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On Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:47:23 GMT, "Mike Slater"
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On Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:43:18 GMT, "Mike Slater"
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On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:27:17 GMT, "Mike Slater"
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He said with Mercury's the water gets in through
the gasket where the top and bottom half where cowling cover meets the
base.

IMHO, your motor is mounted WAY too low.....
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I am not disagreeing. I used to have a different Riviera Cruiser with
the
same problem. Not sure I can change the mounting height, but I think I
can
add a water deflector to keep salt spray away from the powerhead lower
cowling. I will be sure not to affect the airflow, just water.

Earth to Mike................. If water is entering the center of
your engine cowl, adding a water deflector (whatever the hell *that*
is), is a lot like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

1) I can't imagine a situation where the mounting height *can't * be
adjusted and,

2) You *really* need somebody, that knows what they are doing, to look
at your boat.
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Here is a typical transom engine mounting for a pontoon boat. I added the
red arrows to show where salt spray typically enters the powerhead cowling
at the gasket. I will add a small length of aluminum or rubber flaps to
the
transom to limit the salt spray. see:
http://www.thespaceexplorers.com/mis...ontransom1.jpg

On my harris there are 2 deflectors on each side of the motor bracket
about 4-5" wide with about an inch of the outside edges bent down
around 30 degrees to channel the water aft. One is near the top and
the other about half way up the side. You could get an aluminum
fabricator to make up something for you, maybe shaped like a square C
crossection that would bolt to what you have. Use aluminum bolts (Ace
Hardware has them). Stainless will eat up the aluminum and steel will
rust.
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Success. Here is my first test and afterwards there wasn't a single drop of
water on the cowling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrMiNfpOLqQ

ps: What did you mean by "Stainless will eat up the aluminum... "