BrisHamish
Senior Member
- Joined
- Apr 7, 2016
- Messages
- 223
- Location
- Australia
- Vessel Name
- Beluga
- Vessel Make
- Grand Banks 46eu 2006 hull#289
Hi everybody,
So I have just returned home from the boat after yet another frustrating experience with Groco raw water strainers.
I have 2006 era Groco BV and BVS strainers, the smaller ones with built in shut off valves. Not only do the valves routinely seize up if you don't rotate them every single month, which is annoying enough, but trying to get the lid off the sea strainers themselves is possibly THE most frustrating task.....
My seastrainers are a sort of bronze/gold coloured metal, and the threaded metal lid at the top is circular with 3 small holes into which you insert a two pronged lever type tool and supposedly twist the tops open and the retrieve and clean the baskets. Could I get even 1 of the 5 of them to open??? You would think they had all been closed using Threadlock.
There must be something more modern and user friendly out there, but still good quality. Any suggestions please.
Thanks,
Hamish.
So I have just returned home from the boat after yet another frustrating experience with Groco raw water strainers.
I have 2006 era Groco BV and BVS strainers, the smaller ones with built in shut off valves. Not only do the valves routinely seize up if you don't rotate them every single month, which is annoying enough, but trying to get the lid off the sea strainers themselves is possibly THE most frustrating task.....
My seastrainers are a sort of bronze/gold coloured metal, and the threaded metal lid at the top is circular with 3 small holes into which you insert a two pronged lever type tool and supposedly twist the tops open and the retrieve and clean the baskets. Could I get even 1 of the 5 of them to open??? You would think they had all been closed using Threadlock.
There must be something more modern and user friendly out there, but still good quality. Any suggestions please.
Thanks,
Hamish.