Get a zinc cock ring

And on our boats that have aluminum heads, (2 x 600 SCi's) they are freshwater cooled. All other engines, (1 680HP 572", and 2 x 720HP Whipple'd 500 EFI's Victory Mainre engines) they are all Merc racing iron heads.

Buy reading this thread, I now most certainly know who not to take any advise from. WOW

"BY" reading your post, I know who not to ask for grammar lessons! WOW! Haha just kidding.

Hey JRider no hard feelings, I think we are saying the same thing I was just giving you a hard time. Salt obviously causes corrosion, not sure why there is a dispute.

Do recognize fresh water has its cons including rot. Like it or not boats do get wet. Some don't manifest to be an issue however some do (3-5 years), even from factory. Salt water boats do rot but take much much longer (20-30 years)

Any way this has been an eventful thread!!! Let's keep it up!!!

so you are saying a boat in fresh water with a water leak issue will rot in 3-5 years but that same boat in salt water would rot in 20-30 years??

Yes, generally speaking. Obviously there are instances where boats rot in salt water as fast as fresh. Scientifically speaking the organisms within fresh water that destroy the wood are not found in salt water (so I read).

The most rotted boats I've seen, wood wise have been fresh water boats. But I love it when a 15 year old cigarette or outerlimits is advertised as "freshwater only" well what about when they sea trailed it new? Cuz I know it was in salt then!

My new truck came from Texas and I don`t care how much my wife begs to use it when she feels she needs 4 wheel drive.. I will stick her in her front wheel drive $hitbox and send her on her way cause I`m a SALT SNOB!!

I do not care if a boat is wet or rotten...I wont ever buy one, been there done that and never again. I just finished repairing one, that is why I said my boat is dry...I have sample drilled about every piece of wood in the boat. The salt water wood does not rot is an invalid argument and does not work for me. If any boat structure is wet, it is compromised, even salt water boats can get fresh water wet when neglected, its called rain. That water that soaks interiors and sits in the bilge.

Most boats get wet from poor rigging...even right from the factory. Every screw that is put in a boat should be sealed, every hole in the boat, sealed...many are not or done poorly. Look at a DCB or Cig vs lets say a baja, the rigging is night and day.

My short answers to your questions about acid, chlorine, polution, and minerals were better than you think.
Ph levels / acidity..................we filter water our fresh water and drink it, doubt it will hurt my boat and I don't see fish floating PH level is really not a problem here an acidic lake will die and we seriously do drink water out of our lakes, even lake erie which was one of the most poluted lakes at one time, I really do not see many corrosion issues here

chlorine levels..................I don't run my boat in a poo lI am not sure who has ever boated in chlorine with the excepttion of eliminators test pool

Calcium/mineral hardness...................its not a bubble bath all water is going to have minerals in it and besides the white residue on my pipes I cant see how it affects anything

Pollution.................? We just do not seem to have this problem anymore

Etc................you are still an idiot was pushing your buttons

lol.. If that's your way of maintenance buddy... I would never by a FW boat from you. And like some said,, you have no clue.
I been in FW and SW. Both needs appropriate care. Once a year of washing the bilge in FW is not it. The biggest problem in FW boats that owners don't think what needs to be done. Thus the problems. Not tor mention the negative issues with frost. etc. I know many of marinas and owners in W and the winterization is not adequate. PERIOD.