New for me... Stay on the water with inboard?outboard

[Creekwood]

Look at all these nutjobs! The internet police better get after them asap!!!

Which nutjobs? The ones with inboards or the ones with I/Os?
Or maybe you are saying that all boaters are nutjobs? Actually you might be right on that one.

 

[RollerCoastr]

Which nutjobs? The ones with inboards or the ones with I/Os?
Or maybe you are saying that all boaters are nutjobs? Actually you might be right on that one.

While arguing that salt and I/O's DO mix after all, he posted pictures of a boat show, a marina with mostly sailboats and another marina with mostly larger inboard yachts...

Is weed legal in the Canadian PNW? :grin:

There's actually no debate here. Valkyrie seems to think someone has claimed that boats can't be in water. I can't find the post that said that, but maybe I missed it. The fact is, of the 3 most-common types of propulsion, I/O's require the most maintenance. When you keep a high-maintenance item full-time in saltwater, you'll be incurring costs that could've been avoided. Pretty much end-of-story, isn't it?

 

[mnm99]

Anyone ever mention the steering pin? That pretty much sucks when it starts leaking.

 

[copb8tx]

While arguing that salt and I/O's DO mix after all, he posted pictures of a boat show, a marina with mostly sailboats and another marina with mostly larger inboard yachts...

Is weed legal in the Canadian PNW? :grin:

There's actually no debate here. Valkyrie seems to think someone has claimed that boats can't be in water. I can't find the post that said that, but maybe I missed it. The fact is, of the 3 most-common types of propulsion, I/O's require the most maintenance. When you keep a high-maintenance item full-time in saltwater, you'll be incurring costs that could've been avoided. Pretty much end-of-story, isn't it?

^^^ This!

My only full-time in the water IO was my 85 250. I spent a fortune maintaining that outdrive, and that's in fresh water. Did it stay afloat? Did it get me where I wanted to go? Sure and sure. Was it ideal? H*** NO! I've since had 3 inboard boats over the last 25 years and have spent close to $0 dollars on the running gear. Really just stuffing box repacking.

I think our Canadian friend needs to re-read the thread to get a better understanding of what the argument is.

 

[Black Valkyrie]

Boats live in water.

 

[Ididntdoit]

Boats live in water.

Done feeding the trolls.....op (if it was legit) never came back.....looks like this is the new bait since the honda thing has run its course....

 

[skunkman]

Boats live in water.

I have twin stern drives in Florida and would never consider keeping them in the salt water full time. The OP was asking a legitimate question and was given sound advice - i.e. if you want a boat in salt water full time you can do it with I/Os but you are better off with inboards. The replies also outlined the added maintenance to expect if you do indeed choose to keep an I/O boat in salt water full time. As a kid we would keep our single engine I/O in the water in NJ seasonally and it beat the hell out of the out drive.

 

[Henry Boyd]

The only person not being civil is you. Boats in Marinas stay in the water. The responses are literally pointless. That's a pretty polite way of putting it too.

Sorry dude, you are the one who is pointless with your lack of knowledge. The rate of Marine growth, and submerged metal galvanic corrosion, are both very much a function of water temperature. Higher temperatures create faster rates. The OP stated the boat would be kept in Delray Beach. Delray is a pretty well known location in South Florida, Palm Beach County as a point of fact.

Yes, you can keep a stern drive in the water up in ice cube land, as I can in Boston. But we only do it for six month stretch typically and can do it because our water temps are "hot" when they get into the seventies. Water temps in South Florida are consistently in the eighties.

Twenty-four seven water storage under Florida water conditions would basically trash a stern drive after one year, especially a BIII that is the more common drive on the 280.




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