Cal Boats CAL 27 Mk III Owner's Manual - Sea Flooding
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ENGINE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 17
Sea Flooding
Your Cal exhaust system is designed and installed to the highest standards, and, as stated
above, could still flood under certain heavy sea conditions . The only added safety precaution
you could add would be to install a rubber flap to the overboard exhaust port . This would
dramatically slow the surge effect of waves hitting the port .
Operator Error
This is a nagging source of water-in-the-engine and occurs when an operator repeatedly
attempts to start an engine; i .e ., he “grinds” the starter—not 2 or 3 times—but continually .
The amount of cranking time varies from engine to engine, factors being the amount of each
piston’s displacement, the water pump’s capacity, and whether the battery is cranking a full
R .P .M .