95 SPEEDSTER

[Brad99021]

So I put the boat in for the first time and the bolts on the exhaust came out and it appeared to have water coming from there. I replaces those bolts and took it back out and it’s definitely pushing water out of the exhaust where it attaches to the motor. New to these boats and boating in general. Wondering if anyone has had this happen and what it could be

 

[mikidymac]

You need to get the correct gasket and install it dry and torque to factory specs, no silicone.

The reason they leak and blow out the gasket is because the rubber support bushings on the lower mounting bolts go bad. You have to replace these bushings or it will just continue to blow out the gasket over and over.

 

[Brad99021]

Ok awesome thanks for the reply! So water going threw there is normal? Just need to replace that gasket and it won’t leak?

 

[mikidymac]

Correct but you need the gasket and the pipe bushings.

 

[Brad99021]

Ok thanks again! I’ll order those both