Eliminate the 'Yamaha' Rooster Tail

[Mark Hodowanec]

Is it possible to eliminate the 'Yamaha' rooster tail? When the kids are tubing the rooster tail gets them right in the face. I would think that it would be as simpel as installing a 90 degree fitting where the water for teh rooster tail comes out of. Would this hurt anything? Does anyone make a fitting that fits in & does not restrict flow?

[YamaHP]

Re: Eliminate the 'Yamaha' Rooster Tail

You could just remove the hose from the "rooster tail fitting" and find a cap to install over the pump fitting.

[Mark Hodowanec]

Re: Eliminate the 'Yamaha' Rooster Tail

Will elimination of the 'rooster tail' hurt performance, cooling or anything else?

[99gp1200]

Re: Eliminate the 'Yamaha' Rooster Tail

No.

[ShowMePro1200]

Re: Eliminate the 'Yamaha' Rooster Tail

I think it will void the warranty, won't it?

j/k :-)

[99gp1200]

Re: Eliminate the 'Yamaha' Rooster Tail

It shouldn't but to be on the safe side you could hook it back up before
taking it to the dealer.

[YamaHP]

Re: Eliminate the 'Yamaha' Rooster Tail

Funny, you want to take yours off to keep it out of your kids face, and I want a longer hose on mine so I can shoot my kids in the face (and anyone else who I think needs it)

[Mark Hodowanec]

Re: Eliminate the 'Yamaha' Rooster Tail

Funny, you want to take yours off to keep it out of your kids face, and I want a longer hose on mine so I can shoot my kids in the face (and anyone else who I think needs it)

In the summer I aggree. In december (even in Florida) the 'extra' water when they were tubing was too much!

[RiverDad]

Re: Eliminate the 'Yamaha' Rooster Tail



I solved the problem with a small ball valve placed in the hose. I actually replaced the hose with a plastic high pressure air hose to save the original Yammy hose.

I used a couple of zip clip blocks (like they use inside the ski to hold zip clips) to hold the hose steady against the hull.

Now I can have the rooster tail on or off at the flick of a small valve lever under the rear deck ...

I have a pic I can send to someone if they could post it in the thread ?

Anthony