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Salt water Vs Fresh Water damage??
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PM203
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Step bottom?
scottw
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No step.
I totally agree with you on the salt water and fresh water rot. I also believe that boats stored in unheated storage in cold climate areas will also have more problems with rot because of moisture freezing and expanding in transoms and stringers, this causes delamination of the plywood which allows the rot to spread even faster.Here again fresh water is worst because it freezes at 32 degrees were as salt water freezes at a lower temp.Look for Boats that have been in heated storage thier whole life. Heated storage boats typicaly will have less chance of moisture issues in the fuel system due to less condensation because of consistent temp.
Geronimo36
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I guess it's possible the differential is less due to the step or with a tunnel hull but bouyancy is bouyancy no matter what and salt water has more. :driving:
Just ask the people who have swam in great salt lake!
Copper and Aluminum do not rust. Copper tarnishes with fresh water but does not "RUST" ,Corrosion happens to aluminum in fresh water in the pressence of some form of acid, copper cleans in the present of acid i.e. Acid rain . Salt water corrodes both. Ask A Chemist.
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Any form and shape of corrosion IS RUST !!!!!!!!!!!!!:seeya:
Sean Stinson
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Bull$hit
Geronimo36
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:ack2:
Tony
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Ive done my share of saltwater boating in the past, most of it involved the boat being pulled out of the water and flushed and washed at the end of each day with Salt Away. This year I took a freshly rigged Whaler and left it in the water for a month. I flushed and washed the boat inside and out after every day of use. After I brough the boat back north and started going through it I was finding corrosion everywhere. Brand new terminal strips, wire connections, and exposed metal parts underneath the console where badly corroded. The brand new aluminum jack plate was badly pitted, and any spot on the outboard that wasnt covered with rust or fogging oil was showing corrosion. This year I'm taking a few cans of fogging oil and grease with me.
Salt is without a doubt heavily taxing on a boat and its rigging, as long as you know what your doing and what to expect, the damaging effects can be kept minimal with the proper preventative maintenece and cleaning.
Salt is without a doubt heavily taxing on a boat and its rigging, as long as you know what your doing and what to expect, the damaging effects can be kept minimal with the proper preventative maintenece and cleaning.
Geronimo36
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I think you're just reading it that way because you're from fresh water!
My first post about this was how I've seen a good deal of unmaintained fresh-water boats and how since you "have" to take care of a salt water boat some may actually be in better shape. My view on this stems because some fesh water boaters tend to throw the baby out with the bath water when it comes to salt, like there's some kind of salt water monster. Seeing posts over the years like "I'm going to use my boat in salt water once, do you think it will ruin my engines?" I just laugh when I see that stuff.:lurk5:
I dont' think anyone is saying fresh is worse, there are just different things you need to look out for and neither are maintenance free. Sometimes I wish I was in fresh water so taking care of my boat would be that much easier. In fact the majority seem agree salt has much worse long-term effects than fresh, I don't think that's debatable...:seeya:
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+1 :usa:
Geronimo36
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Amen!:26:
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Thanks,,,not that i didn't know that ,,,,LOL:sifone:
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