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14/32 Jet Jon w/ yamaha 701
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<blockquote data-quote="PSG-1" data-source="post: 402658" data-attributes="member: 6937"><p>Yep, that's the one drawback about those top loader grates. Their open design may allow leaves and stuff to pass through with no problem, but it can also allow a rock, or a large stick to jam the impeller. I got rid of my top loader grate when I had a stick jammed in there causing major cavitation, and I had to idle 5 miles back to the boat ramp. </p><p></p><p>Not only did I go back to a grate with tines, I also modified it into a weedless grate, and also beefed it up by making the tines from stainless flat bar, and having 6 tines, instead of 4. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]81105[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>As you can see, they are spaced close enough that the joint of my middle finger can't pass between any of them, so, this should keep out any rocks or other obstructions large enough to cause damage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PSG-1, post: 402658, member: 6937"] Yep, that's the one drawback about those top loader grates. Their open design may allow leaves and stuff to pass through with no problem, but it can also allow a rock, or a large stick to jam the impeller. I got rid of my top loader grate when I had a stick jammed in there causing major cavitation, and I had to idle 5 miles back to the boat ramp. Not only did I go back to a grate with tines, I also modified it into a weedless grate, and also beefed it up by making the tines from stainless flat bar, and having 6 tines, instead of 4. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_0756.jpg"]81105._xfImport[/ATTACH] As you can see, they are spaced close enough that the joint of my middle finger can't pass between any of them, so, this should keep out any rocks or other obstructions large enough to cause damage. [/QUOTE]
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