'72 23ft 305 I/O - Leaving it in the water during fishing season

[pelican]

silicone:

sealing the transom assembly against the transom:

there's a seal from the factory attached to the transom plate - me,i've used black 3m 5200,a quick smear is all that's needed.silicone has no place on a boat.i've lost count of the transom assemblies I've installed...

water intrusion:

stern drives - look where the cut out is,for the transom assembly - this area is often overlooked - this area needs to be sealed - if it's a wood core.seal it with EPOXY,not the cheap porous polyester resin - this is often overlooked...

3m 5200 :
the inexperienced will tell you it's permenant - it's not !


few things I noticed in the pictures :

nylon/plastic thru hulls -I see one,port side -you need to be careful with these - plastic will become brittle and break/crack - not a good thing...

prop - looks to be the standard aluminum prop - looks like it's been run through the mud or sand - you may want to send that in for reconditioning

lenco electric tabs - seen quite a few problems with those and sea water intrusion



side notes:

additional bilge pump - allways good idea to install a second bilge pump -wire this to a seperate battery than the other pump - feed power to the auto float switch from the battery terminal behind the battery switch though a waterproof in inline fuse to the float switch lead.
separate thru hull,and hosing

high bilge water alarm - install one !!