Trojan Boat Forum

I'm considering relocating my father's 1973 express cruiser from Lake Erie to the Carolina Coast . Motors are twin gas 225 . What is needed for the conversion to saltwater ?

Nothing...other than flushing real well after hard use...got keep up on keeping the corrosion factor down.

I have flushers on my strainers which make for flushing the cooling system, a breeze.

Can you flush it out while it's on the trailer ?

newguy wrote:Can you flush it out while it's on the trailer ?

Yes is the answer...however, you must install a flusher to your existing strainer, if you have one.

Or, install a simple device such as this inline with your water pick-up hose from your seacock to your raw water pump. You can then flush in or out of the water.

http://www.boatmartusa.com/marinemall/p ... -1078.html

Thanks, I was concerned that the engine might require water faster than the garden hose could supply . How long do you run yours to flush out the saltwater ?

Not long, just a few minutes if that...

At idle, there shouldn't be any problem, just enough time to run fresh water through the pump, engine, manifolds and risers.

You need to run it long enough to get it up to operating temperature so that the thermostat opens and gets the salt weter out of the block and heads.