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how shallow is unsafe for outdrive/outboard?
Harryk wrote:
On 3/2/11 6:50 PM, dmo@omd. wrote: hi, i'm wondering where the water intake is for the cooling system on outdrives and outboards. it seems that it should be far enough up that it wouldn't be in much danger of sucking up sand, but someone recently warned me to be a lot more careful about not starting an engine when the prop is resting on the sand. how low is the intake? Look for intake vents between what is usually called the cavitation plate and the pointy bottom of the skeg. The intakes typically are right in that area. I would be wary of starting an engine while the proper is "resting on the sand." Who usually calls it that? I've never owned an OB with a cavitation plate and I've owned almost a dozen. |
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