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- winedown
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- tgebler
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- bud37
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winedown wrote:Source of the post I was wondering if anyone knows where we can get muskrat guards for a 2004 396 carver MY..Thx
If you asking because they have already been in your exhausts then you will have to check the exhaust system internally even after you get the guard.....they chew from the inside out and can be almost thru before they get distracted and leave. They sink many boats a year.
Ask your marina if there is a local guy that makes them ( usually is ). If you are handy you can make some nice ones from 1/2"-3/4" mesh ( can't remember now) welded or unwelded stainless screening.....usually around .100" gage and up. I made some, the local metal fabrication shop had some polished mesh for a custom backsplash, leftovers......epoxied them in and all good.
I may still have pics of them if that is something you wish to try.
- Polestar
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- winedown
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- bud37
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winedown wrote:Source of the post Thanks for the suggestions..We have had two sets of the Hurley Marine guards with the adjustable screws but have lost two guards (at different times)..The last time the stainless steel exhaust pipe went as well... So thinking epoxying a screen in may be a better solution..
Yes that is why I didn't like those Hurley guards, there was something about the design......mine were almost identical to Polestars pic....if you fit them right, ( just make a cardboard template), they fit tight and the epoxy will hold them there without distorting the shape of the exhaust outlet fitting.......good luck man..
- Polestar
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- Bakoboat
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What is a good brand of epoxy to use?
Thanks
Mb
- bud37
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Bakoboat wrote:Source of the post What is a good brand of epoxy to use?
I just used jb weld, the two part little tubes.....clean the area real good and maybe a light sand to rough it up for the epoxy to grab.....it really just holds the screens from popping out if you fit the screens tight.
Yup Midland has the furry little devils, that is for sure... FYI....I got my polished stainless mesh from Georgian bay metals in Penetang, ........good luck.
- CarverToni
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