Lots of boats in the classifieds!!!
01-26-2006 | 08:39 AM
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Semper Fi
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Re: Lots of boats in the classifieds!!!
From what I see it looks good to me (but what do I know??) That's what surveys a for 
It looks like someone will be in a real nice Cig. for a great price.
For marketing reasons it wouldn't hurt to give them drives a fresh coat of paint.
If I had a bit more $$ in the bank I would be interested.
It looks like someone will be in a real nice Cig. for a great price.
For marketing reasons it wouldn't hurt to give them drives a fresh coat of paint.
If I had a bit more $$ in the bank I would be interested.
01-26-2006 | 09:09 AM
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JC Performance Engines
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Re: Lots of boats in the classifieds!!!
Originally Posted by Chris288
How do you prevent it ???????
My drive is toast after 2 seasons, I just thought I had a bad paint job,, paint was blistering so I figured at the end of the season I would prime and re-paint, took a season ending 130 mile trip to NYC and back, pulled the boat out of the water paint was gone and my drive was eaten away badly,, it's at the dealer as we speak getting fixed under 3 year merc. warranty... what also concerns me is that the anodes were like brand new no deterioration at all... ????
My drive is toast after 2 seasons, I just thought I had a bad paint job,, paint was blistering so I figured at the end of the season I would prime and re-paint, took a season ending 130 mile trip to NYC and back, pulled the boat out of the water paint was gone and my drive was eaten away badly,, it's at the dealer as we speak getting fixed under 3 year merc. warranty... what also concerns me is that the anodes were like brand new no deterioration at all... ????
01-26-2006 | 09:57 AM
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Re: Lots of boats in the classifieds!!!
First make sure your boat is grounded properly and you have the correct anodes for your water type fresh vs salt vs brackish. If that is all OK then you can blame the neighbor with his cabin cruiser and 2 electric lines hanging in the water. He is probbaly to blame and yes as stated above if you are down current you can't hide from the electric man
We had a guy with merc drives every season he would replace his annodes 2 times during the season. After an electrical guy checked it out they found 1 bad ground and a constant power supply that wasn't suppose to be constant rather then hooked up to a key on power supply.
I solved that problem on my cabin cruiser by adding magnesium anodes on my trim tabs and adding extra anodes on the drive. I can honestly say when I pulled myboat out compared to everone else. They were amazed. I also noticed Volvo drives don't errode as quick as merc. at least in my marina.
We had a guy with merc drives every season he would replace his annodes 2 times during the season. After an electrical guy checked it out they found 1 bad ground and a constant power supply that wasn't suppose to be constant rather then hooked up to a key on power supply.
I solved that problem on my cabin cruiser by adding magnesium anodes on my trim tabs and adding extra anodes on the drive. I can honestly say when I pulled myboat out compared to everone else. They were amazed. I also noticed Volvo drives don't errode as quick as merc. at least in my marina.
01-26-2006 | 11:22 AM
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Re: Lots of boats in the classifieds!!!
Originally Posted by Stormrider
Anyone notice the spike in boats for sale.
Its up to 928!!! We used to be in the low 700s.
BTW, check out this nice 94 TG! gotta like the 3a's!
http://www.offshoreonly.com/esvon/page-8700.html
Its up to 928!!! We used to be in the low 700s.
BTW, check out this nice 94 TG! gotta like the 3a's!
http://www.offshoreonly.com/esvon/page-8700.html
01-26-2006 | 11:52 AM
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Re: Lots of boats in the classifieds!!!
Originally Posted by Panther
Price has come down a lot on that one! Last year I think they guy wanted around $95K. I think it may have been a TRS conversion boat I think??
01-26-2006 | 01:33 PM
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Re: Lots of boats in the classifieds!!!
Sorry to hi-jack this thread,,,, my boat is used primarily in the hudson, brackish water,,, the boat has 2 season, alum. anodes that look like brand new,, the wiring in our docks is atrocious to say the least. Like I said my boat is at the dealer getting fixed as we speak anything I can do to lessen the damage ??? getting them to fix the wiring in the docks ain't gonna happen... I have pics at home and will post tonight, you can see how bad it's eating through the lower gear case, upper cap, around the prop, it's pretty bad...
01-26-2006 | 01:35 PM
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Re: Lots of boats in the classifieds!!!
Originally Posted by RollWithIt
Paint is coming off due to electric current in the water. Once you get a chip in the paint, it spreads like cancer. Very common in fresh water. Especially if you dock near boats that have shore power or the electric lines to the docks are not grounded. All the excess current goes into the water. Its worse if you tie up downstream of a boat with shorepower.
