low water pickup

[codprawn]

What exactly are they? There seems to be one type which is a hydrodynamic fairing for the lower leg - the other just seems to be a pipe and scoop - how are they fitted and where is the scoop mounted?

Will prob need one for my jackplate.

Also are water pressure gauges normally fitted or are they special order items???

[Orange Beeny]

dunno - an eckzpert did have some advice here

[codprawn]

yes very helpfull..............

[eksrae]

there is two differant ones that i know of one is for fairing the leg in and making it cut the water better to reduces the drag. i don't think that one is for picking up water. i believe it is more for i/o setups?
The other is for picking up water. it is welded on and than faired in with epoxy. the hose coming out is for the water to run back up to the engine.
we use one on our rescue boat with the jackplates and is a must if you want to use the jack plate to its full potential. for running the water pressure you put a fitting in the head of the engine itself thru a hole that is already there. it is really quite simple. our boat cost about 400 cad to do the lower units
I will try to find pics if you want them

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by codprawn

What exactly are they? There seems to be one type which is a hydrodynamic fairing for the lower leg - the other just seems to be a pipe and scoop - how are they fitted and where is the scoop mounted?

Will prob need one for my jackplate.

Also are water pressure gauges normally fitted or are they special order items???

Jackplates are expensive and usually not needed on leisure boats - firstly do REALLY need one? They are one more thing that can go wrong, the least of which is blowing your engine up!

A transom pickup is easier but you'll have to deal with a big pipe going into the cowling and if you dry the boat out and get mud in it there will be trouble. A low water gearbox pickup gets its water from the point of the gearbox and needs to be fitted by an experienced RACE marine engineer.

As Eksrae says guages are an extra guage although Optimaxes may have a display available but I would still fit a seperate one.

Bottom line - is all the above worth it for 3-4 MPH top end and potentially a lot of hassle and a lot of expense?

[codprawn]

Thats much more like it - thanks for that both of you - yes I am now committed to getting the transom jack - reason being I NEED the 10" setback as the rear seats now in place!!!

Some piccies would be much app. but I get what you are saying. As to the 3-4mph extra top speed not that important but throttled back a bit I may save a bit on fuel - the less Tony gets out of me the better!!!

[Manos]

Check these prices out

http://bobsmachine.com/bigfoot3.shtml $125 + carriage (by USPS will be about $40-50) total in pounds about £80!!!

and now £199+vat and carriage I suppose on top (OVER about $400!!!)
http://www.steeldevelopments.co.uk/Performance_Products.html

and now people wonder why we buy products from the US.

This is the proof and serves them right. And if you think I was about to buy one from here!!! (just the cone to the unit)

[Manos]

.....and I've got more


Just the cone from the US $19.95 (about £9.50), Steel developments £35!!!!
and shall I start talking about props??

Whatever you see in pounds is in USDollars at least!!!

The phrase RIP OFF BRITAIN comes to mind

[codprawn]

One thing you MUST realise Manos - the ONLY stuff that is cheap is stuff actually MADE in the US - the £ is stupidly strong against the $ at the moment. Also as soon as something hits our shores about 20% in tax and duty will be added!!! Now that IS a rip off!!!

The reason the $ is so weak is because the USA is in a shit state financially - their national debt is totally out of control and Bush and the war is making things a lot worse - there is only so long you can keep running on overdraft before nobody will lend you any more money. If the Yanks aren't carefull they are heading for a major collapse which will make the 30s look like small change!!!

Many people think the Yanks are the richest country on Earth - in fact they are prob the most broke of them all - the rest of the World - especially Britain - owns most of the USA!!!

[Manos]

I do not disagree with what you say cod.

Strong pound, crap US ecomony etc. However the difference is huge say £199+vat compared to £60 is 300%+ profit!!
and I'm not saying that people should not make any money but 20-25% is a reasonable margine not 100%!!

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by Manos

I do not disagree with what you say cod.

Strong pound, crap US ecomony etc. However the difference is huge say £199+vat compared to £60 is 300%+ profit!!
and I'm not saying that people should not make any money but 20-25% is a reasonable margine not 100%!!

Couldn't agree more but sometimes companies will buy stuff in and then have it sitting around for ages - the price they paid could be very different after currency fluctuations - having said that it would have to be VERY old stock - the $ has been weak for ages now!!!!

[tue]

Originally Posted by codprawn

Thats much more like it - thanks for that both of you - yes I am now committed to getting the transom jack - reason being I NEED the 10" setback as the rear seats now in place!!!

Why not go for a manual jack plate? Or I have seen a fixed one which is used to gain a set back.

[Manos]

Originally Posted by codprawn

the $ has been weak for ages now!!!!

This is the reason I am having a go also the dollas hasn't depresated by 200 or evane 100% the last year or the last 5 years

Tue the point of a hydraulik jack plate is that you can get it up and down during motoring. If you get a manual one you can set it up before you go and that is it you are stuck with your settings irrespective of conditions. Do you see the point now?

[tue]

Originally Posted by Manos

Tue the point of a hydraulik jack plate is that you can get it up and down during motoring. If you get a manual one you can set it up before you go and that is it you are stuck with your settings irrespective of conditions. Do you see the point now?

Yes.

But as he has said the main reason for fitting one is to get a 10" setback. A manual one saves all the agro and cost of a hydraulic jackplate and having to add low pick ups tfor the engine. And as Cookie said they are not really needed on leisure boats. Do you see my point now

[Manos]

NO I don't but here you go

Seriously though maoney is no the object here. If you din't have the money you wouldn't spend it for just a hooby and having fun Do you see my point now

[tue]

HUH

So money is no object. But that still leaves you with a bit of boat that can go up and down to real gain other than maybe blowing up your engine because the pick ups are full of mud or not alowing sufficeint cooling (and thats really a plus point).

But money is no object so you canalways buy a couple of spare engines for when one blows up. See my point

[Manos]

After 2 bottles of Rosemount I find this amusing

Relax we do not have mud in Greece seeeeee my point

[tue]

Ah But you must have some slimmy fishy things and seaweed that can grow in there

see my point

[Manos]

no as a matter of fact we don't Seriously we don't

never give up lololol

[tue]

Doh.

What about sand? got any of that?