I kinda like my cooling water ejection system. Periods of high water let me spurt water all the way across and over the pier astern of Touche'. Beware the "spurt zone"!
It also lets me easily see the water while motoring. That's very reassuring. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 9:14 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I originally had the 1 ½” transom exhaust outlet that was used for the A4 > on my 38. The 38 has a reverse transom, so the outlet was angled up at > around 30 degrees. The PO had installed a Universal M35B, the installation > manual for which calls for a 2” exhaust. So the water flow through my > exhaust sprayed out and up to form a rooster tail behind the boat. Wish I > had a dollar for each time someone on the ICW called me to tell me I had > water shooting out the back – and going downwind with the engine running > above idle was pretty damp and smelly at times. > > > > I bought a piece of 1 ½” heater hose with a 45 degree bend in it from my > local Advance Auto, cut off the excess hose, and secured it to the exhaust > outlet with a band clamp. That pointed the water spray down until I got a > chance to put in a proper 2” exhaust outlet with a flapper valve, which is > in the hull under the transom overhang, as part of the engine replacement > in 2011. > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *dwight > veinot via CnC-List > *Sent:* Sunday, August 16, 2015 4:40 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* dwight veinot <dwight...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List cleaning heat exchanger > > > > it has 1.5 inch exhaust outlet, I belive it is the original, to which I > have attached a PVC 90 degree elbow so that the water blows down as opposed > to straight back from the boat > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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