The only disadvantage I see is that it might be more difficult to note raw water discharge without the exhaust gas spray effect. In my case, I can look down from the flybridge underway and verify all is well. Probably of no consequence; I’d have to be looking over at just the right time to prevent an overheat situation. Hopefully, I’d have a sensor shut down. But it’s worth noting the 70’ Hatteras next to me has a locked-up generator because the mate rerouted the raw water intake to a distant, but more accessible, seacock incapable of supplying sufficient volume. The impeller melted. Of course, they weren’t looking overboard to see the cloud of burning oil until they figured out why I was shouting and so aggressively gesticulating. Lucky there was no fire. Nevertheless, thousands in damage or maybe total loss of a 20KW unit. Rusty, don’t mean to imply your modification is unsound in any way.
