Flaps in exhaust tips question...
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no. I do not run flaps in my personal boats and have removed any metal flaps from any boat we built. They only rattle and make noise. I now run GGB mufflers and have removed the rubber flaps in them also.
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I am interested in solving a potential issue with water coming into the motor from the exhaust when the motor is not running or is at a idle. As low as the exhaust is when the engine is shut off it would not take much of a wave to push water in the exhaust.
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Haven't had any problems yet. It appears there's enough of an angle that water can't make it uphill far enough to get in headers. Backing down scared me at first, but so far no issues. At idle they sit about an 1/2 above the water. The one thing I don't like is they spit at you at idle and backing up. Get's water on the back deck.
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I would also think it would depend on headers/manifolds. I have stainless marine manifold style exhaust, headers would have more fall I would think. I have one motor with milky oil and a slightly bent intake valve, everything has been checked for leaks and there are no leaks. I can only assume the milky oil and the bent valve came from the same issue, a hydrolock. I am putting flaps in the exhaust just to be safe.