loud exhaust

This was about 7:30 am in the St. Marys River about 3o degrees in january

My 1973 came with straight 3" dual exhausts, and I kept it that way. No way I can compare to Holman Moody (arguably the BEST sound with their unique manifolds) but still echos off the trees about dusk. Keep em original and save the memories!! spot (graham white)

schultz wrote: Forgive me 75 "ski Tique" but I owned a skier and I may be wrong but I doubt it,, isn't the 75 still called a skier, didn't make the switch till 76,,

You are correct. When I bought my boat (apr 2004) half the paper work and the seller said it was a 75 and one piece of paper work said 76. I thought I had a 75 and since this site was pretty young there were neither the references nor the expertise to know otherwise and I signed up with the "75" moniker, only to find out a while later I had a 76. Oh well.

Welcome, tho I see you signed up some time ago. As far as it appearing that some of us missed the point of your post, as said above, we didnt really. If you've been lurking these past couple years, you must realize a lot of us drift off topic pretty quickly sometimes. Ooooo look something shiney....I'll be right back.

Over my head, thank you for the welcome, that's good advice I appreciate all the input guys, thank you ! Akora 86 silver yes that was original concern that something was wrong.... thanks again !

akora12 wrote: Judging from Kyle's OP, I don't think he's opposed by a loud exhaust, rather concerned there could be a problem since its louder than normal. I'm sure the skier in his avatar was plenty loud.

But maybe that's why he sold the skier?

Kyle:

I looked into this because I am not one in the "Loud crowd". They need to work out the application on 2000+ Nautiques but it may be a great option for you. These guys are looking for Correct Craft owners to work on some prototypes......... You may want to contact them.

Fresh Air Exhaust

I must agree, my 96' may have the standard 351, but the sound that it produces is awesome, either in the drivers seat or behind it!

Kyle, welcome to the site, There is a lot of good information here. Boat exhaust is a topic of ongoing conversation and you gave an excuse to keep it going. People post here for a variety of reasons beyond just fixing stuff. Take the info that you need, and indulge us for the rest. You may even learn to enjoy the running commentary.

This site might help finding a replacement muffler.............. A site friend and good folks!

Muffler for SNOB

Steve

schultz wrote: seems as though he's the only one who read and understood the question correctly

Oh they all read and understood correctly

There is loud sounding. There is good tone and then there is just plain irritating. There are a bunch of offshore cigarette boat guys that ride up and down our narrow lake channel. Shakes the coffee out of your cup...... which is cool to the 10 year olds and irritating to everyone else. Loud does not always equal good.

Getting back to the OP, have you noticed a surplus of water in the bildge that would indicate a hole or crack in the exhaust? You might check the condition of the baffle(s) inside the muffler.

I think most would agree our '73 sounds loud and very nice!

It sounds awesome from the tow rope!

loud is a touchy subject with motors. i have never heard a ski nautique that sounds good in the boat. i wanted loud and clean, but after riding in a nautique this summer with straight pipe its horrible. its in no way shape or form a muscle rumble, but a loud drone. on the other hand loud sounds great on offshore racing boats. these boats are cranking serious hp, and have the muscle/drag car cam lope to them. theres a huge difference. these boats simply dont have the hp or exhaust system to sound loud and good at the same time but thats my opinion.plus its nice to hear the guy next to you in a ski boat since were not racing

Mufflers burned out.
And my is the same as your, louder than others .
I with jbear, I LIKE it that way!