Clearing water from exhaust manifolds

[rad1026]

A friend of mine just purchased a nice 2006 Ebtide deck boat with a Merc 5.0L MPI. The previous owner told him to start the boat for a few seconds after he pulls it out of the water to clear the exhaust manifolds. I have never done that even for a second for fear of damaging the impeller. I told him I pull the drain plugs from the exhaust manifold to drain the water. Does anyone run the boat for a second or two like the previous owner told him?

 

[Bondo]

Does anyone run the boat for a second or two like the previous owner told him?

Ayuh,...... Dumb idea that won't clear any water, but will smoke the impeller,.......

 

[GA_Boater]

Your buddy better put in a new impeller before using the boat. The seller wrecked the one in there now. If it isn't shot now, it will fail on him.

 

[H20Rat]

Apparently the previous owner watched jet skis clear out their exhaust after loading and thought it boat was the exact same...

 

[tpenfield]

Friends don't let friends follow dumb advice from previous owners. Thanks for checking in on this. :thumb:

 

[Scott Danforth]

Friends don't let friends follow dumb advice from previous owners. Thanks for checking in on this. :thumb:

still laughing at this.......

 

[rad1026]

Yeah, that's what I thought and that's why I don't do it, but I'm no expert thought I would check. Thanks for the help!