thru hull water pickup
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thru hull water pickup
How difficult would it be to install a pickup for the raw water pump rather than letting the water come in through the drive?
It's a newer 496 with a new Bravo with the low water pickups and the ones in the side of the drive.
It's a newer 496 with a new Bravo with the low water pickups and the ones in the side of the drive.
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Sorry to highjack the thread.
i would like some more details on this as well . Seeing as my first time out , i sucked both cooling systems full of sand in my 32 .
I would like to know the pros and cons of adding a through hull pickup . Are there any cons?
i would like some more details on this as well . Seeing as my first time out , i sucked both cooling systems full of sand in my 32 .
I would like to know the pros and cons of adding a through hull pickup . Are there any cons?
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I run a thru hull in my 25 checkmate w/a 509, it was already done when I got the boat, had the boat for 4 years, has a large strainer mounted on a stringer with a stutoff valve and a y that connect to a hose connection on the transom, it all works great on my boat...Rob
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I have them and the goal was for more top speed. You will still need to run water thru the Bravo drive to cool the drive/oil. We dump our Bravo water back on top of the drive as a shower. Some stepped bottom boats used thru hull pick-ups to get clean water/more cooling. On a straight vee, I don't see much benefit besides less drag....maybe +1-2 MPH. Don't know for sure as we made too many changes at the same time to isolate this change. Pretty good size re-rig project and the engines will need to be out.
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If the hull drags the bottom, any style PU will likely gather sand, mud, weeds, etc. My + speed comment only applies to a comparision with transom mounted PU's vs. thru hull.