I need advice on the exhaust run now that I'm moving my exhaust outboard of the outboard stringers to make room for in deck fish boxes. In looking to see if I had bonding wires on my tiller arms from info I received on another post, I realized both my port and starboard exhaust runs appear to angle downward from the exhaust thru hull to the transom end of the muffler. From that point, it appears the whole exhaust angles slightly upward. Here are the pics:
![Image](http://www.momentoffame.com/photopost/data/517/medium/Exhaust_Run_Starboard.jpg)
![Image](http://www.momentoffame.com/photopost/data/517/medium/Exhaust_Run.jpg)
Based on advice I got from Bob Lico to move the mufflers as close to the forward bulkhead as possible to avoid having to raise the deck to have Vernatone mufflers under the deck, I am intending to have approximately 4-5' of a straight shot of exhaust hose out of the muffler to the exhaust thru hull. I'm concerned the additional straight shot of exhaust hose will potentially create more momentum from water heading into the exhaust hose from the thru hull.
Here are my questions:
1. Should I create an additional cradle and strap to force the exhaust hose down toward the bottom of the hull at the same angle it currently has to create a longer flat or slightly upward angled section heading into the back of the muffler in its new more forward position?
2. Should I keep the new outboard exhaust thru hull the same height as the current thru hull when I move it more outboard from its current position?
3. Anything else I need to know about moving the exhaust outboard to create in deck fish boxes?
Thanks!