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Old 09-30-2014, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by VoodooRob
My headers are 9 seasons old, boat has never been in salt water, used in Wisconsin and Ohio so season is short. Consider myself lucky and keeping an eye on them.
So how many hours are on them?
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Old 09-30-2014, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Cole2534
So how many hours are on them?
I have 325 hrs on my headers, all freshwater after the first year the boat spent in Fla.
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Up here on the fresh water lakes in Maine, we don't see many header failure problems. My old Top Gun had 600 hrs on the headers with no issues, sold it to a friend who has used it only in salt and the headers have failed.

Also wondering if shore power connected and salt water use could be something to think about. If the shore power was connected, could it speed up the corrosion process?
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E-Tops seem to fare better than the swept-tubes.
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Old 09-30-2014, 02:55 PM
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I had always heard the first sign of a CMI failing is when it comes out of the box....
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Originally Posted by gofastlvr
I had always heard the first sign of a CMI failing is when it comes out of the box....
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