Fresh Water Boat Taking a Dip In Salt Water---- Advice Needed
 

Hey guys,

I'm relatively new to OSO and have a question about running my fresh water boat on salt water for a few days. What type of precautions do I need to take after pulling the boat out? Just run fresh water through it for a few minutes? I have a 95 Formula 336 with twin 525's.

Brandon

At least 10 min. If you have fresh water close to you a 15 min run in the lake would be the best. Also wash out your brakes with fresh water also.

Just flush with fresh water as soon as you can once its out. May take 10 minutes or so per engine as the thermostat needs to open to allow full fresh water flow through block. I usually just taste the water coming from the exhaust and I can tell when its fully fresh and flushed.

They do make salt dissolver additives but for 3 days I wouldn't think you would need that.

Nice boat, when you say 525s do you mean 525sc's? Boat must go really good and suck some fuel!!!

I do the same as all above. I also just spray the engines down with WD40. It is light weight and puts a nice protective coating on everything with out making it suck to work on. I also wash the entire boat down to get the salt off the windsheild, cleats, interior......

My boat came from fresh water but I now put her in salt. However, she does not sit in it.

I'm lucky that I'm only a minute away from the ramp I launch and retrieve from, so engines are still at running temp by the time I start flushing.

My routine:

Flush engines (5 minutes per engine)
Wash (entire boat, trailer, and drives)
Rinse (through on the drives)
Dry (Sham-WOWs work wonders)
Cover

It takes about 45-60 minutes from retrieval at the ramp to rolling on the full cover.

My routine:

Flush engines (5 minutes per engine)
Wash (entire boat, trailer, and drives)
Rinse (through on the drives)
Dry (Sham-WOWs work wonders)
Cover

It takes about 45-60 minutes from retrieval at the ramp to rolling on the full cover.[/QUOTE]

+1

EXACTLY what I do........

525's are fresh water cooled, no salt touches the thermostat. The only salt issues are the headers, drives and the heat exchangers. Salt away I believe is too aggressive. Just flush 10 per side.

Yep.....10 minutes a side. 30 minutes would be crazy!!! Wash, WD40.....everything you would do after having sex only a different order!

Sex = Wash, Lube Coating, Run Hard, Put Away

Boating = Run Hard, Wash, Lube Coating, Put Away

I'm thinkin 525SC's were not Fresh water cooled and the 336's
(some) the 525SC