I recently purchased a 98 21V, which has very few hours, been stored on a lift seasonally, and extremely well cared for. Here's my problem, the lake I live on is extemely shallow in parts, including out in front of my property. The good thing is, it's a soft sandy bottom. The bad thing is, it only gets about 2.5 to 3 feet deep as far as 300 feet out which means where I dock my boat my prop and fins are only about 3 to 4 inches off the bottom. This is preventing me from being able to use a lift. Last year I kept the boat in the water the entire season, without any problems but I hated doing it. Any suggestions? I know it's a sin, but does anyone float their Tige, if so what should I be worried about. I love it and couldn't imagine not having an inboard.
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vanbrua:
I was just perusing through the manual the other day. For my boat, Tige recommends that the boat stays stored dry to prevent Gel coat blistering. They recommend that if you must keep your boat in the water for a prolonged period of time, that you take it out once a week and let it dry thoroughly before putting it back in the water. If this is not possible, they then suggest that you use some sort of marine paint (they were a bit more specific, though I do not have the manual with me at this time) at the water line and below to prevent the gel coat from blistering.
I know that you mentioned you don't need a lift. The shallow conditions of the lake may be preventing you from using a hydrolift (the kind that goes to the bottom and then use air to float your boat to the top. But have you considered a dock loading lift? It's the type of lift that uses the beams of your dock to raise your boat. It seems to me that this lift may go low enough for your boat to float on top of it. Even at 3' of water.
Check it out at overtons:
http://www.overtons.com/modperl/over...em_num=19378DS
And while we're taking soft sandy bottom. Make sure that you change that impeller every year. As your boat and other boats move through the shallow parts of the lake, they kick up sand on the water which is sucked by the water pump. My guess is that it's not going to do any damage to your engine other than wear out the rubber impeller a little faster.
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