WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:05.200 Richard: This boat like most boats that are considered Bluewater Boats makes it's life in saltwater. 2 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:07.200 John: This is Richard Cozier and Richard 3 00:00:07.200 --> 00:00:08.900 is with a company called Perko. 4 00:00:08.900 --> 00:00:10.900 And for well over a century they 5 00:00:10.900 --> 00:00:12.400 have been the world leader 6 00:00:12.400 --> 00:00:14.400 in manufacturing marine hardware. 7 00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:16.200 And I have a question for you Richard. 8 00:00:16.200 --> 00:00:19.600 If a boat like this is living in saltwater 9 00:00:19.600 --> 00:00:21.600 how do the engines get cooled? 10 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:23.600 Richard: John most Bluewater Boats 11 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:25.600 that live in saltwater use saltwater 12 00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:27.600 as a cooling agent for the engines. 13 00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:30.000 Basically how this works is you draw saltwater 14 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:33.000 in through a strainer and then it circulates through the engine. 15 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.600 John: Now a lot of these engines have cast iron blocks. 16 00:00:37.000 --> 00:00:41.800 And if you're using saltwater to cool that metal - 17 00:00:41.800 --> 00:00:44.800 basically you're setting yourself up for 18 00:00:44.800 --> 00:00:46.800 some potential massive corrosion. 19 00:00:46.800 --> 00:00:48.800 Richard: John corrosion is a very big issue 20 00:00:48.800 --> 00:00:50.600 and like with most outboard engines, 21 00:00:50.600 --> 00:00:53.100 inboard engines are recommended to be flushed also. 22 00:00:53.100 --> 00:00:55.100 John: Okay now really the only way you 23 00:00:55.100 --> 00:00:57.100 could flush an engine like this is 24 00:00:57.100 --> 00:00:58.400 you gotta haul out of the water. 25 00:00:58.400 --> 00:01:00.400 Richard: Up until now that's been difficult 26 00:01:00.400 --> 00:01:02.400 but Perko has a solution to that. 27 00:01:02.400 --> 00:01:05.700 This is what is call our freshwater flushing strainer. 28 00:01:05.700 --> 00:01:09.500 In addition to being a raw water strainer it serves two addition functions. 29 00:01:09.500 --> 00:01:11.300 The first one is it allows you 30 00:01:11.300 --> 00:01:13.000 while the boat is still in the water to 31 00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:14.300 freshawater flush your system. 32 00:01:14.300 --> 00:01:15.400 John: How does it work? 33 00:01:15.400 --> 00:01:19.200 Richard: Well basically you attach a garden hose to this fitting right here 34 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:21.000 to a city water supply. 35 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:23.000 You turn the valve from raw water 36 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:24.900 to city turning off the raw water, 37 00:01:24.900 --> 00:01:27.700 turn your engines on, and it begins to draw on 38 00:01:27.700 --> 00:01:29.200 freshwater to flush the system. 39 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:30.600 John: What's the second function? 40 00:01:30.600 --> 00:01:33.600 Richard: The second function is winterizing. 41 00:01:33.600 --> 00:01:35.600 If you have issues getting to your freeze 42 00:01:35.600 --> 00:01:38.000 plug and you don't want to drain the system, 43 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:40.400 then this allows you to winterize in a snap. 44 00:01:40.400 --> 00:01:42.400 John: Okay so you're talking about if a 45 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:44.400 if water were to freeze in an engine, 46 00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:46.900 and a freeze plug was to come out, 47 00:01:47.500 --> 00:01:50.100 you'd basically have to rip the engine out to maybe get to it. 48 00:01:50.100 --> 00:01:51.900 Richard: Correct. John: So this can avoid that. 49 00:01:51.900 --> 00:01:54.100 Richard: Correct. Basically you work the same way. 50 00:01:54.100 --> 00:01:56.400 You attach a hose to this fitting here 51 00:01:56.400 --> 00:01:58.600 and instead of going to a freshwater supply 52 00:01:58.600 --> 00:02:01.200 it goes into a five gallon bucket full on antifreeze. 53 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:04.200 Turn the valve to the city function again, 54 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:06.400 turn your engines on and you start to bring in 55 00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:08.100 antifreeze into the system. 56 00:02:08.100 --> 00:02:10.100 John: So you don't have any worry about freezing 57 00:02:10.100 --> 00:02:11.900 that engine and having those plugs. 58 00:02:11.900 --> 00:02:14.400 Richard: Correct. John: This is great! A lot of people at home 59 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:16.900 might be interested in this item. How do they get it? 60 00:02:16.900 --> 00:02:20.100 Richard: John, just log on to perko.com for more information. 61 00:02:20.100 --> 00:02:21.300 [♫ music ♫] 62 00:02:21.300 --> 00:02:24.300 Narrator: Ship Shape TV, the world leader in boat improvement.