FW TO SALT WATER

[fish till ya bleed]

I have a Mastercraft comp ski boat that has been set up for fresh water and I need to switch it over to salt water. What all do I need to do to prep it for salt water? It will be for long term salt water use.

 

[Scott Danforth]

do you have a lot of hours on the boat, or very few?

if you have very few hours, you can add a heat exchanger to change it to fresh water cooling

if you have a lot of hours on it, just drop it in the salt water and go boating. flush the engine after use. also a good idea to spray a film of fluidfilm on the engine and items in the bilge as salt air condenses on surfaces and can rust things like valve covers, etc.

 

[tpenfield]

Anything specific that was 'set up' for fresh water? For salt water and keeping it in the water for long duration, you will want

Anti-fouling paint
Propeller anti fouling
Anodes
Closed cooling for the engine if you can add it

 

[fish till ya bleed]

Anything specific that was 'set up' for fresh water? For salt water and keeping it in the water for long duration, you will want

Anti-fouling paint
Propeller anti fouling
Anodes
Closed cooling for the engine if you can add it

Not that I know of as far as just for FW. Closed cooling never seen it on a ski boat.

 

[shrew]

If you're going to trailer the boat, then I would make sure to completely flush the engine after it get hauled.