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Old 06-26-2008 | 10:08 AM
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Is it legal to have zoomies coming out through your hatch????????
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Old 06-26-2008 | 10:20 AM
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Enlighten me as to what Zoomies are???
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Old 06-26-2008 | 10:22 AM
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You cannot have a non-water-jacketed header in an enclosed engine compartment. No hatch- a water injected zoomie would be legal. If you are talking about something like the CMI tractor header going through the hatch, there's no restriction that I'm aware of.
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Old 06-26-2008 | 10:23 AM
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Over-the-transom, water-injected headers- as you might find on a jet or v-drive- like a drag boat.
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Old 06-26-2008 | 10:26 AM
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They run Zoomies on Flat bottoms , but like was stated not on a closed hatch set up , Definite fire hazzard. Seen a guy when I was kid put headers on his cabin cruiser, looked good, but didn't last very long burned to the water line.

There is a set of the CMI tractor headers in the classifieds
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Old 06-26-2008 | 10:31 AM
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closest you can get is CMI tractor pipes. its a header that collects down to a single water jacted pipe that exits straight up or slightly back. they are legal water jacked but the noise is a problem, you would never pass a level test and to be perfectly honest would be WAY to loud for a pleasure boat.
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Old 06-26-2008 | 11:36 AM
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What about some of the headers I have seen on a few Outerlimits that go out through the hatch? ie.. XXX

How are they getting around the noise laws? I have only seen pics, but did not look to me as if they have anything to keep them quiet?
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Old 06-26-2008 | 11:41 AM
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thats what i am talking about like the ones in the classifieds...........tractor pipes i guess
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Old 06-26-2008 | 11:44 AM
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Here's some real four pipe water jacketed Zoomies.

Legal by who's rules?
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Old 06-26-2008 | 12:28 PM
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anybody know anyone who has a pair of water jacketed zoomies for sale???
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