So. . .yesterday I started an interesting thread on Boat Lifts.
We started to veer off the "lift" topic and onto "engine flush".
My boat has twin 5.7L Mercs with Alpha-I drives. Raw water cooled. Where I boat. . .the raw water is salt water. The boat is not trailered, and presuming that I don't put the boat on a lift, the boat will stay in the water from May-November every year.
Question 1) :smt024
Is there any practical method for performing an engine/drive flush with the boat in the water? Or am I totally committed to a riser/elbow replacement every few years?
Question 2) :smt024
Some one posted a link to the "Neutra-Salt" system. Does anyone have experience with that system?
Question 3) :smt024
Should I just bite the bullet and get a closed loop cooling system installed on both engines?
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We started to veer off the "lift" topic and onto "engine flush".
My boat has twin 5.7L Mercs with Alpha-I drives. Raw water cooled. Where I boat. . .the raw water is salt water. The boat is not trailered, and presuming that I don't put the boat on a lift, the boat will stay in the water from May-November every year.
Question 1) :smt024
Is there any practical method for performing an engine/drive flush with the boat in the water? Or am I totally committed to a riser/elbow replacement every few years?
Question 2) :smt024
Some one posted a link to the "Neutra-Salt" system. Does anyone have experience with that system?
Question 3) :smt024
Should I just bite the bullet and get a closed loop cooling system installed on both engines?
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There are some good insights being posted by members on this board. I appreciate your feedback.