Fresh water intake strainers
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 3:00 pm
Anyone have a source for our intake strainer gaskets approx. 5" in diameter? Anyone have a source for our intake strainer gaskets approx. 5" in diameter?Marinette Boat Forum
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Fresh water intake strainers
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Anyone have a source for our intake strainer gaskets approx. 5" in diameter?Re: Fresh water intake strainers
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:08 pm
Yeah; make your own out of 1/8 inch vacuum hose (and you'll never be sorry!)
Buy a couple foot of it (for ooops) and cut a length that JUST fits into the strainer. Next, using rubber cement and a short length of wire (that slips loosely into the hose) glue the works together. Nothing to it! Then make another as a spare.
Best of all, THIS gasket won't slip and fall into the strainer when you're not looking, causing all kinds of hell. I did this a few years ago and not once did I ever have a problem with the strainer gaskets.
Jeff
Buy a couple foot of it (for ooops) and cut a length that JUST fits into the strainer. Next, using rubber cement and a short length of wire (that slips loosely into the hose) glue the works together. Nothing to it! Then make another as a spare.
Best of all, THIS gasket won't slip and fall into the strainer when you're not looking, causing all kinds of hell. I did this a few years ago and not once did I ever have a problem with the strainer gaskets.
Jeff
Re: Fresh water intake strainers
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:34 pm
Thanks Jeff! We will miss all your great advise on the forum!
Re: Fresh water intake strainers
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 5:16 am
My boat is (almost) gone, but I'm not going anywhere. My horrifically bad advice will continue.
Jeff
Jeff
Re: Fresh water intake strainers
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 2:53 pm
Jeff;
Well you obviously know something about Marinettes, just from your experiences with your boat.
Well you obviously know something about Marinettes, just from your experiences with your boat.
Re: Fresh water intake strainers
Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:52 am
She 'Keel Hauled" me more than a few times over the years!
Jeff
Jeff