yes, you have a wet exhaust, there is a waterpickup spot on your transom, or it sucks water through your outdrive, cycles that water through the waterjackets on your block, as well as transmission, engine oil, and powersteering coolers on the boat. make sure when you run the boat at home for any extended period of time to get some outdrive muffs to hook up a garden hose so the engine is cooled.

Any new pictures/videos of boat in water?????

Thanks for the response on the exhaust. I thought it was. I've got to order new tubes before I go out again, I'm not sure what to get. There is quite a variety of things available. Anyone have any suggestions?

Sam, I can't seem to remember to get the go pro out when we're on the lake. We actually brought it with us this time, so we're getting closer to getting you a video :) I have one on my cell phone if I could get it to upload. I don't have an awesome plan on my phone. I'm going to go out and snap a picture of that exhaust. How's your project coming along, did you fire that engine yet?

Can you send the picture on your cell to 516-780-4248
My project is coming along great, should check my thread there is a picture of the new (to me) engine, might go up on the 18th and see it run!

Sweet, I will send that to you first thing tomorrow. (I don't have cell service at my house.)

http://s1052.photobucket.com/albums/s446/KL2222/

There is a link above to the exhaust pictures. Check them out and let me know what you think. There are not any scuppers on my exhaust.

Thankyou for the videos!! You should get the stainless ones, not rubber exhaust hose....

You're welcome! The tips are stainless but the tubes are not. They look like a coated fibre with a rubber sleeve. I have pictures on my photobucket. I've been researching and found I could've burned because of high temp or lack of water? My temp was normal. I've read that maybe my risers are plugged? I don't know where these are, assume they are connected to the manifold? I'm going for four days next week. Not going this week because of the exhaust and back pressure issues. I'm going to order new hose, just don't know what to get.

Going to take the go pro and use it and Labor Day :) Repair pending.

Took off exhaust tonight, added pictures to my photo bucket. The tube is pretty burnt inside as the pictures show. The other side is fine. Should I remove risers too? The side that was burnt is the side that usually shoots water first. Hence the hotter side. Anyone got any ideas? Maybe it burnt because they were old? It was difficult to get off of there. I also have a place to mount a scupper on each, but only the rail.

I got an update:

Changed exhaust, went on lake with new heat gun. Was running 197 and 212 then the hot side jumped to 296 and burned my new exhaust. :( Sooo, another boat guy suggested I may have a timing issue? Could it be a dry-rotted impeller? It starts off spewing water out of both exhausts, but quickly diminishes, and then burns my side. Had to be towed back by my buddy's chaparral. The side that is hot has the electronic ignition attached to the riser.

I like to post my issues because I know Cigarette Sam may encounter some of the same.

Please pull your sea pump and change the impeller. It will be a whole lot cheaper the burning up your motor. Thats a fairly cheap fix. You can get them on ebay for under $30.00...

Send me an email at [email protected] would love to talk to you about the boat + engine

Instagator: yes, that's what I was thinking as well. Going to pull it apart and see what's up. The guy who suggested the timing said that I can get this thing called petronics to get rid of the points? I've never heard of it. He also said I have a breakerless ignition so no points?

Sam: emailed...

Okay, after a long couple busy weeks, got it figured out I think, bad impeller. When the thermostat opens, the water drops off and it can't make the run, thus burning my exhaust. I have good water coming out of both exhausts until it comes up to temperature.

Got it winterized this week too; except for the buddy who helped said he never fogs. This is new to me, we pulled four plugs and two pet cocks, is that all of them? There was also a hose that was located under the one pet cock that we opened that had lots of water, but none of the diagrams in the book seem to match my engine. I'm a gen 1 as far as I know.

Also, when I pulled the outdrive, I was disappointed. There was water in my u-joint bellow, yes, the same one that I struggled with all spring. Not a lot, about a cup, but I know this is bad. The gimble looks okay.

Sam; glad to hear that you may be up and going in the spring.