loud motor
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Printed Date: May-17-2024 at 2:59pm
Topic: loud motor
Posted By: onthehill
Subject: loud motor
Date Posted: May-19-2008 at 7:53pm
| I have just bought a Air Nautique 2001 with 27 hrs. I find it hard to sit in back seat and hear when somewone talks due to the loud motor when going about 15 miles per hour. I had a MasterCraft and this was not a problem. Is this usual for a Nautique? thanks |
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Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: May-19-2008 at 8:09pm
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At 15mph, youre going to get a lot of sound waves reflecting back into the cockpit due to the large wake and the attitude the boat is at (relatively bow high).
Nautiques have been getting quieter and quieter since they went to the single exhaust in '89. Theyre arguably the quietest tournament boats on the market now. Its likely that your old MC either ran very flat at that speed, or the shape of the wake was different (or both). Try speeding up by a few mph to get the boat planed off a bit more. ------------- |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 1:44am
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Uhhh...this guy is kidding...right?
john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: onthehill
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 12:07pm
| jbear, i see you do not have a life (2.8 post a day) . No I am not kidding but you must be a real funny guy. |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 1:39pm
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Tim,
Didn't your Air Nautique 2001 with 27 hrs come equipped with a set of these? 
John, I guess or lives are wasted! We can't talk about our favorite CC's as much! Tim, Welcome to the site and enjoy your new Air. Are you sitting in the back while someone is boarding at the 15 MPH? It's really not the best idea. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 2:35pm
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Onthehill,
Jbear is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Has one pet peeve though. He likes his boats and his motorcycles loud. Enjoys the rumble of the engine. Pete, he has an Air Nautique. With a tower, no reason not to sit in the back seat. TRBenj is probably right. 15mph is probably a particularly loud speed band. BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: onthehill
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 2:44pm
| Thanks everyone, I enjoy jest as well as next one. sorry to be so touching first time out. I am a convert to Correct Craft already. Seems all my friends have MC but they all admitt the wake for skiing plus the wake for wake boarding and surfing really is a plus over all their 197's. Look forward to this site. Thanks tim |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 2:49pm
Brian, The tower is a option and onthehill doesn't state his has it. Even if it does have the tower, I don't feel it's a good idea from the standpoint of tow line snap back. Sitting up front I've gotten hit. Still not the best but you do usually have a chance to see it coming. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
bkhallpass wrote:Posted By: onthehill
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 3:14pm
| yes, do have a tower that I had the Correct Craft Dealer here in NC put on. Several people have said to get a fresh water exhaust, but i just called The correct Craft dealer and he said he has heard about them but has never seen one. Does anyone here know anything about them. thanks |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 3:31pm
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Over on Planetnautique, a fellow named Mikeski suggested to you the fresh air exhaust. He put together a buy, and also posted pictures of his install. If you do a search over there you'll get the name of the manufacturer, approximate cost of the unit, and some instruction. It's really not much. A pipe that bolts to the exhaust outlet, and turns down under the water. A bracket to the swim step. Supposed to quiet things down quite a bit. BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 3:35pm
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Tim, Fresh water cooling is used for coastal areas when the boat is run in salt or brackesh waters. Was it suggested to you as a means of quieting it down or are you planning on running it in salt water? It will not change the sound because the actual exhaust stays the same. On fresh water cooling, a heat exchanger is added that circulates antifreeze through it and the engine just like your car. Sea water is pumped through the other side of this heat exhanger picking up the heat and then out through the manifolds and exhaust.
Edit: Tim, seems we have some terms mixed up. Sorry! "Fresh air exhaust", "fresh water exhaust" and "fresh water cooling"!!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 3:39pm
Pete, theyre talking about Fresh Air Exhaust, not FWC. ------------- |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 3:48pm
Tim, I do appreciate the clarification. I did pick up on it as soon as I posted and saw Brians post and the reason I went back in and edited my post. How much do you know about this system? Have you seen it? I haven't! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 4:21pm
Pete, Here's one. Think I might have to pass on these things...but to each their own.
 ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: onthehill
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 4:31pm
| Thanks for all the help. Looks like a cleaver idea, don't see any down side to it. |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 8:07pm
Tim, The only down side that I see is it seems to taper down and possible causing a restriction. They could have used some long radius elbows as well. Looks like a high school metal shop project! Just don't sit in the back seat!! Larry, Thanks for the picture. Interesting but I would have to pass on it as well!! Tim, post the picture of your exhaust and what a real system should look like. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: May-20-2008 at 10:00pm
Looks like someone refined this guys idea:  ------------- |
Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: May-21-2008 at 1:49am
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I believe the other purpose of the Fresh Air Exhaust is to get the Carbon Monoxide down in the prop wash, shooting it out away from the boat making for much safer wakesurfing.
-Keith ------------- Former: /diaries/details.asp?ID=6170" rel="nofollow - 97 Sport Nautique 1994 Ski Nautique 86 Silver Nautique 79 Mustang |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: May-21-2008 at 9:47am
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monoxide or dioxide? whats the difference ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: backfoot100
Date Posted: May-21-2008 at 12:26pm
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Guys,
The fresh air exhaust is used to get the exhaust gases down into the prop wash as stated so that the exhaust doesn't start to cause issues for passengers and skiers. Kinda like being in your garage when you have a car engine running. It's typically used when somebody is using the boat for a lot of wakesurfing. It can also be much more beneficial for passengers in the back seat while doing a lot of idling (such as driving in "slow no wake zones"). It doesn't take long for passengers or wakesurfers in these situations to feel the effects of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Many of us on this site may not have tried wakesurfing to understand that concept but all of us have had to manuever through extended "slow no wake" zones before with passengers in the back seat soon gasping for air. We don't have jurisdiction on when and where "no wake zones" are implemented so they are well out of our control. Granted, the fix for the issue is pretty ugly and almost has to be a restriction for the exhaust and rob some horsepower, but we're always talking up safety here. This option is a fix for a potentially very serious problem so I would cut anybody some slack who are trying to make their boat safer for their passengers and skiers. Just my .02 ------------- When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded. Eddie |
Posted By: Bigcity
Date Posted: May-22-2008 at 5:49pm
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Don't know if the problem your having relates to the same porblem we experienced.
I have skied for years behind 1999 air Nautique(Sport) with the GT 40 motor. On a couple occasions the exhaust was very loud and in the year seat the pitch was almost unbareable at the 15-22 mile an hour speed. It turns out what was happening was the exhaust flap had torn, in one case right off and this seemed to be the cause. This item is very cheap and easy fix hope it works for you. ------------- BIGCITY /diaries/details.asp?ID=2564 - My Baby !! |
Posted By: onthehill
Date Posted: May-22-2008 at 5:59pm
| Thanks, I will see if that is the problem when I get to the lake Friday. will Let you know. |
Posted By: The Lake
Date Posted: May-22-2008 at 9:51pm
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That fresh air exhaust looks like R2D2's arm without the hand.
However, I see your point Backfoot. Chuck ------------- Walk on Water www.coldwater.me http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=775&sort=&pagenum=3&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970 - 69 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: May-23-2008 at 12:26am
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and it does look removable very easily and not a permanent fixture ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: adamt
Date Posted: May-29-2008 at 4:50am
You mean C-3PO  , but you're right, and it's frigging UGLY!!!
BTW...onthehill, you should probably change you name to OVERthehill ...you know what they say...If it's too loud...then you're too old!!! ------------- -Adam 1973 Skier |
Posted By: 87BFN owner
Date Posted: May-29-2008 at 4:11pm
Posted By: boat dr
Date Posted: June-04-2008 at 2:32pm
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And to add to that with a QUOTE FROM JACKY GLEASON..........................
