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I bud called me yesterday.
Come to find out his boat has been down (Beautiful 35 Duffy) for a while with a bad motor.
He said he was drifting, shark fishing with the motor off and somehow took a slug up the exhaust and ended up with salt water in the motor.
Motor is still somewhat running but will be getting a complete rebuild.
We were taking about a few solutions to prevent this again in the future.
I suggest a vernalift muffler.
It got me thinking today.
Is dry exhaust a thing of the past ? I don't know if I've seen a new build with dry exhaust.
Seems I see most (real) commercial fishing & lobster boats with dry exhaust, but I'm pretty sure they are usually older boats.
I know of a few with dry exhaust and those guys LOVE it. Especially if you charter as most charters don't like the smell of the diesel coming off the transom.
I know I've had my share that don't like the exhaust smell and had my share of pukers as a result.
So why do I see so few or no newer builds with dry exhaust.
It an emission issue ?
Also seems to me a few boats I know with dry exhaust are much quieter than my boat with wet exhaust & a muffler.
Come to find out his boat has been down (Beautiful 35 Duffy) for a while with a bad motor.
He said he was drifting, shark fishing with the motor off and somehow took a slug up the exhaust and ended up with salt water in the motor.
Motor is still somewhat running but will be getting a complete rebuild.
We were taking about a few solutions to prevent this again in the future.
I suggest a vernalift muffler.
It got me thinking today.
Is dry exhaust a thing of the past ? I don't know if I've seen a new build with dry exhaust.
Seems I see most (real) commercial fishing & lobster boats with dry exhaust, but I'm pretty sure they are usually older boats.
I know of a few with dry exhaust and those guys LOVE it. Especially if you charter as most charters don't like the smell of the diesel coming off the transom.
I know I've had my share that don't like the exhaust smell and had my share of pukers as a result.
So why do I see so few or no newer builds with dry exhaust.
It an emission issue ?
Also seems to me a few boats I know with dry exhaust are much quieter than my boat with wet exhaust & a muffler.