Water strainer tool?

[FlyMeAway]

What are the tools you all use to open the water strainer? On my R-31 it’s a square peg hole (about 5/8” on a side square) with two pins sticking up. It looks like it’s inviting a special tool. Or maybe there’s some kind of adapter for a larger wrench?

 

[SJI Sailor]

Is this the main sea strainer that goes to the engine cooling? If so, there should be two big tabs at 180 from one another about 3-4" apart. Grab and twist those counterclockwise (use a screwdriver etc between them if needed). Or are you asking about the raw water wash down and head supply strainer?

 

[FlyMeAway]

Is this the main sea strainer that goes to the engine cooling? If so, there should be two big tabs at 180 from one another about 3-4" apart. Grab and twist those counterclockwise (use a screwdriver etc between them if needed). Or are you asking about the raw water wash down and head supply strainer?

I mean the raw water strainer on the engine. Your suggestion (putting something between those tabs as a lever) makes total sense and I feel like an idiot. I was looking for some tool that went in the square peg or over the top.

 

[SJI Sailor]

Cool, and it does look like some large and fancy square head tool could be used ... but it is a rare case on the boat where it's not required, LOL. Glad that helped!