HOW SWEET IT IS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------- boat dr /diaries/details.asp?ID=4631 - 1949 Dart /diaries/details.asp?ID=1533 - 1964 American Skier |
Posted By: OM45GE
Date Posted: July-30-2008 at 11:18am
I'm not sure if your question was in jest, but there are major and important differences. Carbon Dioxide has two oxygen atoms bound to one carbon atom and is pretty much harmless except from a global warming perspective. Carbon monoxide has only one oxygen atom which allows it to bind with your red blood cells, preventing you from getting enough oxygen to your body to support life. 
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/carbon_monoxide_poisoning/article_em.htm ------------- 1989 SN 2001 |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: August-02-2008 at 12:19pm
| it was a serious question. |
Posted By: OM45GE
Date Posted: August-03-2008 at 9:48am
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I hope the link helped then Eric. It's a very serious problem for sure. Here in the North East we seem to have a few deaths each year from furnace vents getting blocked by snow and there are way too many boater deaths and serious injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning.
------------- 1989 SN 2001 |
Posted By: peter1234
Date Posted: November-24-2008 at 11:40pm
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Bruce those pvc exhaust are for me .. hey they look like they come with the optional bucket baffles cool... does anyone know if i will lose flow and hp switching my merc cruiser manifolds on this vortec for the tighter looking edlebrock m1s?I bought. they look sweet but I wanted to run 3 or 3 1/2 inch exhaust Yes I know I have to open up the transom holes but I will anyway. ------------- former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go |
Posted By: 75 stang
Date Posted: December-03-2008 at 1:36pm
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Mine is loud as hell, 3" copper straight pipes... it did get more noticable in the boat last summer at heavy ,load 18mph. turned out to be a rotten rubber hose at the exhaust manifold connection.
I like things you can hear run... ------------- Take your work seriously, not yourself. http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q70/Bigblockbandit/Lake%20and%20boats/ - Boat Pics |
Posted By: 86BFN
Date Posted: December-12-2008 at 3:22pm
I'm with Jbear "Loud Pipes Save Lives"
I used to say "if it's to loud, You're too old" I don't say that anymore, but I still like em loud! Especially Motorcycles! They can't see ya, maybe they can hear ya!  ------------- 👣 Steve http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4057&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1986&yrend=1986" rel="nofollow - 86 Barefoot Nautique 89 Martinique Former Owner: 93 Hydrodyne 350 MAG |
Posted By: adamt
Date Posted: December-18-2008 at 8:19pm
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75 Stang, where did you get these copper pipes from,do you have a picture of them, what engine do you have, it's time for you to set up in the dairies section! ------------- -Adam 1973 Skier |
Posted By: 75 stang
Date Posted: December-18-2008 at 11:51pm
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As far as I know the pipes are factory, the 68 chris is the same way with just smaller pipes. I did not take pictures of the pipes when I replaced the rubber hoses and the carpet is down now so thats out of the question now.
I think others just replaced the mufflers with 3" copper plumbing in the past and galvalume coated exhaust or stainless pipe when copper got so high. The chris sounds almost as good, the wife thinks even better witht he 185hp 283, the Stang has the stock 225OMC 307 chebby but it really talks turning 5k on a quiet morning. Ill figure out the diary thing over the Christmas shutdown. i need to get the Stang back from the trim shop so I can get some better pics of it for the profile. All i have currently are int he sig link. ------------- Take your work seriously, not yourself. http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q70/Bigblockbandit/Lake%20and%20boats/ - Boat Pics |
Posted By: farmer
Date Posted: December-19-2008 at 1:11am
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One of my Mustangs has those copper pipes.I just assumed they were factory. ------------- Watch your fingers. |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: December-19-2008 at 2:05am
I used to say the exact same thing Steve..but now at 57 I don't say it so much anymore. How the he** did I get this old..this fast? john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: 86BFN
Date Posted: December-19-2008 at 11:01am
John, I don't know but it's happening to me too. 
If you figure it out let me know! LOL 
Steve I bet that Copper does have a nice Ring to it! Hmmm........ ------------- 👣 Steve http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4057&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1986&yrend=1986" rel="nofollow - 86 Barefoot Nautique 89 Martinique Former Owner: 93 Hydrodyne 350 MAG |