Running engine ashore

I just want to be sure i can motor off when lifted in. It's easier to sort out issues ashore as well.
lw395 said:
Is this just some vague desire to run the motor or have you some doubt about it running?
It sounds like your boat does not make running the motor ashore easy. So unless there is a big benefit, don't bother.
Running it off load is of limited value anyway.
Can you remove the exhaust and hose water up the skin fitting to prime the impeller pump?
So long as you don't fill the exhaust no damage will be done.
I'd still not trust an impeller to lift water more than a foot or two.

Personally I'd want a strainer of some sort.
But it's nearly august, time it was wet.
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I have always used a bucket fed by a hose and a bit of spare hose on the pump as a pickup. I have observed that the water content in the exhaust with the bucket on the cabin sole seems around normal, but if the bucket is inadvertently placed on a bench seat the water pumped reduces. This is probably a great opportunity to make provision for future requirements... Why not cut the pickup hose and insert a changeover with a hose to pick up from the bucket when required? That way you don't have to crawl into the engine bay again next time. The extra hose can be coiled out of the way when not in use alongside the engine.

Rob.
 
Why not cut the pickup hose and insert a changeover with a hose to pick up from the bucket when required? That way you don't have to crawl into the engine bay again next time. The extra hose can be coiled out of the way when not in use alongside the engine.

Rob.[/QUOTE]

That is a good idea
 
rob2 said:
This is probably a great opportunity to make provision for future requirements... Why not cut the pickup hose and insert a changeover with a hose to pick up from the bucket when required? That way you don't have to crawl into the engine bay again next time. The extra hose can be coiled out of the way when not in use alongside the engine.
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I had something a bit like this in Kindred Spirit.

The seacock was under a bunk, so it needed an elbow on top to lead the hose away without sticking up vertically. However, instead of a normal elbow I fitted a T-piece with the straight part running vertically and the hose leg coming off to the side. The upper hole was closed with a blanking plug in normal use.

The main purpose of the arrangement was to enable (by removing the blanking plug) a stick to be poked down through the seacock to dislodge plastic bags etc. However, I also made up a length of hose with a fitting that could screw in place of the plug, and then by closing the seacock this acted as an extension of the engine supply hose. It could suck water in from a large bucket on the cabin sole.

Pete
 
On my yacht the water strainer is about 3 feet above the point where it enters the boat. This is nearly always empty if i leave the boat for a while & I do not have an issue. The pump sucks up from this height
At the end of the season I get some tubs filled with fresh water, the last one with antifreeze mix
then I turn on the shower hose to keep the tubs filled & to drain the water system as the engine runs. Saves me getting more buckets of water to keep topping up
I disconnect the hose from the inlet stopcock on the saildrive & stick it in the tub of water
The engine always seems to suck up Ok with no problem
So you should be Ok so long as you do not let the bucket get empty
 
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Maybe I'll put an old spare impellor well greased in and try plan 'A'. I can leave the hose running into the bucket so it doesn't run dry. Rig up something better next year.
No problem with yard restrictions on running engine BTW - it's on a trailer in my garden!
 
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ghostlymoron said:
No problem with yard restrictions on running engine BTW - it's on a trailer in my garden!
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If you're referring to my post - it's not a restriction, it's the opposite! By running up ashore that morning or the day before, it's less likely that the travelift slip will be blocked by a boat whose engine has died over the winter.

Pete
 
Try making one of these.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alloy-Marine-Products-Fake-A-Lake-Engine/dp/B00280COZO

Sits over your skin fitting and connects to hosepipe.

Start engine first (this will create the pressure in the exhaust required to push the water out, reducing the risk of filling the exhaust)
Turn on hose.
Wait for water to come out of exhaust.
If water not coming out there is something wrong. Turn off hose, Stop engine and investigate.
 
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