Things are trucking along nicely now with a few long term projects coming to completion. First up is the larger thru hull, strainer and manifold system for our saltwater supply. We are installing a watermaker, so wanted to make sure there was no way we would run out of water (starving the watermaker pump is what you would call a very very bad thing). Obviously starving the engine of it's cooling water supply is not a great idea either. So, after weeks of investigation, opinions, calculations, and pondering, we decided to go with a new 2" thru hull, seacock, and strainer. After the strainer we have a 2" system of reinforced nylon Hansen fittings with individual ball valves so that each of the three water supplies (engine, watermaker, and salt water pumps) can be shut off if needed. The whole system is modular too, so we can add to it if needed in the future.