Water Strainer

[dmksails]

I've a question about the water strainer. I want to open it up and clean it out, put when I open the top then water flows out - even when I close the seacock. I imagine it's draining water back from the engine.

Here's the question - do I need to do anything to get the water back into the engine after I've cleaned this filter? Engine is a Yanmar 3GM30F.

[a64pilot]

No you don’t need to do anything. Just check of course it’s not leaking when you open the seacock.

[sailormed]

And check for water flow out of the exhaust.

[wingless]

Welcome to the forum.

Ensure that the seacock is working properly, to shut off flow when closed and restore flow when open.

A small amount of water draining from the engine is tolerated by the system.

When the strainer cleaning is completed, leave the strainer full of water and the seacock open.

+1, after the engine is started verify that water is coming out with the exhaust. It is good practice to always verify water flow after each engine start.