Saltwater vs. fresh water boat....
Any idea on the life of a boat that has been in fresh water when
compared to that of a boat in salt water?Will risers last that much longer Altenators? Generator? Stuffing boxes? Is there going to be a significant advantage? I know the answer but
want to hear what others think |
briancoffey
May 30
2008
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| There a lot of nasty wood-eating parasites that live in fresh water. You
do have to worry more about fitting corrosion in salt, but keep the rain
off and the zincs and bottom paint fresh, and the hull will last longer
than in fresh.
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Garth
Jun 1
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| Can you provide some links backing up that information? I do not have a dog in this hunt but I would like to see verification
that wood powerboats last last longer in salt water vs. freshwater. |
JimH
Jun 1
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| Like I said, I've been told; I haven't done any research on my own on
the topic, and the only evidence I can present is anecdotal. From the
quick searches I just did, most websites seem to agree that salt water
definitely has anti-fungal/anti-rot properties, with some people going
so far as to spread salt in the bilge. That said, the Wooden Boat forum (http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/)
contains a wealth of knowledge about wooden boats and boating and a
quick Google search brings back over 300,000 hits:
http://www.google.com/search?q=wooden+boat+freshwater+rot If you wanted a really authoritative answer, you might want to contact
the folks over at the Center for Wooden Boats: http://www.cwb.org |
Garth
Jun 1
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| Here's a good one:
http://www.woodenboat.com/forum//showthread.php?t=8105 My understanding is that while salt water will prevent most bottom-up
rot, rainwater combined with poor ventilation is more likely to be the
cause of top-down rot, and that's how most wood boats rot. |
Garth
Jun 1
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| I 've heard the same stuff. Including the adding salt to the bilge of a
fresh water wood boat. Makes sense when you consider how old some of the
tall ships can get. |
jamesgangnc
Jun 2
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| Especially in the case of the ones built of steel. The Coast Guards
ship is ex Kreigsmarine, built as a training ship in the thirties. The
Germans had three and they are all still around. Casady |
richardcasady
Jun 2
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| To some extent. In days of old, it was common practice to occasionally take whaling
ships and other large wooden vessels up a river to fresh water for a
period of time to kill salt water parasites. |
salty
Jun 2
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| The scourge of tropical waters and wood is the shipworm. Properly,
teredo. The have a rasplike head and can do as through a job as
termites. Casady |
richardcasady
Jun 2
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| Yes, pretty much everybody who knows even a little about old wooden
ships knows this top secret piece of trivia, Dick. |
salty
Jun 2
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| >> |
HK
Jun 2
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| "Don White" <whited@ns.sympatico.ca> writes: |
martin.schoon
May 31
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| Welcome, Martin. I once rode my motorcycle from Gothenburg to Stockholm. It was a very
boring ride. But both Gothenburg and Stockholm were gorgeous cities to
visit. |
John
May 31
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| As a general rule, fresh water is always a preferred option over salt
water boats. Having said that, a good boat is a good boat and if
properly maintained and stored over winter, a good salt water boat is
the equal of a fresh water boat. It all depends on your requirements and pocket book. A fresh water
boat will bring a premium as opposed to a salt water boat. Thus,
looked at logically, if all things are equal, the good, sound salt
water boat will be a tad less expensive than it's opposite which is a
positive. |
Short
May 31
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| John H. <salmonbait@removegmail.com> writes: |
martin.schoon
Jun 1
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| That's what we did. We'd come up from Stuttgart for a rally and didn't have
time to waste. |
John
Jun 1
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| Hey John, answered your note the other day, but it kicked
back...sorry.. |
justwaitafreki...
Jun 1
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| salmonbait at gmail dot com should work. If not use jherring at cox dot
net. |
John
Jun 1
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| Unless it's a wood boat. :) |
Garth
Jun 1
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| A good friend of mine has a '69 Lyman (wood). It indeed requires a
lot of work but would it require less if used in salt water? |
JimH
Jun 1
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| Freshwater is always the best option. |
JimH
May 30
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| That's usually the feeling here.
A good fresh water boat would be more desirable. I drove 2400km round trip
inland just to pick up my sailboat in 2004 |
Don
May 30
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