Home Made Fresh Air Exhaust for 100$ (Sunsport 87)

[olivier_20]

Hey guys, Here's my new fresh air exhaut system made by me and two friends , it take about 6-7 to make it but it's really nice !!

Material we use :
- 3'' stainless pipe 1' long (free)
- 3'' aluminium pipe 10' long x 1/8'' thick (65$)
- 2x 3'' stainless exhasut clamp (15$ ea.)

1- We cut the the 1' stainless pipe in half and weld each part to the plates that are srewed to the transom.
2- Couple measurment here and there + couple 22.5 degree cut on the aluminium pipe , welding all together
and grindind a bit to smooth it out.
3- VOILA !!
4- Now i have to decide if i polish/chrome it or powder coating flat black or blue like the boat will be paint next autumn !?

[olivier_20]

[kvand347]

I'm digging that set up, man! You will have to let us know how it goes after you get it on the water!

[olivier_20]

For sure i will let you know how good it is (i hope) and i'll try to have a sound clip !!

[wotan2525]

Looks almost the same as a real one... good work! I'm curious as to how the rigid mounts will holt up. The FAE has several rubber mounts to isolate vibration and protect against impact damage.

[Bravura88]

That looks preety sweet! But was wondering the purpose of it. More horse pwr, better sound etc.

[chrisk]

The purpose is to kill the noise and fumes of the exhaust, muffles it with the water. That way you can hear better for conversation, tower speakers, etc.

[CornRickey]

Do you leave it on when cruising around? I would think that would put a lot of added stress on everything.

[chrisk]

Yes, you leave it on. It does put a lot of stress on stuff, important to have it braced the correct way. Here's the product he mimicked:

http://www.freshairexhaust.com/

To me, it looks like it's going to work out for him. He nailed the shape of it, just have to worry about bracing, but I don't think he's forgotten about that or anything : )

[a_deleon]

Have you had a chance to drop it in the water and see how it worked out?