Okay for salt water use?

Jack Long · 05-08-2008, 13:56

Saw this on CL- looks good but I don't yet have a sense of what is fresh water specific...

Sea Eagle 10.5 Inflatable

Hit me with opinions.

Thanks,
J

cubicle_zombie · 05-08-2008, 15:23

Yacht Tenders

Same price for a brand new one.

Jack Long · 09-08-2008, 02:07

I actually bought a new dinghy today but need to power it.

The "real" question in my original post was:

Since I will be buying a used outboard- how can I tell if it is appropriate for salt water use? I thought I read that some are fresh water specific and will corrode quickly...

Thanks,
J

Talbot · 09-08-2008, 06:35

Never heard of that

You do need to run a saltwater used one through fresh water at fairly frequent intervals.

**GordMay** · 14-08-2008, 04:54

Salt Water Corrosion Prevention
An introduction to saltwater care for outboard engines
Galvanic Corrosion

ssullivan · 14-08-2008, 05:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Long

I actually bought a new dinghy today but need to power it.

The "real" question in my original post was:

Since I will be buying a used outboard- how can I tell if it is appropriate for salt water use? I thought I read that some are fresh water specific and will corrode quickly...

Thanks,
J

The only outboard I've ever heard of that was for use only in fresh water was a Briggs and Stratton model.

05-08-2008, 13:56	#1
Jack Long Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Sea Boat: Coronado 30 - Lady Eliza Posts: 241 Images: 11	Okay for salt water use? Saw this on CL- looks good but I don't yet have a sense of what is fresh water specific... Sea Eagle 10.5 Inflatable Hit me with opinions. Thanks, J __________________ "It is never too late to be who you might have been." -George Eliot

09-08-2008, 02:07	#3
Jack Long Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Sea Boat: Coronado 30 - Lady Eliza Posts: 241 Images: 11	I actually bought a new dinghy today but need to power it. The "real" question in my original post was: Since I will be buying a used outboard- how can I tell if it is appropriate for salt water use? I thought I read that some are fresh water specific and will corrode quickly... Thanks, J __________________ "It is never too late to be who you might have been." -George Eliot

09-08-2008, 06:35	#4
Talbot Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stavanger, Norway Boat: Last boat was a Catalac 9m Hi-Jude Posts: 2,082 Images: 23	Never heard of that You do need to run a saltwater used one through fresh water at fairly frequent intervals. __________________ "Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors - and miss." Robert A Heinlein

14-08-2008, 04:54	#5
GordMay Administrator Site Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 9,728 Images: 232	Salt Water Corrosion Prevention An introduction to saltwater care for outboard engines Galvanic Corrosion __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

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