DavidW2009
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Sep 12, 2009
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A couple months ago I bought a good trailer. A 1987 Baretta 16' boat came with it free. The boat has a Ford 2.3 Liter Cobra I/O. The hour meter says 95 hours (may or may not be true), but all the instruments are in very good condition and work.
I ran it on the muffs yesterday. I noticed it was leaking water around the head water elbow gasket. I removed the elbow and found one of the flange ears was broken off. I also noticed it was quite rusty inside the elbow. The elbow appears to be made of cast iron or cast steel.
See attached photo.
Is this rust normal for a fresh water boat, or does it look like salt water damage?
I ran it on the muffs yesterday. I noticed it was leaking water around the head water elbow gasket. I removed the elbow and found one of the flange ears was broken off. I also noticed it was quite rusty inside the elbow. The elbow appears to be made of cast iron or cast steel.
See attached photo.
Is this rust normal for a fresh water boat, or does it look like salt water damage?