Thanks Chris - I can't believe I hadn't picked up that marine exhaust hose is a running line and can be bought most places. Anyway we are now fitting this and hopefully it will solve the problem permanently. I don't want to have a boat full of sooty water again - the mess is unbelievable!

SimonP

I have for some years now been looking for friendly water in the West Midlands - mostly to test and use my boat. I was a member of the Midland Powerboat Club at Kingsbury for a few years but this Club appears very inactive apart from a few waterskiers and some commercial catamaran use. I never once ...

Sorry I couldn't come up with a more interesting title! Its an important subject nonetheless. I have the Simmonds with the Daimler V8 and have nearly always suffered with exhaust joints that fail and then flood the boat. There are two flexible joints on the straight part of the exhaust pipes ( and 2...

Burn't the clutch out on the tow car - maybe next time!

SimonP