Help - What is this tool?

[Bob Kontak]

Storage wars landlord just ran across another strange tool. Water hose fitting on one end and ear muff looking water exits at the other end.

I'm stumped.

[vash]

its for running an outboard boat motor without it being submerged in water.

[Scott Douglas]

Out board motor water supply for running out of the water.

Dang, I typed too slow, Vash beat me to it.

[wilnj]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

Out board motor water supply for running out of the water.

Dang, I typed too slow, Vash beat me to it.

Feel much better now. I was thinking it was some tool used by sadists where the ear muff things are clamped over your ears and the other end hooked up to a hose.

[stevej37]

ear protection for the gun range.
oops..spoon range.

[Baz]

Outboard motors use water for cooling.

The water comes in through 'inlets' or ports - at the lower part of the motor - the part that sits in the water.

Those "muffs" slide over the part of the motor where the water 'inlets' or ports are. Attach your garden hose. Turn it on. Now you have water supplied to the motor so it can be run out of the water.

Why run a boat motor out of the water? To flush out the salt water after a day on the sea. Or while doing mechanical work on the motor while it sits on your driveway.

Also - just like a car in storage - the engine or motor should be started and run periodically to keep the fluids and mechanicals in order.

[Scott Douglas]

We used to just put the old Johnson Sea Horse in a metal trash can clamped to the side and fill it with water. Fun way to check it out before going on vacation with the flat back canoe.

[dad911]

Originally Posted by wilnj

Feel much better now. I was thinking it was some tool used by sadists where the ear muff things are clamped over your ears and the other end hooked up to a hose.

That would certainly make it more valuable.....

[peppy]

We called them boat muffs. That's a nice pair has water diverted to both sides, ours just did one side.

[URY914]

What they said.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

We used to just put the old Johnson Sea Horse in a metal trash can clamped to the side and fill it with water. Fun way to check it out before going on vacation with the flat back canoe.

Actually works better.

We were chasing an overheating issue on my buddies I/O.

Neighbor stops by and muses, "that's a big motor, you sure the muffs are pushing enough water?"

Since we were out of ideas we grabbed a garbage bin, filled with water, no more overheating.

[Bob Kontak]

Thanks guys! About $12 brand new. Landlord is not retiring on this sale. :-)

[cabmandone]

Tell him it's an early ear wax removal tool!