Keepinn a Donzi 27ZR IN salt water all the time
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Hello everyone,,,
this is my 1st post as I知 a 1st time buyer of a boat of this category. I知 moving to Nassau Bahamas and wanted to buy a Donzi 27ZR for island hopping etc. My house however only has a dock and not a lift, also there is not anywhere around me I can store the boat out of the water! Is this a terrible idea to keep this boat in salt water? if so I guess I値l have to go to a centre consul with outboards. If not has anyone any advice on how to look after and what I need to do?
Thanks in advance,.
this is my 1st post as I知 a 1st time buyer of a boat of this category. I知 moving to Nassau Bahamas and wanted to buy a Donzi 27ZR for island hopping etc. My house however only has a dock and not a lift, also there is not anywhere around me I can store the boat out of the water! Is this a terrible idea to keep this boat in salt water? if so I guess I値l have to go to a centre consul with outboards. If not has anyone any advice on how to look after and what I need to do?
Thanks in advance,.
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Hello everyone,,,
this is my 1st post as I知 a 1st time buyer of a boat of this category. I知 moving to Nassau Bahamas and wanted to buy a Donzi 27ZR for island hopping etc. My house however only has a dock and not a lift, also there is not anywhere around me I can store the boat out of the water! Is this a terrible idea to keep this boat in salt water? if so I guess I値l have to go to a centre consul with outboards. If not has anyone any advice on how to look after and what I need to do?
Thanks in advance,.
this is my 1st post as I知 a 1st time buyer of a boat of this category. I知 moving to Nassau Bahamas and wanted to buy a Donzi 27ZR for island hopping etc. My house however only has a dock and not a lift, also there is not anywhere around me I can store the boat out of the water! Is this a terrible idea to keep this boat in salt water? if so I guess I値l have to go to a centre consul with outboards. If not has anyone any advice on how to look after and what I need to do?
Thanks in advance,.
Bigger issue: Who is going to work on the I/O down there when it breaks? Have you seen the import taxes/VAT on boat parts?
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I think everyone here will say you need a lift. The sterndrive hanging in the water is not nice, electrolysis, corrosion, antifoul, reduced performance and marine growth will cost you more in the long term than a lift costs. Antifoul is also a big price killer if you decide to sell down the track.
Look into the centre console thing before making a final decision. Outboards that raise up clear of the water are so much easier.![Smilie](/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Not exactly what you wanted to hear but boats, especially sterndrives, left in salt water become very costly.
RR
I think everyone here will say you need a lift. The sterndrive hanging in the water is not nice, electrolysis, corrosion, antifoul, reduced performance and marine growth will cost you more in the long term than a lift costs. Antifoul is also a big price killer if you decide to sell down the track.
Look into the centre console thing before making a final decision. Outboards that raise up clear of the water are so much easier.
![Smilie](/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Not exactly what you wanted to hear but boats, especially sterndrives, left in salt water become very costly.
RR