Salt just takes a little more care and maintenance . Not a big deal. The problem is that not everyone does it so we should be cautious of salt water boats that's all. You never know. I bought a fresh water boat that had corrosion everywhere including the the drive water inlet from the drive to transom assembly . Not fun to change with the motors in

Every boat I've ever had was used in salt .. You would never know if I didn't tell you .. Now on the other hand I worked in a marina 12 years and we pick up and del boats to about 15 diff lakes for our customers .. I have way more corrosion on fresh water boats than the salt .. .. I own a 38 ft top gun 525 efi freshwater cooled .. First question everyone asks . Ever been used in salt .. Really get over the salt thing !!!!

Gordon don't waste your time...there boats stay perfectly sealed after 20 years!!! HAHAHAHA pass the pipe!!!

way more corrosion on fresh water boats? Yeah rite, you may have picked it up from a lake but did it come from a lake? The same fukking water you rinse your salt water motors with? Whatever

ok so for those who maintain well their salt water boat, how do you exactly clean this up? water soap and oil recipe is good to know, but how do you do it? hose off the entire engine bay then how do you dry all the electrical parts? then wd-40 everywhere? just engines? on electrical? and then everything is oily catching and keeping the dirt?

Dirt? Where is there dirt that your boating? That's not a air filter on the top of your motor. Just have to coat the motor with fogging oil an then wipe it off once or twice a year. Btw makes it look so shiny and new.

I think the point is up here in the fresh water arctic, we know or learn a very expensive lesson on how to mitigate the effects of winter where a mistake is immediately found most often. I'm sure those that boat in salt have their own cleaning routines as well, but it's a lot harder to see an engine rotting inside out than a cracked block. We are all used to what we're used to.:argue:

ya picked it up at the lake ...its a service we do ..we sell boats and ya since day 1 new boat same lake same water never anywhere else .the people don't own trailers . they own camps we del the boats and pickup at end of season ..about 250 boats ..and yes fresh water is just as bad as salt in certain lakes

Uh huh

Go be a troll else where.