of your cockpit drains. As long as there's water coming out of there, you'll know it has cooled the engine.That's a pretty "low-tech" sol;ution. A high-tech one was published some years back in PBO. It involved a level gauge in the watder strainer and a dedicated chip that sounded an alarm if the water level in the Vetus strainer fell below a certain level.
john

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[LeytonC]

What about an exauhst temperature alarm? sounds buzzer if exauhst gets to hot?
force 4 do 1 for about 100 quid (not used it myself, but thinking about it)


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Leyton
(EXTAR Solutions - Software that works for you)

 

[chippie]

I recently helped a mate deliver a stern drive launch that had the telltale exiting from the deck just in front of the transom angled rearwards. I found it very easy to check , particularly as we were new to the boat and checked it more often than normal.

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[colvic]

Don't you have a temperature gauge for the engine as this will give you just as quick a warning.

Phil

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