[Rhodes22-list] Salt Water Rhodes

[Jay Curry]

Rob,

I have a Tohatsu 6HP 4 Cycle. The water inlet is mounted under a flange. 
Muffs will not work. It has to be  submerged. The bucket works from the boat 
mount, but the motor is only mounted when the boat is in use. Otherwise I 
keep it on a mount in the truck bed or on the stand. I like the stand since 
I can use it anywhere it is convenient instead of working only at the stern 
where the boat is parked.

Rick,

The Great Lakes are over run with mussels in many places and present a 
similar problem to being in salt water except in salt water the variety of 
critters you get are orders of magnitude more numerous. In either case the 
dilemma is the same. I understand the need to cycle the movement of the 
keel, but how can the trunk and keel be thoroughly cleaned once the critters 
take up residence. In my case, I intend to use the boat in many places 
including inland lakes and salt water. I need to find a reasonable method to 
keep it free of hitchhikers and debris. I don't think a strong spray after 
each use is going to do the trick, but time will tell. I am still a rookie 
R22 owner.

Thanks

Jay
Port Angeles, WA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Salt Water Rhodes


> Jay,
> Instead of a 5 gallon bucket for engine flushing, have you tried "ear 
> muffs" (what I call them anyway).  A bit easier to use that a bucket.  I 
> keep a pair on the boat and you can use them with the motor still mounted. 
> You can buy them a Kmart or any store that sells basic boating supplies. - 
> rob
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> http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|311|314198&id=972197
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> I also built a fold up engine stand that I can travel with and use for 
> running the engine over a five gallon bucket.
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> Jay
> Port Angeles, WA
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