BroadCove
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- Oct 1, 2019
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- Grand Banks 47 Eastbay FB
If it did, what's the best way to determine if so?
Background: I was reading various posts yesterday re: hydrolocking, while in my slip down in the Florida Keys with a wicked northerly rolling 2' swells perfectly inline with my port exhaust outlet (corner of the stern).
The exhaust elbow is well above the waterline (approx 18") and the run from the stern to the engine is about 12' total, with about 4' slanted up to the elbow. I could hear water sloshing into slanted run. But there was no evidence (dripping, any sound, no change in oil level) that water made it "over the hump" and into the engine.
Reading the horror stories, I don't want to start up on Sunday (scheduled departure) with the potential for having had seawater intrusion. There is probably a simple answer to the question - disconnect the pipe at the engine and see if water drips out? - but I wanted to gather the received wisdom here before doing anything.
I'm probably fine. But paranoia comes with the territory!
Background: I was reading various posts yesterday re: hydrolocking, while in my slip down in the Florida Keys with a wicked northerly rolling 2' swells perfectly inline with my port exhaust outlet (corner of the stern).
The exhaust elbow is well above the waterline (approx 18") and the run from the stern to the engine is about 12' total, with about 4' slanted up to the elbow. I could hear water sloshing into slanted run. But there was no evidence (dripping, any sound, no change in oil level) that water made it "over the hump" and into the engine.
Reading the horror stories, I don't want to start up on Sunday (scheduled departure) with the potential for having had seawater intrusion. There is probably a simple answer to the question - disconnect the pipe at the engine and see if water drips out? - but I wanted to gather the received wisdom here before doing anything.
I'm probably fine. But paranoia comes with the territory!