Salt water help
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From: Long Island n.y.
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
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From: hampstead nh
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 !!!!
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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 !!!!
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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 !!!!
#65
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?
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From: Long Island n.y.
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?
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From: rock Island wa
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.
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From: hampstead nh
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



