quieting thru hull exhaust

[riley4]

I have an '86 Cruisers Cuddy cabin with a 350 Mercruiser and Alpha One drive with dual thru hull exhaust. What is the best way to make it quieter? Mufflers, conversion of some sort??? Thanks.

 

[Bondo]

Re: quieting thru hull exhaust

What is the best way to make it quieter? Mufflers, conversion of some sort???

Ayuh,... The Best answer is to put it back into a Y-pipe,+ go thru-prop....
Mufflers usually help very little,...
A trick to quieting it at the dock or trolling speeds is to 90? them to exit a couple inches below water level...
That's what Mine do,....
1st chance I get, I'm puttin' the Y-pipe back in,...
After a 1000hrs of Thunder,.... Thru-hulls Suck....

 

[gadget73]

Re: quieting thru hull exhaust

Y pipe is definitely the quietest option. Quite possibly the cheapest too, if you can find someone removing their hub exhaust for through-hulls.

I kind of like both, but for different reasons. I really appreciate the Captain's Call setups that allow you to shut things up when you're tired of hearing the motor. Sometimes noise is fun, but it definitely is fatiguing.