Genny cooling water pickup

larryeddington · Post by **larryeddington** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 12:13 pm

It seems I heard somewhere that you should not use a scoop or strainer type entrance to feed cooling water to a Genny? Doesn't realy make sense to me. My Genny will have freshwater cooling.

Thoughts, facts, Ideas?

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:16 pm

Hi Larry,

The reason that you want to avoid the scoop type intake is that they are usually mounted facing forward and when under way will force water into your genny's cooling system. If this water seeps thru the pump and gets into the exhaust riser with the genny not running, it can back up into the exhaust port and flood the engine.

I have a scoop type straining intake on my generator however it faces rearward to avoid this problem.

Hope this helps

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:17 pm

Paul is 100% correct . I use a thru hull without a scoop no problems

larryeddington · Post by **larryeddington** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:46 pm

paul the straight through picks water underway Okay?

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:18 pm

Never had a issue running and I run pretty fast

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:44 am

Interesting. My F32 has a clam shell strainer on the Genny intake (raw water cooled) - from the factory. Never had an issue with it (at least yet). Typically cruise around 16-18 knots.

You can add a 'round' style strainer if you are concerned with the possible pressures (like this http://www.go2marine.com/product.do?no=86193F or this http://www.toplicht.de/en/shop/technik- ... fuehrungen) but still want the protection of an external strainer.

One thing that would be key regardless of what you use as a thru-hull is placement - you want in an area of good, reasonably undisturbed water flow, that will always be submerged. If it is in turbulent water or too far forward you could have some flow/aeration issues. Mine is about 9" away from the keel, forward of the aft end of the keel, and well forward of props and rudders. Pretty much in line (fore and aft) with the engine coolant intakes.

larryeddington · Post by **larryeddington** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:29 am

Thanks guys, very helpful probably will use straight through with cock and strainer inboard.

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:38 pm

[quote="larryeddington"]Thanks guys, very helpful probably will use straight through with cock and strainer inboard.[/quote
Larry that's the way my 6.5 onan is set up ...