Raw water strainer

[chris young]

So my boat has no raw water strainer and where I am it's inevitable that I stir up a lot of silt and sand when I leave and return to the dock. Any thoughts or suggestions before I pull the trigger on something?

[michael hunter]

They are easily available the one on my sunsport is mounted above the trans and hooked in line between the raw water fitting and the trans cooler.

[chris young]

Interesting location, I was planning on putting it in the bilge between the tranny cooler and the inlet but there's not a lot of room there, I hadn't considered mounting it above the tranny.

[michael hunter]

I think we are talking about the same location. I just made a L bracket and used a bell housing bolt to support it. Here is a pic but it dosnt show it to good. If you need Ill take a new pic tomorrow.

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn127/suprahunter/Suprawinterize004.jpg (http://s303.photobucket.com/user/suprahunter/media/Suprawinterize004.jpg.html)

[chris young]

A pic would be nice, but no hurry, I won't be doing anything about it until April at the earliest. That's not the location I was thinking at all, I was planning on putting it much lower right beside the through hull fitting or there about, but I think where you've put it makes a bit more sense.

[CJD]

Yes...above the water line is nice, just in case you have to clean it out iwhile still on the lake.

[chris young]

Excellent point, sometimes I miss something really obvious, and as pulling my boat out once it's in is a major pain, (my railway converts to a dock) it's even more important to be able to clean it while it's floating. That's why I posted here first.

[jasun]

Anyone have a PN or place to buy one? Mine went south last year.

[92SupraComp]

skidim has them

[chris young]

Yup http://www.skidim.com/prodinfo.asp?number=SHE18005

I'm going to buy the same one from an outfit here in Canada.

[CornRickey]

Keep in mind that they are strainers and not filters. They catch bigger stuff like weeds not sand and silt.

[michael hunter]

Anything small enough to get through the strainer will also pass through the cooling system. If you don't have a strainer then the trans cooler becomes the place for debris to collect.

[lively]

what size are the ports , im about to buy one since i just rebuilt my raw water pump

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SHURflo-18016-Sea-Water-Strainer-1-1-4-Ports-/301398792367?hash=item462cc498af&vxp=mtr

[chris young]

1" I bought the Groco WSB-1000.

Be aware that if you run antifreeze through it (winterizing) you'll end up with a cloudy opaque bowl. It also develops tiny cracks.