I got an interesting call from a friend with an E-38-200, today.
Here in Portland we are just today thawing out from almost a week of 20 degree weather and snow accumulation. Lots of rain today with the 40 degree temps. Streets and docks -- and boats -- are giving up their coats of ice and a foot of snow.
So, on to the problem... he had to pump out several inches of melt water from the cockpit. The drains seem to lead downward and their hoses then go back upward a ways to reach the thru hulls. So the water in the low hose loops froze, and then the melt water could not flow thru. The effect appears to be kind of like a "P trap."
Any of you with this model have (or fixed) this sort of problem?
(Our model has a 90 screwed onto each Marelon drain fitting, and then those hoses go slightly downward to the transom exits.)
Thanks,
Loren
Here in Portland we are just today thawing out from almost a week of 20 degree weather and snow accumulation. Lots of rain today with the 40 degree temps. Streets and docks -- and boats -- are giving up their coats of ice and a foot of snow.
So, on to the problem... he had to pump out several inches of melt water from the cockpit. The drains seem to lead downward and their hoses then go back upward a ways to reach the thru hulls. So the water in the low hose loops froze, and then the melt water could not flow thru. The effect appears to be kind of like a "P trap."
Any of you with this model have (or fixed) this sort of problem?
(Our model has a 90 screwed onto each Marelon drain fitting, and then those hoses go slightly downward to the transom exits.)
Thanks,
Loren
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