Dry Running on land

myflyby · Newbie Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 47 City: Fresno

Wondering if you could tell me what the name is of the part to buy to hook up a water line to the boat to run it on land? Thanks

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

the most common one is "fake a lake"

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/overtons/detail/pdetail2.cgi?r=detail_view&item_num=32740

But I don't think it's the best. There are a ton of threads on here about cheaper/better alternatives if you search the boat forum.

For mine, I just detached the hose from the strainer and clamped the garden hose into its place. Total cost = $0 and it doesn't run the risk of sliding off and over-heating your engine.

Shawn Madison · Posted: Jan 01, 2007 4:21 pm Post subject:

Remember to not have the hose turned on fully, a little over half-on.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jan 01, 2007 5:56 pm Post subject:

krbaugh · Addict Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Posts: 758 City: Edwardsville

Never heard that before
Shocked

King of the Tigers · Posted: Jan 01, 2007 10:26 pm Post subject:

I made my own fake a lake from parts I bought at Ace Hardware.

Toilet Plunger: $1.50
Hose End: $2.00
Screw Clamp: $1.00
Dowel: $1.25

Total: $5.75

Works great. Stays the same temperature as it does when in the lake.

Shawn Madison · Posted: Jan 02, 2007 6:02 am Post subject:

DRAGON88, What happens is the excessive force coming in to the plunger blows out the sides and creates air pockets in the suction basin. This in turn reduces the suction efficiency of the intake. Not a huge deal, but can lead to increase operating temperature and overheating.

Partyb · Posted: Jan 03, 2007 12:33 pm Post subject:

I cut my intake hose and added a "T" with a faucet thingy on it. I just attach my hose to that.

dirtysparks · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 2428

Isn't your intake hose after your impeller? If you do bypass it, won't you burn up your impeller this way?

Partyb · Posted: Jan 03, 2007 4:03 pm Post subject:

Ummmmm...intake hose comes from a hole in the bottom of my boat to the impellar. My faucet thingy is between the hole in the bottom and the tranny cooler. So, it's before the impellar.

That would be pretty silly to put the faucet after the impellar, that would be really bad for my impellar and tranny cooler/tranny.

PimpinD2 · Posted: Jan 04, 2007 7:45 am Post subject:

Your intake hose should come from the brass strainer on the bottom of the boat, got throw a filter then threw the raw water pump. Thats at least how it goes through my boat. I just unhook my intake house from the filter and hook up a home made hose with a garden hose connection to it, and be done with it.

dirtysparks · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 2428

Ok, well on my boat (I/O), there isn't any sort of hose until after the impeller. Thanks for clearing that up.

fish6942 · Addict Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 603