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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: Stevecat on February 25, 2009, 04:54:28 PM

Title: How many times have you had to use your intake cleanout?
Post by: Stevecat on February 25, 2009, 04:54:28 PM

Thought I'd ping the members and see how useful are they?

I've used mine 1X in 12 years. (OK so the boat has only ran 3 of those 12  :mad:). Sucked a ski or anchor rope just like a noob. Mine is on the inside of the hull. Anybody use theirs on a regular basis?
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Title: Re: How many times have you had to use your intake cleanout?
Post by: FORKEDUP on February 25, 2009, 05:11:06 PM

i can only recall using it one time total out of all the boats over the years, sucked a damn ski rope as well :banghead:

Title: Re: How many times have you had to use your intake cleanout?
Post by: 2savage4you on February 25, 2009, 05:12:07 PM

Ive had my hand in the hole a couple times this year already :D

Title: Re: How many times have you had to use your intake cleanout?
Post by: GT Jets on February 25, 2009, 05:38:16 PM

Never, I have never had mine off on the current boat (won't come out do to the setback of the pump)  :mad:

GT

Title: Re: How many times have you had to use your intake cleanout?
Post by: beerjet on February 25, 2009, 07:30:42 PM

Powdercoated my first one shut and you have to get to shore anyways so you dont flood the boat.
I'm more of a -get in up to your elbow- type of guy anyways  :-\

-beerjet-

Title: Re: How many times have you had to use your intake cleanout?
Post by: 76 Bonneville on February 25, 2009, 09:04:20 PM

Back in about 85 on Xmas eve while watching the parade of lights from the water, we sucked up some kelp. So here we are in the dark, in the middle of the San Diego Bay and i'm having to pull that cover and grab as much kelp as I can, as fast as I can, as what seamed like the whole bay was draining into my boat. I think we had to pull it 3 times to clear it enough to get the pump to hook up. Ahh the memories.

Title: Re: How many times have you had to use your intake cleanout?
Post by: crewchief22 on February 26, 2009, 05:47:10 AM

Never.  I'd need another elbow in the middle of my forearm to get my hand in the cleanout.  ;D

Title: Re: How many times have you had to use your intake cleanout?
Post by: stc315 on February 26, 2009, 01:07:30 PM

Quote from: 76 Bonneville on February 25, 2009, 09:04:20 PM

Back in about 85 on Xmas eve while watching the parade of lights from the water, we sucked up some kelp. So here we are in the dark, in the middle of the San Diego Bay and i'm having to pull that cover and grab as much kelp as I can, as fast as I can, as what seamed like the whole bay was draining into my boat. I think we had to pull it 3 times to clear it enough to get the pump to hook up. Ahh the memories.

Did that out by Catalina one time, my step dad was a SEAL so he pulled out his mask and went swimming pulled it all out from underneath. I sucked up a bunch of tullies at the power tour and beached it on a sand bar and before I could, Marc reached up into the intake and pulled out what seemed like 50lbs of reeds lol. (Thanks again Marc!!!)

Title: Re: How many times have you had to use your intake cleanout?
Post by: IRRebel on February 26, 2009, 05:24:03 PM

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Never.  I'd need another elbow in the middle of my forearm to get my hand in the cleanout. 

Omar must be more flexible than he's letting on. The tease!

Ray