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Purchasing a Tracker used in salt water?
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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 417456" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p>Look under the cowling well, see if he'll let you pop the thermostat pocket bolts (have some Permatex gasket sealer on hand). Look for any white spots, etc. Regardless of fresh OR saltwster running, CONFIRM WHEN (by receipts if you can) that both the impeller AND thermostat were changed.</p><p></p><p>But if it makes you feel better, I've been boating on brackish/saltwater estiaries for 50+ years and have not only never flushed a motor, less at the end of the season, but with regular maintenance to the impeller & t-stats, we've never had any issues. FWIW my brothers and I would run anywhere up to 11 OBs per season and my boat club has another dozen I help maintain. We don't have in-season access to hose water, but sure ... we'd backflush as said at end of season or whenever we had the opportunity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 417456, member: 15636"] Look under the cowling well, see if he'll let you pop the thermostat pocket bolts (have some Permatex gasket sealer on hand). Look for any white spots, etc. Regardless of fresh OR saltwster running, CONFIRM WHEN (by receipts if you can) that both the impeller AND thermostat were changed. But if it makes you feel better, I've been boating on brackish/saltwater estiaries for 50+ years and have not only never flushed a motor, less at the end of the season, but with regular maintenance to the impeller & t-stats, we've never had any issues. FWIW my brothers and I would run anywhere up to 11 OBs per season and my boat club has another dozen I help maintain. We don't have in-season access to hose water, but sure ... we'd backflush as said at end of season or whenever we had the opportunity. [/QUOTE]
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