Okay, so I looked at a late 80's Bayliner today. I'm in Southeast MI
so I'm surrounded by tons of freshwater lakes. But I noticed this
string of white stuff on the hull. The guy says the boat used to be in
sal****er. Does this salt residue come off? It looks like unsanded
drywall patches, albiet small ones.

Thanks in advance.

gprimerib wrote:
Okay, so I looked at a late 80's Bayliner today. I'm in Southeast MI
so I'm surrounded by tons of freshwater lakes. But I noticed this
string of white stuff on the hull. The guy says the boat used to be in
sal****er. Does this salt residue come off? It looks like unsanded
drywall patches, albiet small ones.

Thanks in advance.


That's pretty well all the boats here sail in and I'm not sure what
you're talking about. Most people who care for their boat will wash it
off with fresh water on occasion.

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Okay, so I looked at a late 80's Bayliner today. I'm in Southeast MI
so I'm surrounded by tons of freshwater lakes. But I noticed this
string of white stuff on the hull. The guy says the boat used to be in
sal****er. Does this salt residue come off? It looks like unsanded
drywall patches, albiet small ones.

Thanks in advance.


Why buy a boat that has been kept in sal****er when you live in Michigan????

JimH wrote:
"gprimerib" wrote in message
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Okay, so I looked at a late 80's Bayliner today. I'm in Southeast MI
so I'm surrounded by tons of freshwater lakes. But I noticed this
string of white stuff on the hull. The guy says the boat used to be in
sal****er. Does this salt residue come off? It looks like unsanded
drywall patches, albiet small ones.

Thanks in advance.



Why buy a boat that has been kept in sal****er when you live in Michigan????


Exactly...I purposely drove inland and returned trailering a boat 1700
miles so I could get a freshwater cottage boat. The harsh ocean
environment can be hard on older models.

Don White wrote:
JimH wrote:

"gprimerib" wrote in message
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Okay, so I looked at a late 80's Bayliner today. I'm in Southeast MI
so I'm surrounded by tons of freshwater lakes. But I noticed this
string of white stuff on the hull. The guy says the boat used to be in
sal****er. Does this salt residue come off? It looks like unsanded
drywall patches, albiet small ones.

Thanks in advance.



Why buy a boat that has been kept in sal****er when you live in
Michigan????

Exactly...I purposely drove inland and returned trailering a boat 1700
miles so I could get a freshwater cottage boat. The harsh ocean
environment can be hard on older models.

I concur. We pay a premimium on boats here in fresh water country, for
a very good reason (my boat cost a few thou more than a similar model
would, kept in salt water on either coast).

Guys like Don trailer boats back to coast, for a good reason. I've seen
boats as old as mine on the coast and it was like looking at me compared
to Aussie sun-worshipper of the same age. Kinda scarey. Personally, I
wouldn't buy a boat that's seen salt water unless it was CONSIDERABLY
cheaper than a similar boat kept in fresh water.