Low water pickup

[88workcar]

I get asked all the time, how do you build a low water pick-up for a small engine. What are the sugestions? I have done them before, I don't need one now. I just think that it will be a good info post to tell poeple to look at. Even hand drawn and scaned scetches would be nice. What do yall say fells?

[Mark75H]

There are several simple schemes that involve epoxying a tube to the front of the bullet and building up a nose cone.

Easier alternate: mount a pick up on the boat

[Nason]

450 dollars plus shipping both ways gets 1 done by Bobs Machine in Flordia.Takes about 2-1/2 weeks turn around.

[JohnsonM50]

Ive posted it before but its fairly easy to make an external pitot & rout it to the pump plenum.

The method of connecting to the motor will vari per motor but can be done Id imagine to most any of them.

[Mark75H]

450 dollars plus shipping both ways gets 1 done by Bobs Machine in Flordia.Takes about 2-1/2 weeks turn around.

The most expensive way I know of going about it

[byrdsperformance@tds.net]

Weight's a bit also.

[Fastjeff57]

Got a photo of where that clear hose attaches to the motor?

Jeff

[David Mason]

I thought I saw where Ron Hill was making some nose cones ? Should be easy to adapt to a lot of gearcases. Epoxy does wonders and machines very well. I have seen a lot of homemade nose cones and I think a few offered on here as a part ready to install.

Tom Cronk - Flordia
Ron Hill - Cali
Tom Johnston - MI
Lee Tietz - Oregon
A few others I am sure I am missing.

I don't have any sketches, but a starting point would be a modfied V shape.

[thornl01]

The pricing from Bob's is not exactlly correct,

For $ 179 plus shipping, you can buy the kit from Bob's & install it your self.

No rocket science here, Just attention to detail & think about what you are trying to achieve.

OMC nitro foot & others in that size class use the kit originally designed for a Mercury inline-six.

Should have cone tack welded if possible.

Just follow the instructions in the kit & it it really not that hard to do.

Have done 6 & no problems yet .

[Nason]

The pricing from Bob's is not exactlly correct,

For $ 179 plus shipping, you can buy the kit from Bob's & install it your self.

No rocket science here, Just attention to detail & think about what you are trying to achieve.

OMC nitro foot & others in that size class use the kit originally designed for a Mercury inline-six.

Should have cone tack welded if possible.

Just follow the instructions in the kit & it it really not that hard to do.

Have done 6 & no problems yet .

The pricing from Bobs is correct, it states to get it done.I am waiting for the foot for my 40 merc to come back.