[1bayouboy]

Yes...there an intake grate on the through hull, but the hose goes to a Vetus strainer that is mounted under the transom a few inches above the waterline. So there are actually two intakes....one on the stern drive that comes through the transom assembly oand one from a through hull that goes to the Vetus strainer. The hose from the strainer and the hose from the sterndrive/transom assembly then meet at a Y pipe about 1 foot from the seawater pump. It's the way Merc does the Bravo Drives....