One evening over a few cold ones at a local hangout,
a group of half-adzed backyard mechanics,
discussed the problem of low water pick-ups.
We agreed that unless the impeller is below water level to start,
it's difficult to obtain prime. Air bleed prevents suction.
Our beer-fueled solution was an electric pump,
mounted on the transom, fed by a pickup tube,
with the output fed to the engine by way of an adapter
to the water riser tube. When hull speed became fast enough,
the pressure created by the forward motion of the hull
became greater than that supplied by the pump, the pump turned off,
and as long as the hull was operating at planing speeds,
the engine was cooled by the flow from the pickup.
Kind of rube-goldberg, but we agreed it was do-able.
Too bad none of us ever attempted to build it.
We were too busy fish'n and divin'.
