Either they're loose and spin in the wind or you don't want to risk the water spray (i.e. choppy conditions). Some will bet that the air flow to carb also
If you don't have a spark arrestor, it will not burn your passengers hair off in the case of a back fire. Happened to a passenger on my buddy's boat. Mine is turned back only because I don't want crap getting in their while towing and I am too lazy to flip it around when I hit the water. It a little quieter too.
Use to get you a ticket at the river if you weren't running a spark arrestor and had your scoop facing forward. I don't know if that still holds true today.
It's a wash, we never got hassled for open containers back then.
The benefits of facing the scoop forward (tiny amounts of boost given big MPH) are usually offset by the propensity to gobble water at times not to mention noise, burned passengers, and possible stalling out.
If you have a flame arrestor inside the scoop, facing it forward will not burn your passengers in the event of a backfire. IMHO, scoops look the best when they're facing forward.
Now in regards to the law, I know for sure in California that there is absolutely no written law that states which way your scoop should face, which means that the "five-o" cannot stop you for having a forward facing scoop nor can they write you a ticket for it because there's no law that you're breaking, therefore that eliminates the "probable cause" and the purpose of the ticket.
Now there is some confusion in the California boating law in regards to flame arrestors. On one page of the ABCs of the California Boating Law, it states that flame arrestors are required on boats with motors that ARE NOT exposed to the atmosphere above the gunnels. Yet on another page it states that they're required PERIOD. So on that one it's anybody's guess...I'll be doing some research on that one to clarify that.
However, I see no point in not running one. Yeah sure, they limit the air intake some, but is it really worth the risk of starting a fire, possibly someone getting hurt over it?
If you have a flame arrestor inside the scoop, facing it forward will not burn your passengers in the event of a backfire. IMHO, scoops look the best when they're facing forward.
Now in regards to the law, I know for sure in California that there is absolutely no written law that states which way your scoop should face, which means that the "five-o" cannot stop you for having a forward facing scoop nor can they write you a ticket for it because there's no law that you're breaking, therefore that eliminates the "probable cause" and the purpose of the ticket.
Now there is some confusion in the California boating law in regards to flame arrestors. On one page of the ABCs of the California Boating Law, it states that flame arrestors are required on boats with motors that ARE NOT exposed to the atmosphere above the gunnels. Yet on another page it states that they're required PERIOD. So on that one it's anybody's guess...I'll be doing some research on that one to clarify that.
However, I see no point in not running one. Yeah sure, they limit the air intake some, but is it really worth the risk of starting a fire, possibly someone getting hurt over it?
Jetoholic, I have read thru coast gaurd regulations and most rules comply to enclosed motors. On the other hand I have also read thru other laws that require an arrestor regardless! I went through this while reading up on wake damage and responsibility. If the guys wake-boarding close to a gas dock with boats moored ever read this in the coast gaurd manual they would think twice about showing off. It has happened to me to many times to let it go, now and I carry a diggi-cam in my boat for that reason! The next one to swamp me and make my boat roll under a dock will have a law suit in his hands!
Yes my thoughts exactly. Only under extreme conditions like circle boat racing I think enough water would actually be splashed on your boat to get water into your scoop.
Unless you get roosted by some A hole. Well I guess Ive been guilty of doing that before.
Having mine on saved me from getting water down the carb from some monster wake coming over my transom when I was beached. Waves were about 6" over the top of my engine. Whole boat got flooded pretty bad. Wake was from a big cabin cruiser... :|err
Where I do my boating I would be more likely to take a huge wave over the transom while parked at the sand bar, so I'll keep mine facing forward, plus it looks stupid the other way. sphss
Where I do my boating I would be more likely to take a huge wave over the transom while parked at the sand bar, so I'll keep mine facing forward, plus it looks stupid the other way. sphss
only the guys how hate thier boat and paint jobs beach their boats. always anchor bow facing away from the beach with the trandsome tied off at the beach.
yes, talk about bad luck hit a duck doing bout 80 in my picklefork, what a mess, ripped off the polished kuhl , i hope the s.o.b suffered. bought a bassett and it now faces the transom.
In AZ, I was pulled over by a CA cop and was told that you must either have a spark arrestor or velocity stack to direct any backfires away from the passenger compartment.
us circle guys put them backwards for obvious reasons.......we expect to be hosed down out there as it gets ugly when it gets crowded.....call it gay, but i'd rather not hydro lock my motor.
I should have added....that it is not gay if it is run backward on a circle boat. Circle boats have a legitimate reason to run them backwards....All others = forward.
Backwards, to cut down the noise. We did several back-to-back top-end GPS speed tests to see which way ran faster, and it made no difference. So much for the value of a scoop.
Our Dooley scoop has a spark arrestor inside it, that's what holds the scoop to the carb.
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