MONTHLY MAINTENANCE
One of the most attractive aspects of a cruising lifestyle is independence. However, with that independence comes self-reliance. If you have a fire, you can't call the fire department. If you get hungry, you can't call for a pizza delivery.
While it helps with boating to be a mechanical and electrical expert, it is by no means a necessity to cruise safely and enjoyably. However, you must be able to perform certain tasks, including the replacement of fan belts, fuel filters and impellers (and raw-water pumps). You must also be able to bleed air from the fuel system.
Fan-belt service was covered in a recent column, so let's have a look at raw-water pumps. These pumps use a flexible rubber impeller to move seawater through the heat exchanger, where the seawater absorbs heat from the engine's coolant. From there, the water moves to the exhaust mixing elbow, where it cools the hot exhaust gases, and then goes overboard.
This story is from the January - February 2023 edition of Cruising World.
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