Outboards with transom mounted water pickup

[Dude! Sweet!]

Anyone running O/Bs with transom mounted water pickups (like Bob's Machine)? I picked up a set and I'm hoping to see some photos of others to get some rigging ideas. If you're running them please post photos of your rigging.

Thanks,

Sean

 

[Bradz]

Every application can be a little different. Are you trying to eliminate the lower unit pickup? If you want both you need a check valve. You can have the water pickups enter at the midsection or on top of the block for 2.4 and 2.5's

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

These are Yammies that don't have an LWP. Just on the sides of the cases. I want to get the motors up a bit higher so I'll just seal off the original pickups and use the hull mounts exclusively.

I've got some ideas how I want to run the hoses, but wanted to see other stuff since I have a habit of overcomplcating things. I hadn't thought to run it into the block, for example, I was thinking I'd run it into the gear case.

 

[shifter]

Call Al Stoker. 7148277920 drag it over there and let an expert do it.

pat W

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

Call Al Stoker. 7148277920 drag it over there and let an expert do it.

pat W

But I so relish reaping the fruits of my own incompetence... :sifone:

Thanks Pat. I'll give him a shout.

 

[DKwestern]

Stoker is the JohnRude king

 

[shifter]

Super sharp with any outboard. Has his own dyno. Could have him hop up your stuff too.

pat W

 

[sonicss31]

Might want to post the question on Scream and Fly.

 

[Racerguymiami]

I raced alot of Yammies and used pickups glassed in the hull running surface. I plumbed them pretty much the same as the Merc Hi Perf motors. Drilled and tapped for a 3/4 pipe nipple into the exhaust plates (between the mid and powerhead). Used a check valve at the inside of the pickup and hose to the pipe nipple at the motor.