This method also reduces the risk of attacks from pests such as the oyster-drill snails, and damage from polluted water.
用柴油機帶動抽水機抽出海水，經鐵管灌入沙底，順勢就可以不費力的把麻竹插入，把蚵架搭好。蚵架一定要搭得牢固，才能經得起風浪的考驗。除了平掛法和垂下法，余廷基還在嘉義布袋一帶推廣浮筒式的養殖法。