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Re: 30 year old boat springs leak help?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:27 am
by Pete Cooper
Is the leaky pipe in a place where you can cut it out to replace with a straight section? If so get a piece from a local exhaust supplier that has the same inside diameter as your existing pipe. Cut a coule od slots into each end, then clamp that in place using standard exhaust clamps. If it is a bent piece of pipe, try and remove it in one piece, take it to an exhaust manufacturer(Yellow Pages) and see if thay can copy it. Failing that you can buy flexible hose designed for use as exhaust so that might do.
Other options are a firm called
http://www.keypart.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - they do lots of Volvo spares, or have a look on eBay.
Good luck, Pete.
Re: 30 year old boat springs leak help?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:52 am
by Pete Cooper
If using flexible exhaust hose you will need to ensure that it is well supported - if it can flap around too much it will not last.
Re: 30 year old boat springs leak help?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:15 am
by sahona
Assume yours is similar to mine, with the water being injected some distance away from the engine.
Just to set your mind at rest, I've had a couple of installations using "dry" metal exhaust up to the "U" bend where the mixing takes place.
On the VP, it took the form of plaited wire armour in layers, similar to that used in some cars between the manifold and first solid section of exhaust (eg. rover 825D).
On the current 4108, it is iron spiral flexible pipe covered in asbestossy bandage. Both have been installed for years (possibly 30?) and are still good, the secret being (I think) that the salt water is introduced later in the circuit and only wets rubber hose between the Utube and skin fitting.
Should last for years, being internally coated with nice oily fumes.....
(Am I allowed to talk to a mobo on here?)

Re: 30 year old boat springs leak help?
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:37 pm
by Pete Cooper
Mobo is a term for a motor boat owner - Sahona is 70% Mobo, and 20% Raggie(a similar term for a sailing yacht) - the other 10% is conservatory!
Re: 30 year old boat springs leak help?
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:20 pm
by Booby Trapper
Re: 30 year old boat springs leak help?
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:25 pm
by sahona
Well Pete, not any more...
The flex coupling flew apart when I picked up a rope on the prop on launch day so no mobo.
I think the prob is rammed into the rudder and the shaft bent.
Couldn't afford the fuel anyway.
The conservatory windows disintegrated when I fitted the spreader for the crane, so that's gone as well.
We're a yot, so there.
Re: 30 year old boat springs leak help?
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:59 pm
by Bodach na mara
The flex coupling flew apart when I picked up a rope on the prop on launch day so no mobo.
I think the prob is rammed into the rudder and the shaft bent.
Couldn't afford the fuel anyway.
The conservatory windows disintegrated when I fitted the spreader for the crane, so that's gone as well.
I think that qualifies as a right bummer of a start for the season Bill.