Port Credit Marine Survey
& Yacht Delivery
From Ontario, Canada
the resolution of some of these photos is not very good as I cut and paste them from my survey reports (except for the x-ray photo) but you'll get the idea.

Every photo on this page is from a salt water boat and you will never see corrosion like this in fresh water. I've never heard of a fresh water boat needing it's fuel tanks replaced due to corrosion. If you see a rusty electrical connection you can bet that corrosion has crept up the conductor for some distance..

I was involved with a Katrina 35' sailboat that a repair shop in Ontario purchased to re-fit and flip. The cost for re-wiring alone was over $60k !

If you think you will save or make money bringing a salt water boat into a fresh water market, you are sadly mistaken. These boats sell for 20 to 30% less than a fresh water boat and the clues are almost impossible to hide.

Aluminum water tank
Steel fuel tank
steel fuel tank
piece of a steel fuel tank

Handfull of a steel fuel tank
Aluminum fuel tank
steel water tank
aluminum pitting

Fuel filter
Steel fuel tank
Self explanatory
Stainless steel

Inverter terminals
junction block
Starter motor
Battery terminals

disappearing motor mount
exhaust manifold
Seacock
seacock

Stainless steel corrosion		 Stainless steel corrosion
 Stainless steel corrosion
 Stainless steel corrosion

keel bolt corrosion
keel bolt corrosion
keel bolt corrosion
Crumbling steel mast step

Propane solenoid
Corroded shaft
Closeup of shaft at left
X-ray of pinhead size pit in stainless steel

Steel tiller arm on composite rudder shaft
steel tiller arm on bronze rudder shaft
Bronze prop shaft
Bronze, stainless and steel

Chinese bronze ?
Stainless rudder stock
New lower unit - short term solution
ouch !

SS swim platform strut
Stainless steel
More stainless
Turbo charger
Wallace Gouk
Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors, 2000 Ret'd
ABYC® 2001 Ret'd
ABYC® Standards Certified, 2009
ABYC® Certified Corrosion Analyst, 2015
Transport Canada Licensed Master, 2002 Ret'd
Transport Canada Tonnage Measurer, 2004
BoatUS® Approved Marine Surveyor, 2003
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