Bay Pelican
Moderator Emeritus
The bolt holding down the lid of my raw water strainer for my genset fell apart last night. This opened the lid of the strainer just enough that water poured out. Fortunately the flow was constant but not overwhelming and the bilge pump handled the water until I noticed the problem. Closing the thru-hull, switching the generator to another strainer and plugging the hose from the thru-hull solved the problem for now.
The generator was not in operation when the failure occurred. We were at anchor at the time.
The strainer is 32 years old, likely a Perko, and is one of several identical strainers I have on Bay Pelican.
The other strainers are my concern. Is this bolt failure the aberration or something that can occur normally on 30+ year old equipment?
Because we are in the Eastern Caribbean it is unlikely I can obtain replacement bolts locally. I plan to bring bolts with me next season.
I would appreciate anyone's experience with these bolts. My alternative which would allow replacement within a month is expensive shipping of new bolts from the United States.
The generator was not in operation when the failure occurred. We were at anchor at the time.
The strainer is 32 years old, likely a Perko, and is one of several identical strainers I have on Bay Pelican.
The other strainers are my concern. Is this bolt failure the aberration or something that can occur normally on 30+ year old equipment?
Because we are in the Eastern Caribbean it is unlikely I can obtain replacement bolts locally. I plan to bring bolts with me next season.
I would appreciate anyone's experience with these bolts. My alternative which would allow replacement within a month is expensive shipping of new bolts from the United States.