I've always fed the engines through the drives to the raw water pumps without strainers. Now I'm changing to through hull fittings to the pump. I have strainers on the innercoolers that are fed by through hull fittings and have never seen anything in them.
Better safe than sorry?
Does the pump draw up more debris?

It really depends on what is in the water. Most of us around the Bay do not have to run strainers and don't have an issue. But when we ran the boats down in the Keys, the ones without strainers kept drawing in sea grass and trashing water pump impellers. If you have floating vegetation then a strainer will help. Another reason to run a big strainer is as a water reserve when the boat flies. It is a basically a bucket of water that helps keep the water pump fed when the boat is in the air.

I understand the reserve. Flying and reserve water wasn't a problem before. Whenever I landed I'd always stop because the drive was busted. Is that what Bravos are for? Engine protection?
With the new set up I hope to fly more often without stopping in between so I guess I'd better add them.

After owning a boat with strainers I will never own one again without. Seaweed while your running and sand if you venture into shallow areas. Saved my a$$ a few times. Worth the money IMO

guess we could call that SERIOUS air time protection. LOL...

And if not you be Sunkin.

I never had one before my current boat and never had issues. Now that I have one, I like the fact that it makes it easier to flush the motor. My strainer has a hose fitting on the top.

What about an air bleed in the strainer? Good, bad, better, indifferent?

interesting post,as i was thinking about installing one,too

Teague has the pressure relief valves




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