Found this while looking at salvage project boats....

[Mark42]

"1985 Galaxy 199 Cuddy Cabin, 19' Project Boat Y, Great boat for someone with mechanical knowledge! This great Cuddy cabin was running great before it sunk so all it needs is a tune up. It's powered by a Mercruiser 4 cylinders, 140 Hp. ......"

It SANK and all it needs is a TUNE UP? Can you believe they have the gall to print that? ? ? ?

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Found this while looking at salvage project boats....

you know some boat owners, are so ignorant, about the workings of their boat, they probably think thats right. we don't need to cover it, or install a automatic bilge pump, charge the battery, IT HAS FLOATATION.

 

[tmcalavy]

Re: Found this while looking at salvage project boats....

That's just SRM...Selective Reality Marketing. And someone MAY actually believe it...just hope they have a deep wallet.

 

[84CJ7]

Re: Found this while looking at salvage project boats....

Actually it wouldn't even need a tune up if they got to it fast enough. So long as it wasn't down a long time or in salt water you can just take the plugs out and crank it over to blow the water out of the motor and then wd40 the hell out of the cylinders and change the oil and everything will usually work fine. Running it cooks off the remaining moisture real quick. Often the starter craps out because water ends up trapped in it and it internally gunks it up but that can be easily corrected.
The electrical connections need to be rather quickly dried after it comes up or they get yucky too.

 

[84CJ7]

Re: Found this while looking at salvage project boats....

Since I can't find the edit button in this stupid forum i'll just add another post.

I site this as an example of how things don't just fall apart in water:
http://www.englishrussia.com/?p=299

This tank spend 60 years underwater in a peat bog/pond in europe and after basic maintainance it started and ran and everything worked.

 

[jdooner]

Re: Found this while looking at salvage project boats....

That was due to the anaerobic propery of the bog, not a good place to get rid of a body either.