water pick-ups
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Seems to be the same principal though
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The issue with that style is when you turn your water pressure will go to ZERO on your outboard engine and it will bury the needle on the inside engine. If you go into a wide sweeping turn you may roach the exhaust pipes and eventually your impeller on the outboard side of the turn. Go to the transom mount and save yourself some headaches. Mine is being done this winter.
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The issue with that style is when you turn your water pressure will go to ZERO on your outboard engine and it will bury the needle on the inside engine. If you go into a wide sweeping turn you may roach the exhaust pipes and eventually your impeller on the outboard side of the turn. Go to the transom mount and save yourself some headaches. Mine is being done this winter.
They are in the bottom of the V so how is that any different than a transom mount in the bottom of the V?
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This phenomena is obvious and critical in a cat. Keep in mind that on a big cat the flush mounted pick ups are 7+ feet apart.
A crosswind situation will cause the windward side to dig in and the leeward side to rise. The water pressure on the windward side will be higher but it will maintain pressure.
We are leaving the flush mounts but also adding transom pick ups as well. One system will run off a pump for idling the other will operate from pure force.
The flush design was intended to reduce drag for race boats. As long as you are going straight and making quick turns it will work. They certainly cleanup the transom of the boat.
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