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SeaFever,
Nice looking exhause section! It's very similar to the way mine is constructed.
Your point is well taken. When I moved the waterlift from directly under the cockpit to the port side to make room for the new fuel tank I thought a lot about the location and orientation of the waterlift muffler. The reason I elected to point the Inlet of the waterlift muffler away from the engine is as follows. When the boat heels over on a port tack (i.e. the port side is high up and starboard side is low down) the remaining water in the muffler would have to travel UP through the Inlet to get to the engine. If I had pointed the Inlet toward the engine then all of the water will come straight down toward the engine. Hence, even though the entire length of the exhause hose is longer this way the chance of water actually getting into engine is reduced.
If you see any other aspect I should have considered please let me know. I very much appreciate everyone's discerning eyes.
Ray
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