Buying a wakeboard boat for the sea, faq in the making.

[j3r3m7]

Well I'm back in Blighty for the 2006 wakeboarding season and need to get a new boat to replace my old lake boat I sold last year.

As I'm sure buying a boat for the sea is a interesting topic for many I thought it would be a good chance to get a Buying a wakeboard boat for the sea Faq created.

The way I'm going to do it is basically post some topics as I search and buy a boat then at the end we can gather up the helpful bits of info and create a faq.

[fiver]

Hi Jeremy

I have just bought a Tige to use on the south coast, here is a question to get the ball rolling. What are the possible problems with running a propane system on the sea. So far i have found out that due to the cold water it could cause the propane to freeze and knacker the engine. Solution - fit a closed cooling system but apparently this won't work if you have dual fuel. Anyone add in to this please. Closed cooling came from friend of mine who runs 2 boats on a lake and he has had no problems with them.

Thanks Nick.

PS Looking forward to tearing up the solent this summer, hope to see some salties out there!

[saltwater_cowboy]

The sea is no different from a lake as far as propane is concerned. Better really as the sea is usually warmer than a lake and saltwater freezes at a lower temp.

I've run LPG boats on the sea for years without any issues.

If your getting freezing problems your either not getting a good flow of water (possibly impellor need replacing, water pump may be on the way out, the system is sucking in air somewhere etc) or your not giving the boat a chance to warm up before nailing the throttle. 5 - 10 mins at 1200rpm will see you good. Thats the time it takes us to load up gear and bods anyhow.

Oh and freezing the waterjacket in the LPG system won't knacker your engine. Give it half an hour to thaw and your good to go.

Also no reason at all why you can't have dual fuel and LPG.