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Need location for water intake for volvo 90hp100 leg

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sea_slug

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"i can get a plastic skin fitt

"i can get a plastic skin fitting on ebay, already have the see cock brass type 25mm.
and could (may be) getting what he calls a skimer intake, can some one tell where the best location for these items, boat is hartly type 20 ft as per photo. timber ply with glass over,and will be trailered
will this cause pronlems with the trailer rollers"
 
"not familiar with term "s

"not familiar with term "skimmer intake" but basicaly, keep any underwater obstruction away from in front of prop. especially on downstroke side. anything under the boat will tend to drag bubbles and you want clean flow to prop."
 
"thank you for your responce.

"thank you for your responce.
skin fitting is the plastic looking thing.

skimmer intake is the brass thingy
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hopeing to buy one of these things from ebay sone
and just getting mentally preped to see where the best place will be to put one or the other."
 
"That Plastic Thing is a Bilge

"That Plastic Thing is a Bilge Pump Discharge fitting.........

The Brass thing is an Engine Water Pick-up......

No Way, I'd put a Plastic Fitting Below the Waterline.........."
 
"hi, the engine water pickup i

"hi, the engine water pickup in photo is what you need, get yourself a bias marine catalogue or look up there website, a brand new stainless 3/4 pickup is only about $30.00 au, fit it a couple of inchs in front of the transom and 6 to 8 inchs away from the center line of the boat"
 
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