I thought that Salt Free Cooling was primarily for larger boats?
Salt free cooled engines are usually installed in larger, more expensive boats. The additional cost is fairly low in proportion to the total cost of a larger boat. However, in smaller boats the engine represents a far larger proportion of the boats total value. The owner should, therefore, be more concerned with the condition and value of his engine, or he will pay for it in the long run in the form of premature engine replacement or lack of resale value. 9. Some boat dealers tell me that Salt Free Cooling is not necessary. True – Salt free cooling is not necessary in the sense that your engine will not stop functioning tomorrow if you don’t have it. Nor is changing your oil and filter and many of the other things that you do in order that your engine will give you maximum life and performance. The benefits of salt free cooling are more of the long term type. In order to keep the cost of a new boat to an acceptable level, some dealers hesitate to recommend options that are not absolute
