peakay
Seaman Apprentice
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- Aug 21, 2009
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Hi there,
[FONT=verdana, geneva]We were looking at a new to us boat, a 1988 Cobalt 21 BR with a AQ 271c engine which is backed by the Volvo DP 290 outdrive (its white with duo prop), 327 hours on the drivetrain. Its been a lake/trailer boat until the last 2 years when the current owners got it, restored it, did bottom paint, etc. and put into saltwater. Before putting it in, the had the outdrive serviced with new bellows, oil and antifouling paint, which they have renewed a couple times.[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, geneva]We came to an agreement on price and were ready to sea trial it and further inspect it, but a boat mechanic I work with says to avoid that outdrive at all costs if its stored in saltwater (we slip our boat in our local saltwater harbor). He said there is somethign about the trim control on that drive that gets corroded and its major $ to get fixed, somethign like $7k. He said that on a mercruiser he can access and fix it externally but on this one you pretty much have to pull the engine, plus a rebuilt mercruiser outdrive is super cheap to buy and just replace.[/FONT]
I realize outdrives in general are not the best for saltwater storage, but should I not buy this boat due to the DP 290?? Everything else about it is very choice - new interior, lots of customization we like, new covers, top, price, etc. - we are having a hard time walking away from it. Is this guy just being overly negative about this outdrive.
Thoughts and opinions? Thanks!
[FONT=verdana, geneva]We were looking at a new to us boat, a 1988 Cobalt 21 BR with a AQ 271c engine which is backed by the Volvo DP 290 outdrive (its white with duo prop), 327 hours on the drivetrain. Its been a lake/trailer boat until the last 2 years when the current owners got it, restored it, did bottom paint, etc. and put into saltwater. Before putting it in, the had the outdrive serviced with new bellows, oil and antifouling paint, which they have renewed a couple times.[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, geneva]We came to an agreement on price and were ready to sea trial it and further inspect it, but a boat mechanic I work with says to avoid that outdrive at all costs if its stored in saltwater (we slip our boat in our local saltwater harbor). He said there is somethign about the trim control on that drive that gets corroded and its major $ to get fixed, somethign like $7k. He said that on a mercruiser he can access and fix it externally but on this one you pretty much have to pull the engine, plus a rebuilt mercruiser outdrive is super cheap to buy and just replace.[/FONT]
I realize outdrives in general are not the best for saltwater storage, but should I not buy this boat due to the DP 290?? Everything else about it is very choice - new interior, lots of customization we like, new covers, top, price, etc. - we are having a hard time walking away from it. Is this guy just being overly negative about this outdrive.
Thoughts and opinions? Thanks!
