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[A PPM-meter] measures solids in the water at parts-per-million. The water in my boat was 2000-PPM so definitely seawater.

I have not hauled the boat out yet. We used a PPM-meter and have determined saltwater is coming out of the sprue hole. I just hope the saltwater is coming from the fish boxes.

Yes, this boat is a documented boat. My plan is: ⋅ to haul out in a few days and remove the through-hull fittings [in the fish boxes]. ⋅ Then to see if water is also coming from somewhere toward the bow, say from a small hole or one of those plastic through-hull fittings toward t...

The boat does list to port. A battery and inverter were added in the storage compartment to port adding about 120-lbs. I also added chain to the anchor locker that weighed 45-lbs. I do not have experience driving other deep-V CONQUEST hulls, but this boat does list quite a bit while on plane. It wil...

Thank you for very helpful and insightful information. The water around the sprue hole seems to be greater in the area toward the bow. When I apply pressure on the forward edge of the sprue hole, water comes up through the cracks. And I am relieved to report the foam is not nearly as wet as I had th...

[In August 2019] I purchased a 2008 Conquest 285, and I have discovered a major problem. I bought the boat in Long Island, NY. and shipped it to Southern California where it sat in the boat yard for three weeks getting new bottom paint, a little engine maintenance, and new electronics. During this t...

I may purchase a 1991 25' Walkaround with Whaler Drive and the surveyor said the Whaler Drive is "wet" according to his moisture meter. Because the drive is fully encapsulated there is no way to see what is going on inside. The boat is located in Florida and the surveyor is suggesting it m...

Ok, thanks Jim. I'm going to post this question under repairs and modifications. Thanks again : )

We had another surveyor look at the boat, and his only real concern is the Whaler Drive. Because it's fully encapsulated he thinks it may be "sweating" inside there giving a false moisture read. He recommends cutting it open and tapping around with a screwdriver to make sure it isn't rotte...

Hey Jim, I just read the old thread about moisture meters, wow, very interesting! The seller of the Walkaround said he was very "underwhelmed" by the surveyor. That's my fault. I wish I had spent a little more time finding a surveyor who really knows Boston Whalers. But his report was help...

He used a standard moisture meter, and unfortunately he was not very familiar with Boston Whalers. We are going to find someone else in the area who knows these boats, and hopefully has the right equipment as you mentioned. I am also a little concerned about the weight of the F250 four strokes. The ...

Ok, so I had a survey done on this boat today and there is water in the hull in numerous locations above the water line. He said the bottom of the boat looks good but there is water on starboard side, transom, and port bow. Maybe water got in from various fittings, rain, rubrail, etc. How gnarly is ...

The boat I am interested in buying does not have the added support bar from whaler drive to transom... The engines only have 70 hours on them so the WD has not been burdened by the additional weight for long, but do you think it would be a problem to have the support bar installed after the fact? Or...

Your the man Jim! You are a wealth of information that is really helping to guide me through this process... I own a 2002 F250 Superduty Diesel and it probably won't be too happy towing this much weight, but it may be able to move it around some. According to the dimension and production information...

Very helpful information, thank you.

Cheers,
Sandy

I may buy a 1991 25 Walkaround powered by twin 2015 Yamaha 250-HP engines. Is [500-HP] over powered?

Are [two big Yamaha 250-HP engines] too much weight on the transom? Or on a Whaler Drive?

Thanks.