Through Hull Exhaust

Philster

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Re: Through Hull Exhaust

Did you read my post?!!! :eek:

For Pete's sake, we are on the same page! You KNOW people have water reversion problems, because someone isn't doing something right!

Let's say someone wants a thru-hull and doesn't find YOU. They do it themselves or find some bozo... Then what?

I am going to call your logic stunningly ridiculous, because people suffer from water reversion all the time, ergo it is a risk. I gave the guy advice, pointed him to sites that will explain the problem, talk about rise/slope/etc, and make products that can hep him, because the country is littered with dopes who set up exhausts and create reversion issues.

I never had issues, because I have the proper set up, but I get absolutely sick for people who let someone put a thru-hull exhaust on a boat and create reversion risks that could be avoided.

YOU are probably the type of guy to visit, but you have got to know that there are many, many installers who don't mitigate the risk.

So easy to solve? COULD BE... YES!! ... yet 'water reversion' issues are littered around basic boat sites to high performance sites.

(My posts were merged from the moderator merging two threads together, so that might explain some of the tone in them, as I was addressing posters).
 

havasuboatman

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Re: Through Hull Exhaust

Philser,
I owe you an apology, dude. I didn't realize your post had beed merged from another thread. I thought you had posted after me, after I had given the guy the Mercruiser specs specific for his engine and drive. I am an OEM certified installer and tech I tend to get a little defensive when I think I am being called a liar.
Truth is, I don't see problems with people having water ingested into their motors. The only boat I've come across that had that problem had exceptionally long exhaust hoses and 6" exhaust (Twin 1140HP Cobra's, bitchin boat) and I fixed it with some custom made resonators.
 

Fishermark

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Re: Through Hull Exhaust

What I had meant by the fuel line is that I hope it's not rubber. It should be steel line between the fuel pump and the carb.

Just to clarify - the line from the pump to the carb can be either metal or rubber. If a rubber hose is used, it needs to be type A1.
 
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