Hey all- I have been extensively looking around for an answer about what might have happened to my boat today but am getting a bunch of different answers. Wanted to start a thread to be more specific.
I went out solo today to do some fishing on my 17' mako with a 60 ELI merc (in saltwater). I was driving to some spots (roughly 30 mins) and while on plane, the motor died. I trimmed up and water seemed to be coming out of the cowl, which I was really worried about. I tasted it to make sure and it was just hot saltwater. I thought maybe my transducer mount might have sprayed water into the motor... but after getting towed back to dock, on further inspection I noticed the telltale hose ruptured. It was twisted around which probably happened when flushing the motor last time while screwing the hose on. And it ruptured on my ride, filling the cowl up, which eventually sucked into the intake.
So my question is: I know it's probably hydrolocked. How bad could the damage be? I'm not great with boat motors but I know connecting rods can be bent on normal cars.... and considering I was WOT, I'm thinking worse case. I tried cranking a few times on the water before I found out what happened... Nothing happened, just saw the starter move and it didn't turn.
It's still under warranty (not even a year old) and gets used at least once a week. My concern is the warranty claim will be denied due to the twisted hose from flushing.
Anything happen like this to anyone else? Do these grommets go bad sometimes, causing the connector to spin? The freaking motor is new and I have the dealer do all the work, and I flush/clean after each run. Not really up to dropping another 6k on this motor after a few months use.
And the worst freaking part.... I didn't even get to fish today...
I went out solo today to do some fishing on my 17' mako with a 60 ELI merc (in saltwater). I was driving to some spots (roughly 30 mins) and while on plane, the motor died. I trimmed up and water seemed to be coming out of the cowl, which I was really worried about. I tasted it to make sure and it was just hot saltwater. I thought maybe my transducer mount might have sprayed water into the motor... but after getting towed back to dock, on further inspection I noticed the telltale hose ruptured. It was twisted around which probably happened when flushing the motor last time while screwing the hose on. And it ruptured on my ride, filling the cowl up, which eventually sucked into the intake.
So my question is: I know it's probably hydrolocked. How bad could the damage be? I'm not great with boat motors but I know connecting rods can be bent on normal cars.... and considering I was WOT, I'm thinking worse case. I tried cranking a few times on the water before I found out what happened... Nothing happened, just saw the starter move and it didn't turn.
It's still under warranty (not even a year old) and gets used at least once a week. My concern is the warranty claim will be denied due to the twisted hose from flushing.
Anything happen like this to anyone else? Do these grommets go bad sometimes, causing the connector to spin? The freaking motor is new and I have the dealer do all the work, and I flush/clean after each run. Not really up to dropping another 6k on this motor after a few months use.
And the worst freaking part.... I didn't even get to fish today...
