XR Drive with low water pick-up

[NorCalCat]

I am getting so much junk in my water line, my water presure gauge is not working. I have to blow it out every time I go out. What a pain!
What can I do to minimize the sand, and other things that are getting trapped in the line?

[BADBLOWN572]

Originally posted by NorCalCat
I am getting so much junk in my water line, my water presure gauge is not working. I have to blow it out every time I go out. What a pain!
What can I do to minimize the sand, and other things that are getting trapped in the line?
Sounds like you might need to install a sea strainer between your drive and the water pump. The sea strainer will gather all of the crap and store it until it can be dumped. The problem with the low water pickup is that it does have the tendancy to pick up everything including water, sand, debris, etc... no real way to get around it.

[Bre]

Make sure you lift the drive up so the low water pick up is not in the sand. Take it easy when beaching it.... and if there is a slip open.. take that over the beach. I may be wrong... but that is what I think will help.

[unleashed]

I've always had sea stainers and they've done there job. So try to buy one soon. In the meantime you will have to stop beaching your boat(Im assuming you do once in awhile) and anchor off deeper in the water when you are hanging out in the water. Other than that there is not much you can do.
Deano
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[Havasu_Dreamin]

A sea strainer won't stop sand though. As mentioned by others, if you beach your boat make sure the drive is in deep water.

[Reaper1]

One of the guys next to me at Moabi last weekend took some foam and shoved it in the low water pick up while he was beached. He said the tricky part is remembering to take out the foam when you leave.;)

[welk2party]

I never had this problem with mine and I never knew that it could be a problem.

[don johnson]

Had the same problem with mine. Sand would get past the stainers and clog up the water pressure line. The sand eventually escapes through the exhaust and water pressure bleed off.
Teague solved this by removing my water pressure line from the bottom of the block and relocated the pick up to the top of the crossover tube on the front of the block. This solved the problem immediately.

[Whipped Caliber]

Don call me (562)254-4021 mark:rolleyes:

[NorCalCat]

Thanks all! Is a sea strainer difficult to install?

[Three Days Only]

A sea strainer will not help with sand except for dispersing it slower through the motor. The sand will travel right through the screens put will mix in with more water casuing less to go through at once, instead of the whole clump entering your motor through the sea pump.
The major benefit of the strainer is to remove airation caused by turbulence at the dirve and to remove larger objects like weeds, seaweed etc. The stainer also provides a extra amount of water for your sea pump to draw on while your boat is in the air for a short amount of time.
They can be expensive around 500-800 dollars but in my opinon well worth it. Find one that the top removes with one operation compared to others where you will need to remove multiple screws. Stainless Marine offers a ring around the top with one screw for easier removal
Cut Off Drawing, this one includes a overboard dump if the pressure in your system gets higher the 30PSI, nice feature
http://www.stainlessmarine.com/page101b.jpg
Basic Strainer with easily removable top
http://www.stainlessmarine.com/page102a.jpg
Nice strainer with easy tops, but pricey
http://www.marinemachine.com/images/SS%20MAGAZINE%20VERSION_JPG.jpg
Not what you want, these types are a pain in the butt to open and are not worth the money.
http://www.livorsi.com/images/catalog/sea_strainers/LMI-BOAT.099-1_1.jpg