Exhaust Locations

[WoundUpMarine]

There have been a few exhaust threads lately, wet vs dry, runs, angles, lots of good stuff. One question i have is why some exhausts were put out the side of the hull instead of running all the way back. at one point in my boats life the exhaust was run pretty much straight to the side of the boat and out from the turbo, then they patched it (very roughly patched) and ran the exhaust to the back. any benefit of putting it out the side vs the back, other than length of run? heres a picture of my boat, i put the white square around where the exhaust used to come out, and a new 32 mitchell cove with exhaust out the side.

 

[F/V First Team]

Noise
Further away from the helm = less noise
Some vessels don't have the required space below decks to run exhaust through there as well, other boats are unimaginative and are just slapped together

"this fits here, go get a hammer" kind of thing

:idea:

 

[Hurdy Gurdy]

you will never take a slug with the exhaust out the side.I think it looks gangster too!

 

[tunaorlater]

I don't like side exhaust because I do a lot of drift fishing and it makes it a lot easier to take a slug while at drift.

 

[petrel]

My boat has fish holds under most of the work deck, so the only place to go w/ wet exhaust is sideways. I expect that is the case w/ many boats.

 

[Hurdy Gurdy]

I always thought it would be harder to take a slug going out the side.My bad!

 

[GoodChance]

Rear exhaust: Quiet, less diesel smell in the cabin/cockpit

Side exhaust: Maybe easier to install, less chance to flood the turbo/exhaust of the engine with a slug of water, but will fill your cockpit with diesel fumes.

 

[traditions]

If you are going out the side,make sure the exhaust isnt in the wake coming off the side of the boat.I have stern exhaust and my son has side,and his isnt as loud.

 

[CEShawn]

What about....

Is it quieter to the fish on the troll, much like a dry exhaust??? I'm not trying to compare the two, but we all have heard about it...

Now I have to much time on my hand...