Please don't make this mistake.
For a boat to be stored in the water it must be prepared for it. You need a
barrior coat and bottom paint applied to the hull. You need a good cover
that will not trap water and will protect the boat. You need a fresh
water/closed cooling system.
A Capri is just not setup for this kind of use/storage.

Either store the boat in a rack system at the marina or on the trailer w/ a
good cover or in a garage.

Since you mention salt water, you will want the larger boat since it will
provide a better ride. You will also want the i/o as it will give you what
you are looking for in a boat (quite cruising around). The Force will
require mixing gas and oil and will smoke and will get poor fuel economy and
will have poor resale.

Bottom line:
1. Get the 1850
2. Get a trailer
3. Store out of the water
a. rack system at marina
b. trailer w/ good cover
c. trailer in a garage
4. Flush the engine after each use and wash it down good to help prevent
corrosion.

--
Tony
my boats at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com

"Melandre" wrote in message
...
Looking at buying my first boat and don't know much about boating
unfortunately. Narrowed it down to 2 options: both are Bayliner
approx. 18' (either Capri 1750 or 1850 not sure) but one has an in
outboard (Force 120hp I think) and the other has an Inboard (120hp or
135hp can"t remember exactly).

The boat would be moored for a large portion of the year at a
sal****er marina (in North Vancouver, BC).

I am wondering if one type (O/B vs I/B) is considered a better
solution for sal****er. For example, with an I/B the option of not
having the leg in the water doesn"t exist while with an O/B I suppose
one could choose to raise the motor above water level (not sure if
this is wise or if the air/sal****er mix would create more damage than
simply leaving it in the water).

Any thoughts, advises, recommendations?

Andre