Sea strainer

[cstello]

I bought a 1'' sea strainer from West Marine. I looked on Bakes marine and they sell 1.25 inch, will it make a big difference? Also, where should it be mounted? The hose is not very flexible. Anyone have pics of theirs?

[JasonK]

I think you need the same size as the hose you connect it to, so yes, big difference.

Maybe someone with a sunsetter can give you install tips/location.

[cstello]

The hose is 1.25 inch, but a 1 inch inner diameter. I bought 1.25 inch fittings and they wouldn't fit in the hose.

[NorCaliBu]

Hose is always measured by I.D. not O.D.

Your raw water intake hose is 1¼" (I.D.). The 1" strainer will work fine just get 1" NPT to 1¼" hose barb fittings and you're golden. A 1¼" pipe nipple will not fit inside 1¼" hose.

I installed a 1" intake strainer on my sporty. Pic's are in my albums. I'm too lazy tonight to link them. Sorry.

[Skidad]

I bought a 1'' sea strainer from West Marine. I looked on Bakes marine and they sell 1.25 inch, will it make a big difference? Also, where should it be mounted? The hose is not very flexible. Anyone have pics of theirs?

I bought mine from my dealer but it came with 1.25" straight connectios. I replaced them with 90 degree fittings and installed it with the inlet side down and outlet side up. This way I just had to cut the inlet hose, installed a tube 90, use a portion of the hose that I cut off to connect the tube 90 to the inlet of the filter and then connected the outlet to the impeller intake.

I close coupled my filter to the impeller intake so it would not rattle when the boat is moving.

I did this 2 years ago and my heater works better and I don't get junk in my transmission cooler.