Transom water pickup location.

[atechbh]

I am putting a transom mounted water pick up on my 36" team believer for a second water line. Where is the best location for it and what depth is best to
Set it to?

[properchopper]

This may not answer your question, but I thought I'd share this alternative solution. When I race-prepped my MC I removed the stock transom mounted water pickup in favor of a rudder pickup. Then to get separate cooling to the motor I did a simple propwash pickup. Works fine.

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[grsboats]

another possibility
Gill


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[Mike Caruso]

another possibility
Gill


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Clean and a very small water hole in the rudder reducing drag.

[shannon87]

hi tony nice job on the prop wash pick up would love to buy one haha for some of my boats where i have got no room on the transom for traditional pick ups as the aeromarine prop pick ups are over 20 bucks haha sorry to hi jack this thread

[iridebikes247]

Have you ever used a thru hull water pickup? They're really easy to install and drag is kept to a minimum also the cheapest at a $1.75 on kintec.

http://kintecracing.com/Water_Cooling_BQFJ.html

Just drill a hole in the hull and epoxy into place.

[atechbh]

Does this last one have lots if water flow?

[JLShip]

Does this last one have lots if water flow?

No need using a thru hull pick up, the ways Tony and Gil showed you in there reply's works out great , I ran one on my Aeromarine Conquest Gas Cat similar to Tony's and have run Gil's way on a Insane Gas Mono.

[iridebikes247]

Thru hull water pickups rely on pressure under the hull to push water through the system. I run these in all of my boats, I noticed boats ran better with through hull pickups but then again these were 80+mph boats.

[JLShip]

Thru hull water pickups rely on pressure under the hull to push water through the system. I run these in all of my boats, I noticed boats ran better with through hull pickups but then again these were 80+mph boats.

I wasn't saying, thru hull water pickups don't work, if done properly, just that the pick-ups mention, are easier to install, and will take care of any water flow issues in the Team Believer......

[iridebikes247]

tfl_521b20.jpgoh no i didn't think you said they didn't work lol, i was saying my SAW boats ran better with thru hull but then again this is a team believer so the benefit of thru hull is probably not as great as its not going 90mph. they make a new one at kintec its like 1.75$ figured I'd throw it out there.

[JLShip]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]104270[/ATTACH]oh no i didn't think you said they didn't work lol, i was saying my SAW boats ran better with thru hull but then again this is a team believer so the benefit of thru hull is probably not as great as its not going 90mph. they make a new one at kintec its like 1.75$ figured I'd throw it out there.

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