I just got my boat in that was ordered with no low water pick ups but upon arrival it has both low and side water pick ups? The question is.............Can I bondo or something to the low water pick up to stop it up and just use the side pick ups?


thanks,
Shoe

Yes you can stop up thr lower hole, but why do you want to do this. A friend of mine did and the water pressure dropped some and temps went up a little.

On my last boat, when I had a drive to puke, I switched from a side pick up to a low water pick up. I actually lost a little speed and seem to suck up sand and debris whereas I didnt have that problem before.

Thanks
Shoe

I think that Merc makes a block off kit for this, can't remeber where or when I heard this but ask a Merc dealer?

How about putting a nose cone over the LWP?

I haven't heard of people
having the problems with the dual water pick ups,
than that they were having with the low water
only pick up.
You have a dual inlet source, ......if one should
plug, the other can supply the water.
( you don't have just one, acting as a vacuum cleaner)
Being that the sides have more ports,
they are probably providing more water than the
ones in front.

I saw in another thread the you just got a new
30 outlaw........The one's I've seen have had a fairly
high X dimension, you'll probably need the ports
in the front to maintain decent water pressure.

The LWP's we're 1.5 mph slower than the
side water pick up on my boat.

I doubt you'll have any problems with the dual's.

the only true fix would be to tig it then surface using allmetal(aluminium filler) or equivalent. however on a dual water pick up you will have to machine the lower pickup's in order to maintain good volume and water pressure. good luck.