Sea Ray SD 240 corroded hot water heater entry hose

[cheapirish]

My 2000 Sundancer 240 had a survey recently and it was discovered that the hot water hose that enters the heater box has a big section of corrosion on it and had separated from the heater itself. There was a slow leak into the bilge of hot water when the engine was running.

My question: will the whole heater need to be replaces, or can just that fixture where the heater hose enters the heater be repaired. I can't find any diagrams on-line showing it and my Clymer's manual is (not surprisingly) not detailed enough to show it.

Thanks in advance.

Patrick

 

[jaxnjil]

Re: Sea Ray SD 240 corroded hot water heater entry hose

patrick; a mercruriser manual wouldnt show any thing either. these are after market add ons and not part of the power train.
with out a picture its hard to say but i'm guessing yes you would need to change the unit. most likely a one peice heater core or heat exchanger

 

[P 0 P E Y E]

Re: Sea Ray SD 240 corroded hot water heater entry hose

Depends on the heater.

Take the hose off and look at the fitting under the hose. On most heaters, this is a standard pipe nipple or female hole in the heater.

as with most mechanical problems on a boat. it good practice to take a long look at the problem before jumping to conclusions about it.

I have the same problem on my boat plus the core was leaking into the hot water. I removed the heater from the circuit completely.

In order to get the old heater out of my boat, I need to pull the engine. I find as the systems in my boat fail, they get the old shoe maker's by-pass.

If you disturb the engine loop of the heater, be ready for possible challenges bleeding all the air out.