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Flooded boat help
Posted on 8/21/16 at 9:26 am
Posted on 8/21/16 at 9:26 am
My boat was at a dry storage facility near the Amite. It took on water since the plug was out. I have insurance to cover it. What are some things to look for that may be a sign of problems with the engine, electrical, etc.? Should I turn the battery switch on to see if it works? If so should I try and crank it?
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Posted on 8/21/16 at 9:58 am to hedgehog
if the power head went under do not crank it
you be rewiring the boat without question
there are ways to try and salvage the motor (search the net) but if you are insured I'd let them buy you a new one and then try to refurb the old one
you be rewiring the boat without question
there are ways to try and salvage the motor (search the net) but if you are insured I'd let them buy you a new one and then try to refurb the old one
Posted on 8/21/16 at 11:12 am to hedgehog
Absolutely do not try to crank it. A mechanic will have to make sure there is no water trapped anywhere. Depending on how well the boat was wired it may be ok, it's made to withstand a marine environment after all, but I wouldn't turn anything on unless you want to be chasing shorts around for months. The other concern is the hull, I know the industry has moved away from foam but if its in there it will be full of water. There's just too much that COULD be wrong to even begin to tell you how to start, your best bet is letting insurance handle it and if they say its yours to salvage then pull it to someone who knows what they're doing.
Posted on 8/21/16 at 11:33 am to hedgehog
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It took on water since the plug was out
How much water? Did it fill up and sink? A lot of boats will float with the plug out if they are empty.
Posted on 8/21/16 at 11:45 am to Barf
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A lot of boats will float with the plug out if they are empty.
Mine floated on the trailer with the plug out during Katrina. It needed hubs, trailer rewire, a complete boat electrical system rewire and we flushed out the lower unit (it was time anyway). The power-head never got wet.
Posted on 8/21/16 at 3:36 pm to dat yat
So I went back to inspect further. We pulled it out to get better light. Looks like it went pretty high in the boat. The passenger seat (it's a bow rider) was lifted off its post by the water. It has water in the anchor storage at the very front of the boat. Water is in the oil. And it's been in there for almost a week.
Posted on 8/21/16 at 3:47 pm to hedgehog
Guess it is a in/ob rig. If you don't know anything about them, best to let the insurance pay the bill. If flooded, fuel tank has water, engine has water and the lower unit has water.
What needs to be done is pickle the engine. That is pulling spark plugs, disconnect fuel, shoot a shite load of motor oil in each cylinder and try to turn it over, add more oil. If fuel injection, you going to have problems down the line.
What needs to be done is pickle the engine. That is pulling spark plugs, disconnect fuel, shoot a shite load of motor oil in each cylinder and try to turn it over, add more oil. If fuel injection, you going to have problems down the line.
Posted on 8/21/16 at 4:03 pm to fishfighter
I called insurance and filed a claim. I loved the boat. It's 2000 Crownline 192br. It's a carbureted v8 engine. A great family boat for my wife and daughters. I hope it can be saved.
Posted on 8/21/16 at 4:16 pm to hedgehog
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Water is in the oil. And it's been in there for almost a week.
Was there any water in the upper intake or air box? Water in the oil doesn't always guarantee failed rod bearings and but that silty river water tends to frick things right proper. I'd prepare for the worst.
Posted on 8/21/16 at 4:20 pm to hedgehog
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I called insurance and filed a claim. I loved the boat. It's 2000 Crownline 192br. It's a carbureted v8 engine. A great family boat for my wife and daughters. I hope it can be saved.
If it went under, tie to buy a new one. You will have problems down the line. 86 that sucker asap.
Posted on 8/21/16 at 5:13 pm to hedgehog
Seafoam!!!!
Posted on 8/21/16 at 6:49 pm to hedgehog
Drop the oil, take the plugs out, take the oil filter off and plug with a rag, fill the cylinder and the oil pan with diesel, let it sit. Take all the electrical connections apart, clean then and coat with dielectric grease. Remove the carb if it's not injected, clean the shite out of it. The battery is prob shot, get a new one. Drain the diesel out the oil pan, turn the engine over to blow the diesel out the cylinder. Refill with oil and marvel mystery oil, replace the plugs. Replace the carb, make sure you clean the gas tank and refill with good gas and prime the carb. Give it a shot of starting fluid and cross your fingers. If it starts, let it run for a minute, and change the oil and filter, add some marvel mystery oil and you should be good. Done this on a new outboard last year.
Posted on 8/21/16 at 8:47 pm to Boston911
From what you have posted in here, you have insurance I would be done with your boat ASAP. You loved that one you can find another you will love as much or more, think about what you didn't like and look for that in your next boat.
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