Does it matter if the boat is for sweet or salt water? (25ft)?

Question

I mean, there are not boats just for sweet and just for salt water?

You can use it anyware...?

I will be using it for salty sea with occasional waves.

Answer 1

Boat doesn't now or care>Wash it off when your done>Spray the engine with something like CRC & flush when done using>

Answer 2

It matters greatly. Salt water is much more corrosive than freshwater. A boat exposed to salt water should not have metals resistant to corrosion and zincs properly applied to reduce corrosion to the motor and metal structures of the hull if any. Additionally anti fouling paint is needed in saltwater if you are to keep your boat in the water for any significant time.

Answer 3

nope it doesnt matter

Answer 4

I have to agree with Capt John.  

It does matter what the vessel is designed for, there are boats designed to be used in fresh water and boats designed for salt water.  

Yes you can use either one for fresh or salt.

Answer 5

the boat doesnt  matter . But the motor does.

Answer 6

I strongly disagree... with the other two.

Most boats (though not all) but certainly most "better" boats  are made for one specific purpose or the other... Salt water boats tend to be heavier, and have deeper drafts (meaning the hulls go down deeper in the water) and they have higher freeboard (meaning the sides of the boat extend up higher...  This is all because the sea is obviously rougher, and has deeper swells, higher waves, etc. that fresh water lakes.  Course, an exception here is with any of the "Great Lakes"... which can be as rough (some will argue even rougher) than the seas...

So... are they the same?  No... not even the boat is the same.

A 25 foot center console fishing boat (for example) built for off shore - will be dramaticaly different in shape and weight then the same boat built for inland lakes.

But can they be used in both fresh & salt water?  Certainly they can.  You will be much more comfortable, and safe, using a boat built for coastal or off shore waters in fresh water... then the other way around...  And where weather, wind, and waves might prevent a "fresh water" boat from even going out... often a "salt water" designed boat can do it - with no problems...

What about other differences?  Yes, motors, cleats, hand rails, electrical systems and electronics, almost everything and anything electrical or metal... are different on boats designed and built for salt water...  (Salt water, and salt water mist, salt water air, etc...  just has a way of taking the very best of anything and making havoc of it...)  So, all these items are usually a bit more expensive, and a bit better protected than their fresh water equivalents.

My suggestions... learn the differences before you buy your "next" boat... meanwhile, enjoy the boat you have as often as you can - where ever you can... if you are trailering your boat... it would probably be a good idea to flush the engine and rinse it all off good with fresh water (especially all your crome and metal) before stowing it away...

Happy & Safe Boating!