Your definitely right I I'm well below speed to need a nose cone but with my current lower unit I can't jack it any more or I run out of water. I really want it for the low water pickup.
Your definitely right I I'm well below speed to need a nose cone but with my current lower unit I can't jack it any more or I run out of water. I really want it for the low water pickup.
put a pick up on the transom and plumb it into the water cavity on the gearcase, none of these little motor lowers are going to live under that 20 hp.
Ya that's what I'm thinking of doing but I rather have the pickup under the nose so I get max pressure. Has anyone tried this because people say it won't work but I was told it should have know problem handling it and that it has been done before. The only thing they said is idle way down to shift so you don't brake the shift dog.
Half the time, I usually shift then start the motor up.
And the transom pickup will provide plenty of pressure. At speed, it actually forces water in if you have your pickup angled just right. (Transom side of the pickup flush with bottom of boat. Lower unit side of the pickup 1/8 to 1/4" below the bottom of the boat.)
Right! I run a Merc 850 power head on a Mark 55/ Merc 400 tower with its (relatively) tiny impeller. With the rig in the photos, the motor actually overcools! The intake is mounted on the cav plate, but it could as well be transom mounted.
Jeff
I have seen a couple of People do this it looks pretty good only problem is I need it to be portable. What I mean is I want to be able to take the motor off and on with only two bolts. I will look into that idea but still would like the low water pickup in the nose.
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