Cattitude

Forgive the ignorance of my question... I'm a fresh water boater. I'm taking my Pantera to Navarre/ Destin for Labor day weekend, on a painted Myco (c-channel- no box frame cavities).

I bought the flush kit from Marc/Bam for my XR, and found ramps with fresh water as well as a hotel with good parking and fresh water hose for me to use.

I'm a little anal, but also a little practical- is it sufficient (As opposed to sacrilege or barely acceptable) to flush once on Monday (boat exterior, drive/engine and trailer/spring packs) vs doing the same routine Sat night, Sun night and monday afternoon? It's a fast and furious mini vacation- don't want to cut into the fun time too much. This will be the first salt since the boat was tested new. won't see any more til maybe next yr for a similar trip. still have six+ weeks of fresh water boating at home too for the ultimate flush. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

mopower

The engine and drive was made by Merc with salt in mind , so a weekend won't really make much difference. As to a painted steel trailer , they were made WITHOUT salt in mind , unless of course they're figuring selling you a new one in 5 years . I would DEFINITELY rinse the trailer off. Salt loves steel . You will also find dried up gritty salt residue on vertually everything that comes in contact with the water. That's why I try to stay in fresh myself.

berns29scarab

i've never had the chance to boat in freshwater. i live at the jersey shore and i make it a point to fresh water flush my boat after every single use. the key is to flush "BEFORE" salt has a chance to dry. if you have the source to flush it immediately after it comes out than i would definately do so...BEST 3-5 minutes per motor you could spend. AGAIN JUST MY OPINION...