Hi all,
Some time ago I posted a thread on my Berty repower. It was the best thing I ever did and its still going strong. Love it to bits..
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=385589&highlight=bertram+20
EXCEPT THE NOISE!!!!!!
I decided on thru hull exhausts, and like anybody else (so it seems) who decided this would be a good idea, I now regret it. My main motivation for this was the hideous price they wanted for a Y pipe here in Aus and also the lack of room (very narrow bilge) so thru hull it was..
So here I am with a fishing boat that sounds like a Nascar and two whopping exhaust holes in the back of my boat.
My conundrum starts here.
I stuck with the original 270/280 transom shield and simply hung the 290 drive off it. My existing shield has no relief ports in it and is currently blocked off at the exhaust port. What I would like to know is a few of things from those in the know.
1: Where do the relief ports actually vent to on the exterior of the transom shield or do they just finish bellow the bellow and thats it?
2: Can a VP260 run on a no relief port Y pipe?
3: Can a VP360 run on a single relief port Y pipe?
4: Can I simply drill out my existing transom shield to accomodate relief ports 1 or 2?
5: Would a stainless steel welded custom Y pipe withstand the heating and cooling effects in a wet exhaust?
I am very keen to get the exhaust back through the leg but no so keen as to buy a whole new transom shield and Y pipe. I fancy myself as pretty handy and can accomodate most any ideas. Nothings impossible.
Thanks in advance gents.
Sean
Some time ago I posted a thread on my Berty repower. It was the best thing I ever did and its still going strong. Love it to bits..
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=385589&highlight=bertram+20
EXCEPT THE NOISE!!!!!!
I decided on thru hull exhausts, and like anybody else (so it seems) who decided this would be a good idea, I now regret it. My main motivation for this was the hideous price they wanted for a Y pipe here in Aus and also the lack of room (very narrow bilge) so thru hull it was..
So here I am with a fishing boat that sounds like a Nascar and two whopping exhaust holes in the back of my boat.
My conundrum starts here.
I stuck with the original 270/280 transom shield and simply hung the 290 drive off it. My existing shield has no relief ports in it and is currently blocked off at the exhaust port. What I would like to know is a few of things from those in the know.
1: Where do the relief ports actually vent to on the exterior of the transom shield or do they just finish bellow the bellow and thats it?
2: Can a VP260 run on a no relief port Y pipe?
3: Can a VP360 run on a single relief port Y pipe?
4: Can I simply drill out my existing transom shield to accomodate relief ports 1 or 2?
5: Would a stainless steel welded custom Y pipe withstand the heating and cooling effects in a wet exhaust?
I am very keen to get the exhaust back through the leg but no so keen as to buy a whole new transom shield and Y pipe. I fancy myself as pretty handy and can accomodate most any ideas. Nothings impossible.
Thanks in advance gents.
Sean