Thanks Jamesgang. ;-)


"JamesgangNC" wrote in message
k.net...
Your original post led me to believe you might not know very much about
this kind of boat as you appeared to be unfamiliar with how thru prop
exhaust is accomplished. It's been done the same way on just about all of
them for about 20 years up to now. I'm not an expert on fiberglass/wood
construction but I do know more about it than you. It is pretty much a
certainty that this boat contains encapsulated wood stringers, transom,
and floor. When your surveyor looks at it I suggest you ask him about the
topic.

And I believe I was the only person to answer your question about
switchable exhaust. Here's what it looks like.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jamesgangnc/corsa.jpg If you look towards the
left side of the picture you will see that the cutout coming off the riser
connects both to the Y pipe behind the exhaust manifold and also goes back
to the transom. If you look very closely you can see the lever and
solenoid on the side that opens it. There is an identical setup on the
other side of the engine.

I built this engine and installed it in this boat in case you are
wondering about what I know ;-) lol

"*JimH*" wrote in message
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"JamesgangNC" wrote in message
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40 is not old for a wood boat. But 15 is old for a wood encapsulated
fiberglass boat.

I think if you do some research on fiberglass boats you'll learn that
fiberglass turned out to be not really very water proof. Over years
continual exposure to water results in the transoms, stringers and
floors becoming water saturated. This predicament was made worse when
laws passed requiring boats under 25' to float even when filled with
water. The solution to that was to inject expanding foam under the
floors. The foam further traps the water against the floor and
stringers worsening the situation. If you drill into many older
fiberglass boats you'll find most of the wood is completely wet. And it
will not dry out.

Today a number of companies have eliminated wood entirely from their
fiberglass boats.

Jamesgang...I know about fiberglass boats and do not need a lecture from
you about them. I am, however, glad to see you are an *expert* on
fiberglass and wood boat construction......I may defer to you later
asking for your expert opinion. ;-)

Just so you know, my friend with the 1966 Lyman (we were on it just
tonight) has spent over $30,000 in structural and top side repairs on his
wood boat over the past 4 years, a price far exceeding what the boat is
actually worth. Some folks, however, just love their boats and do not
consider the cost of repairs. He admitted so tonight. Yet this is a
boat built for Lake Erie and known for it's quality construction and
ability to take on the rough Lake Erie seas. The funny thing is that he
always had to follow me in my fiberglass boat when the lake got rough and
we had to high tail it back home, including an especially bad Lake during
a passage from Leaminton, Canada to Huron, OH. Imagine that. ;-)

I do not know whether or not this boat we are considering has wood
encapsulate stringers. If you can provide some information to that
effect it would be greatly appreciated. Regardless, if we consider
buying this boat after our one week *trial and water test* we will
certainly have it surveyed by one of the best surveyors in our area, and
have a compression test done on the engine.

If you can supply other specifics on the boat's construction and quality
it would really be appreciated.