Yamaha F200 flushing

[chrisntan]

Hi all,
I was after some ideas or other experiences when flushing large outboards in areas where there is low water pressure. At the moment i can only flush at the hose connector on the powerhead and still get no water out of the tell tail and a small amount out of the leg. Was thinking along the lines of a drum of water with some sort of pump to the ear muffs.
cheers

[LittleSkipper]

Immerse the leg of the outboard in a cutdown plastic drum, full of water of course.


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[Spin]

You can get a soft plastic drum from the shop of fishing? for filling with water
its made out of swimming pool type stuff
made for flushing outboard motors .

[chrisntan]

would if it was a 9.9hp

[chrisntan]

I havn't really got the clearance between the leg and transom for a bucket with the motor trimmed down

[captain rednut]

You got the same clearance as every other boat owner and a plastic drum will work fine.
cheers CR

[Spin]

We use one of them on a 150 hp Yamaha on the back of V 19 c
tilt the front of the boat up and trim the engine out a bit
its a soft plastic drum made for flushing outboards?

[Stansy]

Mate I have f200 yammy tried muffs with duel intakes but still not enough water flow. Got a 200 litre blue plastic drum and cut it down to fit leg in, I also remove the prop when flush it, run for about 10 minutes after a trip. Works we'll for me.
mark

[chrisntan]

Blue drum it is then, cheers guys

[Oceanranger24]

Got a broken wheelie bin. they are perfect

[Mr__Bean]

A different thought, is the need for water out of the tell-tale really beneficial in a fresh water rinse?

Is there really a benefit for your extra efforts?

If the powerhead rinse ensures that the top end is properly rinsed, and if a short run on double hose muffs ensures that the water pump and exhaust sleeves get a good rinse, is there anything else to achieve?

Darren

[stevemid]

I'm sure a pump would work for you. My system uses the onboard fresh water pump which is a Jabsco 2.9. This is rated at 11 litres per minute and supplies enough pressure when rinsing one motor to create a telltale stream 20 feet long. I needed to make up0 this setup because I'm on a mooring. Here is a video of the setup. http://youtu.be/amHe_w82mN0

Steve