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Richard Casady

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:17:44 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:54:52 -0700, Garth Almgren
wrote:

Around 5/30/2008 2:04 PM, JimH wrote:

Freshwater is always the best option.

Unless it's a wood boat.

To some extent.

In days of old, it was common practice to occasionally take whaling
ships and other large wooden vessels up a river to fresh water for a
period of time to kill salt water parasites.

The scourge of tropical waters and wood is the shipworm. Properly,
teredo. The have a rasplike head and can do as through a job as
termites.

Casady

HK

wrote:
On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:19:30 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:17:44 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:54:52 -0700, Garth Almgren
wrote:

Around 5/30/2008 2:04 PM, JimH wrote:

Freshwater is always the best option.

Unless it's a wood boat.
To some extent.

In days of old, it was common practice to occasionally take whaling
ships and other large wooden vessels up a river to fresh water for a
period of time to kill salt water parasites.
The scourge of tropical waters and wood is the shipworm. Properly,
teredo. The have a rasplike head and can do as through a job as
termites.

Casady

Yes, pretty much everybody who knows even a little about old wooden
ships knows this top secret piece of trivia, Dick.

Ahh...yet another rec.boats snarkmeister.

Short Wave Sportfishing[_2_]

On Fri, 30 May 2008 13:50:15 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Any idea on the life of a boat that has been in fresh water when
compared to that of a boat in salt water?

Will risers last that much longer

Altenators?

Generator?

Stuffing boxes?

Is there going to be a significant advantage? I know the answer but
want to hear what others think

As a general rule, fresh water is always a preferred option over salt
water boats. Having said that, a good boat is a good boat and if
properly maintained and stored over winter, a good salt water boat is
the equal of a fresh water boat.

It all depends on your requirements and pocket book. A fresh water
boat will bring a premium as opposed to a salt water boat. Thus,
looked at logically, if all things are equal, the good, sound salt
water boat will be a tad less expensive than it's opposite which is a
positive.

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