Jun
02
i have a big bass boat,21 ft, will it hurt the boat or engine to put it in the ocean?
ByQuestion by Charles M: i have a big bass boat,21 ft, will it hurt the boat or engine to place it in the ocean?
its a 21 ft stratos,with a 200 johnson gt motor.will it hurt the boat or engine in any way,even if it is washed and flushed out the engine when i get it out of the ocean/?? just curious some individuals say i does ,some say it dont matter.
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Answer by jtexas
it’ll work fine, of course you will have to wash anything down (do not forget the trailer) and flush the motor.
Not being accustomed to operating in salt, I’d always wonder if I missed one thing…………….
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No not going to hurt it if you wash the hull down good and wash the motor down (outside) good then, wash (flush) the motor out good.
Also wash out all your live wells. And rinse the inside of the boot out good as well.
And don’t forget to grease your steering cable while at it.
Also don’t ignore the trailer. Wash it good and repack the wheel bearings.
Something else you might want to do is wax the hull before putting it in the ocean and wax it again after getting it out.
You’d be surprised how much keeping the hull waxed helps the performance.
not sure why you’d take a bass boat to the ocean, but it’s not going to hurt any more than a boat you’d use for that purpose to begin with. just remember the low profile and don’t get swamped. and double clean when when you get back.man…that’s an awful nice boat to take out on the ocean…unless you’re going to be doing some flats fishing…which puts you at a disadvantage because of how low it is.
It depends on how long you plan on having it in the ocean. If it’s going to be a while you really should have a saltwater motor, but it it’s not going to be that long you need to make sure that you flush the engine and clean everything, bottom and props included, very, very well.