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- 1999 Mainship 350 Trawler
This is a two person job (One person to fill the buckets, one person to stand by the engine start/stop switch). Pre-fill the 5 gallon bucket, then have several gallons opened and ready to go.
Person filling the bucket instructs the switch person to start the engine. The Filler person begins filling the 5 gallon bucket. I usually need a gallon in each hand. You may need a 3rd person to watch the color being discharged. Once pink start coming out, the person watching hollers, then the person at the switch shuts off the engine.
My wife can see the water discharge from the lower helm door, so she is both the engine start/stop and the discharge watcher.
Technicall, I don't use a bucket, I just close the seacock and open the sea-strainer and fill the seastrainer.
Person filling the bucket instructs the switch person to start the engine. The Filler person begins filling the 5 gallon bucket. I usually need a gallon in each hand. You may need a 3rd person to watch the color being discharged. Once pink start coming out, the person watching hollers, then the person at the switch shuts off the engine.
My wife can see the water discharge from the lower helm door, so she is both the engine start/stop and the discharge watcher.
Technicall, I don't use a bucket, I just close the seacock and open the sea-strainer and fill the seastrainer.