Lowell Bernhardt
09-12-2002, 05:19 PM
While at work this week. I was thinking while doing one of those menial tasks that doesn't require much thought.
While in moments like these I like to day dream about the obvious, BOATS. :D My mental demon this week was, a cheap alternative to marine propulsion. I know you're thinking, ME CHEAP? ;) Any way, here's my thought:
I've got a tool catalog that sells just about everything redneck could ever want. But probab;y can't afford. :D They sell a replacement pump for a 5 HP motor. You know the type, a big ditch pump or irrigation pump. I though to my self that 12,000GPH is ALOT of water through a 2" outlet. And this would give me something constructive to do with that old mower that SWMBO is always on me about.
If you could mount this inboard with the suction line through the hull bottom aft (screened of course) and then extend the outlet from the rear. Viola! I think if it were me I would have to build some sort of, manifold to reduce the 2" down even more, which would in tern give it more head pressure. However, this would more that likely cutdown the flow of the pump and may hamper performance, but you'd just have to experiment.
This pump in the catalog was about $144.00 not including shiping. Between that and a new carb for the mower and say $25 in misc. stuff you'd be in business. Right?
Just some food for thought, I think :confused: ?
While in moments like these I like to day dream about the obvious, BOATS. :D My mental demon this week was, a cheap alternative to marine propulsion. I know you're thinking, ME CHEAP? ;) Any way, here's my thought:
I've got a tool catalog that sells just about everything redneck could ever want. But probab;y can't afford. :D They sell a replacement pump for a 5 HP motor. You know the type, a big ditch pump or irrigation pump. I though to my self that 12,000GPH is ALOT of water through a 2" outlet. And this would give me something constructive to do with that old mower that SWMBO is always on me about.
If you could mount this inboard with the suction line through the hull bottom aft (screened of course) and then extend the outlet from the rear. Viola! I think if it were me I would have to build some sort of, manifold to reduce the 2" down even more, which would in tern give it more head pressure. However, this would more that likely cutdown the flow of the pump and may hamper performance, but you'd just have to experiment.
This pump in the catalog was about $144.00 not including shiping. Between that and a new carb for the mower and say $25 in misc. stuff you'd be in business. Right?
Just some food for thought, I think :confused: ?