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Old 11-18-2004, 07:27 PM
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Another thought- In Ohio it is illegal if the exhaust is switchable from the HELM.

Think about it
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Old 11-19-2004, 07:39 AM
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Here's a pic of the bolt-under (1993+) style platform. Mine had the same cracking issues that Troutly mentioned, the whole seam at the bottom of the pic was blown out.
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Old 11-19-2004, 01:00 PM
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You can have the Silent Thunder box off my 93 Formula 303 if you pay for the shipping. This is the type that bolts onto the bottom of the swim platform. It's heavy.

The boats for sale so, I don't think I'll need it.

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Old 11-19-2004, 05:13 PM
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Good info - thanks all - however i went and bought the rubber 90's and stainless T-bolt clamps like Troutly did -- i bought at the truck parts shop like he said to -- and at the same price - $50 for a single engine set-up -- nice stuff -- thanks Troutly

Our club had a meeting last month (SPBA) and we discussed the NYS law - very confusing -- it appears that our non-motor head politicians passed a law for exhaust by copying a law about cut-outs on the old hotrods -- for you young guns, cutouts were holes cut in stock exhaust systems (or even systems with headers) ahead of the mufflers - when you wanted to race or just be cool you opened a slide gate or such to dump the exhaust

Well it appears that our NYS politicians figured all we need to do is copy that, and waaa laaah !!!! -------- dumb Ss&%$'s

so our law reads that we can not have any type of cut-outs or by-passes on our exhaust systems -- even though the by-passes that we have direct the exhaust thru the prop to quiet the bi#*^'s down at idle --

like i said before - a club member with a cruiser, who is well under 90 dB, got a ticket from a just trained deputy because he had silent choice -- gotta love it !!!!

it would make more sense if they eliminated all the BS about the cutouts and just state that you have to be = to or < than 90 dB at idle +/- 3% error.

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Old 05-12-2005, 11:22 AM
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I installed Troutly's $50 rubber mufflers --- they seem to work well but the proof is in the dB readings!

Carney is going to measure my sound level this weekend and I will report back the results - i will get a picture too of the set-up -- simple deal
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For $50.00 I'll take a shot in the dark and orderd me up a set!!!
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Old 05-12-2005, 12:49 PM
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you'll never notice them under a swim platform, but what about hanging off the back of the transom?
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Old 05-12-2005, 01:04 PM
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I have a swim platform off the back of my boat plus the hull is black...doesn't get any better than that for me anyway. Im not going to put them on till I get hasseled but will carry them on board.
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Old 05-13-2005, 12:58 PM
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If you need something that looks better than black elbows, i think it is Gibson that offers the polished SS Sweep that are rather long, to reach down into the water from the higher mounted exhausts.

More than $50 though
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I'm screwed either way... i've got clearance issues w/ my hyd. steering rams.
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