Seawater Pump

onislandtimeonislandtime Posts: 309 ✭✭✭
Changing impeller in a 342 and was unsuccessful closing the seacock. So anticipating water coming out of the hose when disconnecting, I got nothing. Is this normal??

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  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2017
    When I changed my intake hoses at the dock  I closed the seacock and still got a lot of water through the drive and out the hoses
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

  • onislandtimeonislandtime Posts: 309 ✭✭✭
    I'm getting nothing

  • reneechris14reneechris14 Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2017
    That should pouring water.may be seacock was stuck closed,but still get water from the out drive.is the sea strainer full?
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Or does the intake hose loop up high above the water line? If so then I could see no water coming out. 
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

  • reneechris14reneechris14 Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think the sea strainer is close to the water line,haven't owned a 342 long enough to take the cover off while in the water.
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have not opened the top of my strainer in the water but when I pull the out hose off at the dock water flows out from the drive 
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

  • onislandtimeonislandtime Posts: 309 ✭✭✭
    Thanks guys, The strainer was emptied during weatherization and it needed to be primed to get the water flowing. Once filled it ran fine.
  • Liberty44140Liberty44140 Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good to know that if dry it should be primed. I left antifreeze in mine for the winter 
    07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)

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