90 deg elbows in raw water intake

[mydauphin]

Anyone have any ideas on reducing sand in shallow waters from coming in.

[Bglad]

Originally Posted by mydauphin

Anyone have any ideas on reducing sand in shallow waters from coming in.

The owner of a 44' powercat relocated his raw water inlets from the bottom of the hull to the sides (still well below the waterline). I would think further away from the props would be good too.

Originally Posted by Bglad

The owner of a 44' powercat relocated his raw water inlets from the bottom of the hull to the sides (still well below the waterline). I would think further away from the props would be good too.

Not a brilliant idea!

Having two intake scoops, one of either side of the keel, with generous diameter, reduces the suction force and sand stays out.

ahh, and the strainer (inside of course) should be of succifcient heigth to allow sediment to settle at the bottom.

Regards
Richard