Today I cleaned out the raw water strainer and replaced the impeller (last changed in 2018, we bought her a month ago). As expected, a fair amount of water ended up in the bilge section immediately forward of the engine where the raw water through hull is located. After I had finished up, I was surprised to see how much water remained in that bilge section and then I noticed that the limber hole on the forward wall of that bilge section is a good half inch off the bottom.
I ended up sucking up all the water that I could with a wet/dry vac (probably a quart or more) and left it open to air dry. However, I'm wondering if it would make sense to use a rotary burr or similar abrasive tool to take the bottom of the limber hole down to the floor of that bilge section. Is this a good idea or not?
I ended up sucking up all the water that I could with a wet/dry vac (probably a quart or more) and left it open to air dry. However, I'm wondering if it would make sense to use a rotary burr or similar abrasive tool to take the bottom of the limber hole down to the floor of that bilge section. Is this a good idea or not?