Do you guys flush your engines?.

[mushman]

It's funny the only guys I ever see flushing out their engines are the ones with the quick connects.
I've never seen anyone lower their engine back into the water with muffs, but maybe I'll be the trend setter.I'm going to give it a shot and see how it goes.
Now I just got to figure out how to get the muffs on,since my engine is like 3 ft off the transom on a bracket.Maybe I'll try hitting it off the side since I have an extra long finger.

[Pipe_Dream]

Originally Posted by mushman

It's funny the only guys I ever see flushing out their engines are the ones with the quick connects.

That would be me!

Before I got the Yamaha, I ran an old Evinrude 155 for many years. It was always in salt water. I never flushed it, and I never had any corrosion-related problems, for what it's worth.

[macojoe]

I trailer my boat and almost always flush when I get home, there are a few days I am just to tired but I do it 90% of the time. And I have to use the old ear muffs also.

[phester]

I'll flush 95% of the time unless I know I'm going out again the next day. Back to back boat trips are rare these days and like Ferm said I like hearing the 2 stroke on the muffs

[cterrebonne]

Originally Posted by Pipe_Dream

That would be me!

Before I got the Yamaha, I ran an old Evinrude 155 for many years. It was always in salt water. I never flushed it, and I never had any corrosion-related problems, for what it's worth.

dont know why, probably due to different alloys but the jap engines always have seem to have more corosion problems versus the american engines. now this is in southern LA where the water is like chocolate milk all the time.

[garbubba]

That's the beauty of south LA terrebone, I always want to flush my buddy's engines when we get back to Venice & he reminds me that the run back up river took care of it.

I live on the mississippi coast where our water may not be blue but it's salty & I always flush.

[Blue_Runner]

Not only does it get the salt out but it gets the sand and sediments out as well....especially the sand from when you run it up on a sandbar at half throttle. Ask me how I know

[cterrebonne]

Originally Posted by garbubba

That's the beauty of south LA terrebone, I always want to flush my buddy's engines when we get back to Venice & he reminds me that the run back up river took care of it.

I live on the mississippi coast where our water may not be blue but it's salty & I always flush.

by where i work, theres a launch 5 mins away and its similar to venice, i can run a 1/2 hour for specks in the salt, then back to fresh water at the launch, no need to flush the engine.

[randlemanboater]

I flush mine and wash it off good every time use it, but I rarely leave mine in the water overnight, muchless all season......I just couldn't stand it.

[C YENSEN]

Originally Posted by Mulv80

Not flushing your motor after using it in saltwater is like not taking a shower after the beach - Mulv

great analogy