Hi,

I was wondering - as a first time builder - if there are any problems simply putting the cooling water outlet on the bottom of the hull as opposed to the transom or side. The two problems I can see is water pressure on the outlet working against the rudder pickup and outflow interfering with the prop. As for pressure, neither of the marked surfaces B and C should touch the water at high speeds, so we are talking only about hopefully negligible air pressure. To avoid interference, if that's at all a problem, I can move the outlet sideways, out of the line of the prop.

Could someone more experienced chip in with some useful info? Is this a bad idea? Pros and cons?

The reason for this whole fuss is that the transom is too thick, so I would need to remove the inner balsa layer from the outer plywood layer. On top of that, the transom is already pretty crowded, so accessibility for servicing is also a concern.

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Cheers,
Peter