back of boat gets black
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Outlaw - this is pretty common on boats with integral swim platforms than tap exhaust. My 222 Stinger without platform run as clean as can be, but my brand new 28 Sunsation with a integral platform leaves soot. What I use is Simple Green. We always wipe down the boat as soon as were done and simple green loosens it all right up and we towel it off.
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Outlaw,
Do you have the external flappers instead of the internal ones? I never had black transom until I changed exhaust tips and went to the external ones. It seems that the external flapper has the water splash against it and strike the transom, this combined with the "station wagon effect" of the swim platfrom causes the water to discolor the transom. I think with the internal flappers the exhaust/water mix will exit out of the transom with a little more force and miss the vertical surfaces.
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Do you have the external flappers instead of the internal ones? I never had black transom until I changed exhaust tips and went to the external ones. It seems that the external flapper has the water splash against it and strike the transom, this combined with the "station wagon effect" of the swim platfrom causes the water to discolor the transom. I think with the internal flappers the exhaust/water mix will exit out of the transom with a little more force and miss the vertical surfaces.
Tim T.
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Carb motor?? Home built?? Could be you're running a little rich. IF it seems to run well and you're not fouling plugs, guess you'll just have to put of with cleaning it.
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I have always had black line on the back of my boat too. Since I've been a member of this board, there has been considerable opinions about wasting money on high octane and since the gas prices went to the sky I switched to 87 octane and now I don't get any black at all.
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I agree with waterfowl
Merc Service Bulletin 97-9 for Weber states
Initial idle mixture screw setting 1.25 to 1.5 turns out. 2to3 turns will cause the engine to run too rich at lower RPMs.
I had your problem till I adjusted mine to 1.25 turns (1000' altitude). That reduced the residue by 95%.
I use soft scrub for clean up.
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Merc Service Bulletin 97-9 for Weber states
Initial idle mixture screw setting 1.25 to 1.5 turns out. 2to3 turns will cause the engine to run too rich at lower RPMs.
I had your problem till I adjusted mine to 1.25 turns (1000' altitude). That reduced the residue by 95%.
I use soft scrub for clean up.
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You know, I've noticed that as soon as I installed those Halo Drive Showers, the black transom issue went away. Anyone else seen this? I've heard it shoots a ****load of water all over the place.