We don't see many , well hell ANY Buick powered boats around here, Welcome! Can't wait to see it!

First, you need to post pics of the boat. Particularly of the engine compartment, to see how your set up is.

Second, if at ALL possible, disconnect the driveline from the jet. Not usually possible with 3 point mounts. In which case, what I do, and don't really endorse, is run a second hose like an enema up it's ass. at least it's SOME water to the jet, but don't run it too long or hard like that.

Heres a pic of my setup on Moo. My Pickle is setup similar, but with all AN fittings is all. pull a cap off, hook up the hose (With a valve to control the water). With Moo, I loosely clamp vise grips around the red hose from the pump to feed it just a little, then a hose up the wazoo WFO as disconnecting the driveline is impossible on that one. The pickle is a 4pt mount, and 5 minutes to disconnect it.



Ray

Entire pics of my boats are all over the place here, but here's Moo, at least how it looked LAST week. This week, she'e a lil bow heavy......     Down to 2 running boats here....   Can't have THAT!!



Ray

IMHO I would not use plastic couplers on a jet boat. Here is my set up. I do not run it out of the water because I have the Ultimate Wear Ring and it states not to do this.

TJS,

As always, beautiful boat, How well does your little strainer work for all the water flow? I use the steel version of the same strainer on just the header water and it is unreal how much crap I pick up...

We tried using small strainer in the main line, but the screen just got crushed and blew apart....

I am green with envy at your skills...

GT

The strainer does work pretty good. I have not had any problems with it. I do however have problems with the banderlog valve not working at all. I finally got this thing together after the dyno session and thie valve did not work at all. Had to cut the day short. This is the second time I wil be sending the banderlog valve out. I made a make shift set up today using a basset T valve and called Don from Banderlog and told him I am not happy and sending it to him again. the boat did run real strong with the dynoed engine for the 300 or so yards I

Sorry for the thread jack...Is it possible the strainer has too much pressure drop?, that's where I had problems....Isn't the Banderlog valve a diaphragm type deal? Just curious....

I want to say the Banderlog is pressure dependent.

GT

Nope it does not even click and compressed air does not go thru it at all when 12volts and ground supplied to it. I have max 18 psi running to the valve as I adjust my dump valve for the pressure I want. It worked for only 1 season perfectly then started acting up. I did not change a thing in my set up when it worked before.

Thanks Ray,
I'll switch out that plastic coupler with a brass hose repair kit. And yes the drive line looks easy to disconnect.