Is this normal???

[Spicy]

I thought we would just joke about the curse, sorry you are carrying the torch again... lucky you saw it when you did!!!

Does Nancy know that you have the boat exhaust on HER Granite countertops??? :ack2: :boxing_smiley: :seeya:

 

[Ratickle]

Okay, got you.

But like here, we have guys like Jeff Covey, HOTROD2, who is certified to build racecars for NHRA and IHRA. Plus inspect and pass the welds and structure on racecars built by others for the two organizations.

Or Krause who is NADCAP certified to weld repair the brakes on jetliners (scary, huh).

Those guys I'd recommend to anyone. Thought maybe those kinds of guys were known everywhere.

 

[Chris]

Those kind of guys are rarities, very tough to find and usually quite busy. And if you're not in the business, you're trolling the yellow pages- he's in there next to twenty guys that weld hitches and truck frames.

There's one guy locally like that. Good luck seeing anything for 90 days. He's got a shop full of molds, dies and other multi-K$ tooling that are already waiting. And they're big jobs. And he doesn't charge by the hour- he knows how much he's saving people and the jams he can bail them out of.

 

[Ted]

Allen at Art's shop could do that for you but I would get anxious about ALL the other ones that are the same age. On your engines you may not give away much power with the Stainless Marine, glh's are bigger power and he seems satisfied with them.

 

[Geronimo36]

The pictures make it hard to see. There is a crack on the interior weld of the tailpipe that runs about 1/3rd of the way around. Very much so clearly visable in real life.

Craig, that's a very common area to have problems on stainless steel exhaust systems. If the stainless steel isn't erroded and has become porous it can be repaired.

Going forward, my suggestion is to remove, test, repair your headers/tailpipes at the end of every season and install drain tubes at the bottom of each header. Given their age, close attention needs to be paid all the time.

This is why I switched to stainless marine. The Gen III system will make similar power and come with a 5 yr warranty... My last set of SM's lasted over 12 years with no leak before I sold the boat.

If you need a welder locally, we have a guy here in Jersey who fixes headers for all the well-known boats.

 

[Ratickle]

Those kind of guys are rarities, very tough to find and usually quite busy. And if you're not in the business, you're trolling the yellow pages- he's in there next to twenty guys that weld hitches and truck frames.

There's one guy locally like that. Good luck seeing anything for 90 days. He's got a shop full of molds, dies and other multi-K$ tooling that are already waiting. And they're big jobs. And he doesn't charge by the hour- he knows how much he's saving people and the jams he can bail them out of.

That's the way Krause was. They're slower now. But, if you know him well, even when busy he'd get er done.....

 

[OldSchool]

Thanks guys, I really appreciate the advice!!

I don't do anything half-azzed...my shoes always wear evenly and I've learned enough lessons in this hobby to do the right thing!

I'm picking up a new center console tomorrow morning (Nancy's boat), so we'll have that and the little Whaler to pizz around in until I can figure out what I'm going to do. It's great to live near the water and have an awesome group of friend's that will let us tag along with them at a moments notice. It's not like we won't be boating.....and bar tabs are cheaper than gas....unless Spicy is involved!!:sifone:

 

[Perlmudder]

Billy Mays says JUST MIGHTY PUTTY IT!!:sifone:

 

[Sydwayz]

Craig, can you get John Smith to lay eyes on it before you make a decision? Just a thought.

 

[fbc25el]

The main thing to welding thin stainless is to make sure you have a back up gas on it (argon).

 

[MarylandMark]

I'm picking up a new center console tomorrow morning

You might get hooked and sell the Cig :driving:

....and bar tabs are cheaper than gas...

I wish