Has anyone ever heard of this

I am not sure about Home Depot, but SKIDIM does. Works pretty well from my experience. Here is a link to the product:

http://www.skidim.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DP6

I always just pulled the hose at the pick-up and and clamped it around the garden hose no leaks no fake a lake cheap. Tims set up works just as easy too.

only bad think about your set up tim is you can get a lot of air in the flow of thinks, maybe you block off the other end but if not?

not to be critical, but your trans needs some paint

eric lavine wrote: not to be critical, but your trans needs some paint

That's pretty crititcal
We know you're just kiddin Eric. Even so, I'll bet you 5 bucks Tim is out there with a can of rustoleum this weekend.

Tim
That is a nice setup. But like 79 asked, do you have a problem with air in the water stream?
My trailer bunk partially blocks my intake, so my fake-a-lake doesn't work. (anyone need one?)
That setup will work great for my boat. I'll make a plate to block the intake when in use.
Thanks, Lefty

tullfooter wrote: That is a nice setup. But like 79 asked, do you have a problem with air in the water stream?

No problems at all. Im sure the RWP is drawing some air through the intake grate when its on the hose, but theres plenty of water going through to keep the impeller lubricated. Since theres no load on the motor in neutral, it stays at a constant 160.

I cant catch a break with you guys! The engine actually needs paint as bad as the tranny- the whole point of the shiny pipes was to distract your attention.

Riley, the 12" terminated hose coming off the top of the transmission is the PCM-perscribed fix for the early 1.23:1 transmissions. M3Fan installed it to cure the buzzing at idle.

Pete, that 3-way valve would be a monster considering youre hooking it up to 1" hose. By the time you add the barbs and GHT adapter, I dont think that would make for a very clean install. Besides, is there any real advantage to closing off the intake grate when youre on the hose? I run cool and get long life out of my impellers. If I forget to shut the valve when I drop it in the water, Ill suck some air and start to overheat at idle. With a shut off, you'll fry that impeller pretty quick with zero flow.

Ok guys!! I'm back to my fake fake-a-lake!

85Nautique wrote: I am a little confused so is there a cheaper way of doing this? I thought this might be a 25 dollar part run to Lowes. Not a 57bucks order from SkiDim. Is there a down fall to doing this I was going to use this so I don’t have to use the fake-a-lake and so that I don’t have to crawl under the boat to run the hose. I was thinking this would be a easy way to do things. I am second guessing myself. Do you really have to tape up the Intake opening on the bottom of the boat every time you want to use this.

Did you read my post? The simple T and fittings to connect the garden hose will only cost $15 from Home Depot. No need to close the intake grate. This has worked well on all of my family's Nautiques for years.

Can anyone post a pic of the 5 gal bucket set-up?

I'm leaning toward TRBenj's set up, but I want to do my due diligence.

Mike

69 Mustang wrote: Can anyone post a pic of the 5 gal bucket set-up?

BKH

It's all fun Mike. I wish I could help you, but where I live winterizing a boat means you throw in an extra sweatshirt, and little blanket for your passengers.

I would think you would sit the bucket in the bildge by the transmission. disconnect the intake hose and place it in the bucket, then put the garden hose into the bucket.

As someone else suggested, the few times I have to flush a boat, or run it on the trailer, I just disconnect the intake hose, insert my garden hose, apply a hose clamp, turn the water on and go. You just have to be careful that the pressure doesn't compress the garden hose and cut off your water supply to the motor. The bucket prevents this problem. Some guys use the bucket to run anti-freeze through the motor for winterization. BKH

69 Mustang wrote: BKH, I hope you know I was kidding

Absolutely. Your response had me laughing so hard my wife came in the office to read your post. It's all fun. BKH

Mike,

As Brian described, the diffirence in using the bucket is you fill the bucket 1/2 or 3/4 full then start the boat, if you rev the engine at all you will see the water level drop because a hose usually can't keep up with the draw.

Have a flush pro now so my bucket has retired.