[C320-list] Muffler alternative

[David Nolte]

I have emailed Gerry Douglas and asked his opinion as to whether he  
thinks the Vetus Waterlock muffler is a viable alternative to the  
Aqua Lift for the Perkins, Westerbeke, and Yanmar engines. I'll  
follow up and post his response.

For those who are interested, I went back to the boat and took a  
closer look at the installation. The muffler is made of hard plastic,  
and there are two vertical eyelets, one at the front and one at the  
back. My mechanic placed some rubber material under the front and  
back of the muffler, where the muffler would come into contact with  
the boat floor surface, to act as a shock absorber and to allow for a  
tight installation. At the front of the muffler, he anchored a screw  
somehow into the bottom flooring and used a plastic strap to connect  
the eyelet to the screw. At the rear of the muffler he drilled  
through the vertical face next to the muffler (coming from the port  
side) and ran the screw through the eyelet and tightened it with a  
nut. The muffler has held securely for three years so far.

I took some more pictures which show this better. I'll endeavor to  
get them up on the 320 site soon.

David Nolte
Beach House #4


On Apr 8, 2008, at 9:41 AM, Irving Grunes wrote:

> Dave and the discussion list.
>
> Am I to assume the Vetus Muffler mentioned here is ONLY for the  
> Perkins
> engine?
>
> Will this same muffler work for the 3GM Yanmar as well?
>
> Irv Grunes
> #851
>
> On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:23 PM, David Nolte <dcnolte at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> For those who were interested in the muffler that I used to  
>> replace my
>> Aqua-Lift, I finally got down to my boat this week to check on the  
>> muffler.
>>
>> We replace the Aqua Lift with a Vetus Waterlock Muffler. We've had  
>> it for
>> 3 seasons now and it has worked great. It's not very large, so at  
>> firs tI
>> was a bit dubious, but my mechanic assured it would work well, and  
>> it has.
>>
>> Here's a link to see one:
>>
>> http://www.foreandaftmarine.com/WLOCKL40R.htm
>>
>> David Nolte
>> Beach House #4
>>