New Design Drive Shower

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Dave S

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I know several of our members here on CSR use drive showers on their outdrives. I had one installed on my 240 Sundeck and it helped keep the drive a lot cooler.

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I had the original Simrek Drive Shower shown in the picture above but they have now redesigned it and you no longer have to drill into the skeg plate to install one. This is a very clever design and clearly the best design out there in my opinion. I am seriously thinking about getting one for my 260DA. You can check out the new design at http://www.driveshowers.com/
 
Hi Dave. For your 260, are you seeing evidence to justify this, or simply thinking along of the lines of preventive and/or gadget?

Cost is reasonable and installation a non-issue (no drilling). You're making me think about it as well.

Esteban
 
I'm new to boating so tell me more about this.

Looks like something affordable and maybe something I could install myself.
 
I would suggest that anyone considering a drive shower spend some time perusing the Simrek web sight. He explains all the benefits of the drive shower. If you have a Bravo III, I think the drive shower will certainly help to cool it especially if you cruise for extended periods of time without stopping. Remember, that your upper drive is totally out of the water when you are up on plane.
The only reason I haven't bought one right now for my 260DA is I have an electrolysis corrosion issue on my drive that the dealer is working on with Mercury. There is also this "disclaimer" on Simrek's web site that wet slipped folks ought to think about:

Rick Lang at Mercury Marine replied, "If an aftermarket component causes a failure, or in this case leads to corrosion damage... our warranty will not cover the damage/failure". Also, for SeaCore product "under no circumstances should the surface of the finish be damaged or it will corrode and there will be no warranty".

If my boat was dry stored like my last 240SD I would already have one on my 260DA. Or if I was out of warranty I would have one too. For me personally, the Drive Shower just adds another measure of protection to an expensive piece of gear.
 
I would not have a drive shower on the drive in the water all of the time. My 260 was on a lift and I did all of my own maintenance. I had a drive shower on it and I could tell when I changed the gear lube that it was helping. My Dad's Amberjack overheated and blew gear lube through the reservoir in the bilge and trashed the drive. I was cruising with him on our boat that day. I was surprised. It is the one accessory in the right condition makes sense. If you don't do any long cruising or are permantly in the water then not worth it.
 
Sorry if I seem like a moron :smt017

I've been reading that site about this drive shower. I have a 06 240SD.

Based on what I'm reading and looking at in the picture the metal tubes take extra water from down by the prop up to the top and into the outdrive creating a "shower" affect inside.

Am I understanding this correctly?
 
Morpheus

The Halo shower picks up water at the tips of the drive shower just below the skeg. There are 90 degree pickups on either side which I think you can see in this picture.

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Water is literally rammed in there from the speed of the boat. Water travels up those tubes and is forced out of several holes along the top of the drive shower. This picture on Simrek's site shows the water flow.

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SeaRay Jim also has some pictures taken by a friend of his while underway that are even more dramatic at showing the amount of water that comes out of the drive shower. If he sees this posting, maybe he will post them.
 
hehe yea after some more reading I realized that :smt001

I didn't know the top of the outdrive was out of the water on plane. With the 2ft swim platform I've never seen it in action but now that I see the picture I can see how it would help.

Now to decide if I really should have this and if I can really do it myself :grin:
 
You CAN do it yourself. Very easy install with the new design since there is no drilling involved. You basically need to remove 3 nuts, install shower, and replace the 3 nuts.

If you keep the boat in the water, and specially if it's a B3, consider NOT adding it... no need to add more metal to an already complex drive (corrossion wise).

Esteban
 
estebanj said:
You CAN do it yourself. Very easy install with the new design since there is no drilling involved. You basically need to remove 3 nuts, install shower, and replace the 3 nuts.

If you keep the boat in the water, and specially if it's a B3, consider NOT adding it... no need to add more metal to an already complex drive (corrossion wise).

Esteban
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Thanks I keep mine on a trailer in a secured storage area so sounds like I have another weekend project. I love learning all this new stuff :thumbsup:
 
Morpheus said:
estebanj said:
You CAN do it yourself. Very easy install with the new design since there is no drilling involved. You basically need to remove 3 nuts, install shower, and replace the 3 nuts.

If you keep the boat in the water, and specially if it's a B3, consider NOT adding it... no need to add more metal to an already complex drive (corrossion wise).

Esteban
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Thanks I keep mine on a trailer in a secured storage area so sounds like I have another weekend project. I love learning all this new stuff :thumbsup:
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so how much is this again?
 
Food for thought - If these are really needed, why wouldn't mercruiser add these on their new sea-core drives??
I would think they could even be aluminum and hard coat anodized like the drive.
 
boatrboy said:
Food for thought - If these are really needed, why wouldn't mercruiser add these on their new sea-core drives??


-Because they haven't figured out how to charge an arm and a leg for them yet. :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043

Chazaroo
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chazaroo said:
boatrboy said:
Food for thought - If these are really needed, why wouldn't mercruiser add these on their new sea-core drives??


-Because they haven't figured out how to charge an arm and a leg for them yet. :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043

Chazaroo
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If the outdrive came with a shower there would be less people overheating and damaging the outdrive and paint on it and all. Think of all that lose out that get paid large amounts of money to fix things like that and the people that have to be towed etc etc
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Morpheus said:
chazaroo said:
boatrboy said:
Food for thought - If these are really needed, why wouldn't mercruiser add these on their new sea-core drives??


-Because they haven't figured out how to charge an arm and a leg for them yet. :smt043 :smt043 :smt043 :smt043

Chazaroo
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If the outdrive came with a shower there would be less people overheating and damaging the outdrive and paint on it and all. Think of all that lose out that get paid large amounts of money to fix things like that and the people that have to be towed etc etc
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Yeah Boatrboy,
What are you trying to do cause a recession? :smt043 :smt043

-Chazaroo
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Chazaroo[/quote]Yeah Boatrboy,
What are you trying to do cause a recession? :smt043 :smt043
-Chazaroo[/quote]

Not me :grin:

I am not sure who I am second guessing - Mercruiser or the drive shower manufactures? :smt017 :smt017 :smt017
 
so you are saying if you trailer you are in more danger? As in not letting the drive cool before it is taken out of the water? (Not that I do any extended cruising before I take it out of the water. Just trying to understand that statement.)
 
I would think the drive would have a few moments between the time you entered the slow zone, tied off, got your truck and trailer, waited for the ramp lizards to move along and finally loaded your boat for the drive to cool enough not to be a issue after you pulled out of the water. :smt024
 
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