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Old 09-02-2011, 09:17 PM
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Even though it's not a A-4, and not in a sail boat,
the Majority of the large chesapeake bay deadrise workboats with their diesels "batch" water like crazy.
it gives them a sound that is true music to my ears, the engine sound gets a rythm and pauses, and water bursts that is unlike anything else.
Especially on a old 2 stroke detriot diesel.
These guys regularly race at events and this has not seen as a disadvantage.
They run the exhaust hose basically on the bottom of the boat, in the deep vee, then in the back of the boat where the horn timber rises up, and at the stern the exhaust exit is higher than the hose from the engine, so the water backs up until forced out.

Most of the maryland boats are dry exhaust.
but I am a true sucker for the sound of the wet, a pulseing wet,

Daniel
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