![]() 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 |
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![]() Inverter terminals |
![]() junction block |
![]() Starter motor |
![]() Battery terminals |
![]() disappearing motor mount |
![]() exhaust manifold |
![]() Seacock |
![]() seacock |
![]() Stainless steel corrosion |
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![]() 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 |
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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 A Marine Surveyor for Ontario from Mississauga, Toronto, Hamilton to Oshawa, Whitby, Newcastle, Pickering, Trenton, Kingston, Gananoque and beyond |