Inspection and cleaning

This operation has to be carried out outside, therefore the yacht must be in a dry shore or you can ask for the intervention of a diver.

Have the sea cocks cleaned (removal of seaweed or barnacles. If necessary have them cleaned with a brush).

DANGER

If the yacht is in water, before starting to work on the shaft lines, block the start of the engines, the generators and the sea water pumps.

Check for barnacles or corrosion on the control levers of the cut-OFF valves of the strainer to be checked.
Clean the control levers of the valves with a brush.
Move the levers repeatedly.
Close the cut-OFF valve upstream the strainer.
Remove the strainer cover by loosening the screws.
Remove the filter element, clean it with a brush and rinse it in water.
Clean the strainer housing.
Check and, if necessary, replace the gasket of the strainer cover.
Fill the strainer with water to avoid the pumps running dry or that the system does not prime.
Reposition the strainer, the cover and tighten the nuts.
Reopen the cut-OFF valve and check for leaks from the cover.

CAUTION

Before restarting the uses, make sure that the cut-OFF valve is completely open.

DANGER

Before working on the sea water lines, disable the operation of the connected uses.