Water coming out of carb

[Larryrsf]

Now I am debating whether to take the boat out of the water and try to clean the bottom. Really, what additional damage will be done by more weeks of marine growth on that fiberglass? I keep the engine tilted up and I intend to try to flush it with fresh water after each outing. And certainly the boat will be slower on the water as it drags all that stuff, but so what? The water in the Harbor here is nearly always too choppy to allow comfortable planing by small boats, much less higher speeds. The smartest speed seems to be about 15MPH and 2000 RPM. Even BIG wakes don't pound and scare me or my passengers.

And there are many places I haven't explored yet.

Does anyone really think there is a difference in marine growth damage to fiberglass between one and 4 months?

Larry

[spareparts]

don't know how the growth is where you are at, but down here, this time of year, you have to clean the bottom at least every two weeks or it won't even plane out, worse than that, running the boat with a dirty bottom can overload the engine, I've seen more than one engine failure from a dirty bottom. If you don't have bottom paint or at least a barrier coat, you're looking at blisters by now