Quote Originally Posted by Jetlink View Post
The answer is, I don't know and that I don't want to find out. I stop and go to idle as soon as I see 200 degrees or so which is basically the boat coming on plane and then I go to idle. I could guess that my elbow temp could get all the way up to and over what it takes to cook an exhaust hose which I do not know the temperature rating on mine. I know it is less than 600-700 degrees or however hot straight exhaust gas is.
Well, my phone just told me you replied. But it didn't tell me to go back and read the other post you just wrote about your failed muffler! So I'm glad you found a likely cause.