Back in the spring I was up against a problem with our new-to-us Tartan 30 exhaust - it is one of the later boats (#571) with a water lift muffler and water injection immediately after the manifold. This terrible configuration almost guaranteed that cooling water would find its way back into the cylinders, especially at prolonged idle. I wanted to convert the exhaust to the original Tartan 30 configuration with a standpipe and water injection after the exhaust has been brought above sea level. The barrier was the availability of the standpipe - the original copper standpipe is not available. Well, Mr. Moyer came through with a custom-made stainless-steel standpipe based on the original design. It has now been in service for several weeks and works beautifully. The engine can now run at 500 rpm for hours if necessary. The only downside is a somewhat louder exhaust note because the boat doesn't have the flexible muffler which the original Tartan 30s had.
I strongly recommend that owners of later Tartan 30s consider this modification (I can't call it an upgrade, because it's what the Tartan 30 started out with.) I'm sure that Don Moyer would love to hear from you.
I strongly recommend that owners of later Tartan 30s consider this modification (I can't call it an upgrade, because it's what the Tartan 30 started out with.) I'm sure that Don Moyer would love to hear from you.
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