hey guys.

family got some new jet skis recently. now with my car being low and my exhaust sitting lower for me to get the trailer in enough some water splashes into the exhaust.

questions. is this safe, and if so is there a limit to how much water can get in my exhaust?
otherwise i may have to cut my rear bar and lift the exhaust up.

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Essentially any water that goes in there is just going to be evaporated and pushed out with exhaust gases. The only time it would be an issue is if you left the water sitting in their too long and it started to rust out the pipes.

Essentially any water that goes in there is just going to be evaporated and pushed out with exhaust gases. The only time it would be an issue is if you left the water sitting in their too long and it started to rust out the pipes.
A stainless exhaust system would combat the rust issue as well ;)

as long as your not going too far back into the water, you should be fine.

dont let it sit there longer than required either to prevent the possibility of damage.

otherwise, you should be right :)

personally i wouldnt let any part of my car touch salt water, seen cars rusted out from ppl backing into water, just get an extension put on tow bar. salt water = car death
if only some stainless tips are touching and nothing els, its not too bad

personally i wouldnt let any part of my car touch salt water, seen cars rusted out from ppl backing into water, just get an extension put on tow bar. salt water = car death
if only some stainless tips are touching and nothing els, its not too bad

or just on the way home from fun on the water, go through a high pressure car wash with non-salt water, and blast the salt water off the underside of the car - wheelarches, fuel tank everywhere etc etc.
as long as that is done each time, then the rusting process will at least be slowed down by a LOT.
EDIT - high pressure is of course best for this sorta thing coz it loosens and blasts the salt water away a lot more effectively than a garden hose can..

iv seen cars that have rusted and never been near the water in thier life - it all comes down to care taken on the car really..

not a problem man, as mentioned only problem is the salt that may cause rust but just wash it off and you'll be fine. had my forby that deep in water that it was coming in the wheel arches, same thing when my magna was caught in the june long weekend floods at newy, make sure the gases can escape though, cause that might cause co2 coming into the cabin and u definitely dont want that!...the gases should push their way through the water anyway...just a good wash and ur fine...

We use a magna to put a boat in all the time.. exhaust always come close to touching. with water just touching tyres it just misses exhaust.. waves change that though.

My suggestion is leave the engine running if u are close to touching exhaust. that way any water that gets close will get blown out..:)

yeh im pretty paranoid bout salt water so i washed it down good when i got home.

well looks like i did everything right...hmm still thinking i might cut out the bar for the muffler. think it might look better. not sure. not to good with photoshop.

on another note. jet skis are awesome. lol

yeh im pretty paranoid bout salt water so i washed it down good when i got home.

well looks like i did everything right...hmm still thinking i might cut out the bar for the muffler. think it might look better. not sure. not to good with photoshop.

on another note. jet skis are awesome. lol

Nice call man, I was going to suggest it.

A friend of mine took his VS out onto the sand once, it was to have some fun, so sand and salt water got everywhere.

Within a few weeks all the exhaust system and a few rear metal bits were rusted to hell, maybe even the fuel tank.

what about gravity.
The boat ramp is going to be on an angle, and for water to get up into the exhaust, its gonna have to be put in there forcefully, or if the car is pointing down the ramp and the exhaust goes under. Facing the right way on a boat ramp will be fine.

if the car is pointing down the ramp and the exhaust goes under.

make sure you close all the windows and sun roof before trying this . .

make sure you close all the windows and sun roof before trying this . .

:bowrofl: :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

i dont think my windows can seal in rain let alone the ocean.

get some rust proofing on the car? should save some worrying?

I think the only way it's going to cause any problems (other than surface/minor rusting) is if you turn the engine off while the exhaust pipe is submerged. I'm pretty sure that will suck water back up the exhaust. whether or not the water will make it far enough to do any damage is debatable, but I wouldn't be willing to find out...

cheers,
.wook

i used to spend a LOT of time at lake eppalock in central vic (fresh water) when it had water and a lot of guys used to tie a rope to the trailer from the chain atatchments and let it roll back into the water keeping the car completely dry.

just another idea if you are paranoid

i used to spend a LOT of time at lake eppalock in central vic (fresh water) when it had water and a lot of guys used to tie a rope to the trailer from the chain atatchments and let it roll back into the water keeping the car completely dry.

Great idea. .

Heaps of times I've seen the fisho's reverse down the ramp at speed. . hit the anchors hard and the tinnie launches off the trailer into the water . . . even the trailer stays completely dry. They do have a rope tied to the tinnie so that it doesn't head for the horizon. :D

This is true . . but I am not suggesting for a minute that you try it with your jet ski..

i would use a good high tensile chain rather than rope, less chance of it breaking and u having to swim after jetskis and trailer. pneumatic jockey wheel on the front of trailer, extended safety chain, you wont need to get near the water. i wouldn't recommend trying it by urself tho, have some1 strong enuf they can push the trailer if it needs to be guided, maybe have the misses reverse car and u push it where it needs to go. and with the chain u got plenty of strength to pull them out of the water 2.

PS. lucky bastard... i want a jetski :tantrum:

tie a rope to the trailer from the chain atatchments and let it roll back into the water keeping the car completely dry.

We used to use this method to launch our sailboat. The boatramp wasn't "steep" enough so the boat didn't have enough water under it to float off by the time the wheels hit the waters edge. The chain was used to let the boat trailer further out.



Heaps of times I've seen the fisho's reverse down the ramp at speed. . hit the anchors hard and the tinnie launches off the trailer into the water . . . even the trailer stays completely dry. They do have a rope tied to the tinnie so that it doesn't head for the horizon. :D


Have seen this one done quite a few times, though once i did see a bloke in a landcruiser in Port Douglas try to launch a 16ish ft power cat this way. The rollers jammed and 2 ton of boat proceeded to drag the cruiser back down the slimy ramp into the water. Luckily it didn't go all the way in(the engine didn't get wet but it would have been close) so he managed to get truck out again.

well the bloke i work for said thats what he does. requires a bit of practice but.

i reckon it would look pretty impressive. show off in front of your friends.

i would of thought just get somebody to sit on it so it doesn't float away.

My uncle has a VY SS ute and the exhaust of his car always reached the water when launching. It didn't take long for the tips to start rusting.

I think his solution (or at least his proposed solution) was to modify the trailer a bit so the car didn't have to go back into the water as far.

on another note. jet skis are awesome. lol

They are till maintainence and costs get the better of you then you get over them and buy a boat..:)


But they are fun..:)

anybody got any ideas as to how much it would cost to get the rear bar cut. im thinking of redoing the exhaust to a lukey while im at it. just gotta wait till im back at work and have some cash in my pocket.

Salt water will SLAUGHTER your car. My dad owns an exhaust shop and I own 2x carwashes. I've seen lots of salt damaged exhausts, paint, rubber, tow sets and suspension boots. Don't underestimate it, salt water is agro stuff. Most stainless exhausts are 304 stainless NOT the 316 marine grade. Also most tips are simply chromed, and welded onto the muffler. Water gets into and sits in the fibreglass packing of the muffler and will kill it pretty quickly. The welds will deteriotate but will outlive the muffler.

Get the tow extension or a longer trailer if you can. Don't buy tips with rolled edges and wash your car after it's been in or near the drink. Obvious stuff but easy to not be bothered with after a day on the lake in the sun.

THANKS..

maybe for now will let my old man do the work with his pajero.