The Cape Cod Crusader

[gofastsandman]

Don`t chop the throttle and let them idle for 2 minnows before shutdown.

[Blue_Heron]

More on the topic:

http://www.perfprotech.com/blog/unca...d-and-checking

Dave

[FishStretcher]

This is all great stuff.

Mine does have a thru hull pickup and a Y pipe to the gimbal/lower unit for raw sea water pickup. I was confused by that, now it makes sense.

I bet my exhaust risers are not much above the deck, judging by the pics. the scum line on the boat is perhaps 4-5" below the scuppers, so fully loaded, I can see the waterline being close to the scuppers.

I do have a post 2002 engine, , and 0W0..... serial number- so with the dry joint, all the riser extension kits are >$400 that I can find. I looked at eBasic Power, Osco, Mercury... Unless I am dong something wrong?

The older extensions are 1/2-1/3 the price. If I need the expensive dry joint extensions, I need them. But it looks like a lot of $$$ for a few bolts, gaskets and lumps of cast iron. Plus, as you pointed out, the intermediate elbows.

I will take measurements and see how far off it is. Is there a known downside to more than 13" above waterline? Because the pricing for a 3" extension and 6" is about identical. So I might wind up with 15". I guess if 13" is the minimum, then a bit more is OK.