Engine overheating 242 -Damn Eel!

[Josserman]

leaving the slip today I started getting a few engine overheating alerts. Water was only flowing out of one outlet.

Found an 18” Eel stuck in intake!!

 

[Beachbummer]

How alive was it?

Were you wearing your brown pants when you saw it? (I would have needed mine)

 

[Josserman]

Almost certain it was dead. I felt a fish in there with my hands, but couldn't pull it out. I grabbed my wrench and stated pulling with that, then holly shit it kept coming out! I just tossed it quickly, wish I had held onto it a bit more and taken some photos.

 

[AJack]

Can someone reference the intake? I thought it was the plastic grated cover, about 1.5"x1.5" in the jet nozzle, thus, I don't see how an eel made it's way in.

Anyway, didn't happen if there isn't a pic!!!

 

[Beachbummer]

Intake can also refers to the whole tunnel where the water comes in. Water intake.

You may hear it for the air path of the motor too... Air intake.