Sea Strainer recommendations....

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11-30-2009 | 09:36 AM

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Uncle Dave

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Originally Posted by Racerngr1

Correct me if I'm wrong but my understanding on something that hasn't been addressed so far is if your boat comes out of the water, the sea strainer will hold some water so the impeller doesn't become dry, and the 10" would hold more water then the 5", which means it would better protect your engine.

Yes, and bigger strainers can buffer "air time" better than small ones and can fill back up quicker than teh suction load on them.

The issue with line length is the dry run time at start up and the amount of vacuum your pump must pull to prime the system first shot.

UD.

11-30-2009 | 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by C_Spray

Those are Gil/CORSA units, which I have on my boat. The band clamp can be a bit tough, depending on where you have them mounted, but as long as you keep a little silicone grease on the lid o-ring, they work very well. No tools required and reasonably priced. Available in several different right- and left-hand layouts.

I had one of those and thought it was a bit of a pain in the ass. The rbber o-ring had to be aligned just perfectly or it would leak. It would take a few times till you got it just right.

11-30-2009 | 11:52 AM

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ckin62

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I have a couple Gil/CORSA units and they work fine. I agree with ActiveFun, they can be a pain to get sealed back up and the clamp can be hard to deal with also.
I have a question about mounting....Is the height of the strainer critical? I want to move mine up say 2" rite now they are flush with a floorboard in my motor compartment and that makes dealing with that clamp a bear. Can I safely move them up?

11-30-2009 | 09:07 PM

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Balaboys

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Originally Posted by Sydwayz

Not likely, as for many this means directly putting salt water into the bilge. Do your strainers have removable baskets that you can pull out and shake out overboard? If you do not, I would advise finding some that do. The ones with fixed baskets/screens are kind of hard to clean.

Thanks Brian. I am just looking for a better way to access the strainers or clean them out. they do not have the removable baskets but regardless, getting to them when the engine is hot and you are swaying in the ocean waves is a pain.