I was talking in terms of a raw water cooled inboard. Obviously a FWC
engine will be better than an outboard in terms of salt corrosion.

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Tony
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"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:33:31 +0000, Tony Thomas wrote:

Salt water will affect it the same as an inboard. If you don't flush
properly the salt will eventually stop up the water passages and destroy
the
engine.


Well, partly. Most inboards I know of have fresh-water cooling (FWC) which
means anti-freeze, not salt water, is circulated through the engine. Salt
water IS circulated through the heat-exchanger and out the exhaust,
though.

I've never seen a FWC outboard...

Lloyd