Cooling line on off valves

[tightithrash]

Pull off cooling lines from bulkhead and run bilge pump.
You do have a bilge pump in your surf ski right..

Do you realize how stupid that idea is?

 

[Big Kahuna]

Just use Quick Connectors, reverse the direction of them. Then disconnect and connect the two incoming water lines. You are blocking them off that way.

<--------- Use these. You can get them thru Hotproducts.

 

[DAG]

Do you realize how stupid that idea is?

Zack, you are the one sinking your friends boats lol

 

[eastcoastjumper]

The quick connects don't work well. They end up wearing out and getting chitty. I tried that first last year. Plastic isn't the way to go.

I feed my engine from one pump line and my pipe from the other pump line. So all I need is one valve to shut the feed to the pipe.

Depending on your hull and if you can fit your hand above your engine coupler cover this thing fits fine. Wrap it in a turf taco with a zip tie and you're good.


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[hornedogg79]

Would be nice to have a hatch in the tray just over the pump tunnel area. Foam the rest of the tray if you want but leave an access door to an open area around the cooling lines and grate inserts etc.. You could put valves and tow rope under there for quick access. One way drain plumbed to the rear of ski. Think of a floor hatch in a fishing or wakeboard boat but smaller and turfed.

 

[eastcoastjumper]

Way more complicated than buying this 3/8 valve and putting it in your bay. @hornedogg79


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[Vortex]

I had thought about under hood solutions. Too much trouble in waves...Which is why the dash valve came to mind.

 

[glennbbautomachine]

The quick connects don't work well. They end up wearing out and getting chitty. I tried that first last year. Plastic isn't the way to go.

I feed my engine from one pump line and my pipe from the other pump line. So all I need is one valve to shut the feed to the pipe.

Depending on your hull and if you can fit your hand above your engine coupler cover this thing fits fine. Wrap it in a turf taco with a zip tie and you're good.


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James is that valve brass or steel.............hard to tell from pic

 

[DAG]

Being towed 20 feet back to the nearest shore so you can turn a valve

(in the unlikely even you would ever have to in the first place)

Then get towed all the way back to the ramp. I'm with those that say simple ball valve under the hood.

Then again I'd rather just yank the lines off and running bilge/scupper than risk having a ball valve.close on me when riding.

Maybe the differeance in openion vary by riding spot. Or east coast vs west coast surf. Where I ride I will always be able to pop my hood and turn a valve before the long haul back to the ramp

 

[Wizards Powersports]

You guys with the underhood disconnect ideas are over complicating things...LOL

Handy tools to have around anyways.

 

[Captain PegLeg]

Would be nice to have a hatch in the tray just over the pump tunnel area. Foam the rest of the tray if you want but leave an access door to an open area around the cooling lines and grate inserts etc.. You could put valves and tow rope under there for quick access. One way drain plumbed to the rear of ski. Think of a floor hatch in a fishing or wakeboard boat but smaller and turfed.

 

[Vortex]

You guys with the underhood disconnect ideas are over complicating things...LOL

Handy tools to have around anyways.

Good call. I've used these in auto work all the time.

 

[eastcoastjumper]

By the time id use those the wing nuts would be rusted


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[Vortex]

By the time id use those the wing nuts would be rusted


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Yeah that's possible. I think it's Galvanized hdw though

 

[Freakrider]

By the time id use those the wing nuts would be rusted


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I was thinking the same thing. I like the idea of the valve you posted or tape a mini screwdriver to a hose which would enable you to remove hose from head to the pipe. This would not allow the cooling system to pressurize and a bilge or scupper would take care of minimal water intake.

 

[DAG]

or tape a mini screwdriver to a hose which would enable you to remove hose from head to the pipe.

Dont do that @tightithrash will call you names lol

 

[IS0LD0UT]

When I am near a beach I fold the cooling line over and zip tie it folded in half. Using the ruber type oem lines they pinch real well.

 

[Vortex]

Just cut the cooling line at that point lol

 

[DAG]

Just use Quick Connectors, reverse the direction of them. Then disconnect and connect the two incoming water lines. You are blocking them off that way.

<--------- Use these. You can get them thru Hotproducts.

I think @Proformance1 uses a version of these that are stainless?

 

[Proformance1]

The ones BK mentioned at the bottom i use. Have them at work. I have quick connects and valves everywhere. Have for years. Secret is to tie them from flopping around. You want handwarmers, click. You want to stop the flow to pipe, click. Want to regulate the flow to the motor or pipe for diff water temps ride styles etc, turn the plastic valve.

A few people have commented that they dont like the look of my lines under the hood. Too busy. Well now you know why