CrowdedHouse
Cadet
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2007
- Messages
- 11
I had engine troubles about two months ago, took it to my local marine mechanic that has been servicing my boat for about the past three years. Honest work at a fair price...He had to take it out for a "sea trial" to see how it ran..everything was good....
I trailered it to my storage facility and disconnected the battery, I didn't want the battery to drain because I probably wouldn't use the boat for awhile...Today I went to pick up my boat and bring it home to put in a new VHF radio..As soon as I opened up the cover I saw about three to four inches of mucky water in boat...the bottom half of the motor was submerged...I'm thinking, what the hell....Then I was thinking...how could I leave a plug in, I haven't been out since I had it fixed..then it dawned on my, my mechanic left it in by accident...sure enough...I looked...and it was in the boat...after I took it out it drained for over an hour....I'm sure the gas tank was surrounded by water, the bottom half of the engine, and whatever wiring that is back there....I left him three long frustrated messages and told him I have his plug...I dropped of my boat in his yard and I'm sure I'll hear from him tomorrow...How bad does this effect my boat? Drain the gas tank, and the oil in the engine, and let everything dry out? or could it be worse than that? Even if I had my bilge pump hooked up, the battery would've drained out sooner or later..I'll let you know what he says? He could say, I took it out since he fixed it and I left the plug in...I would appreciate any advice...thanks....
I trailered it to my storage facility and disconnected the battery, I didn't want the battery to drain because I probably wouldn't use the boat for awhile...Today I went to pick up my boat and bring it home to put in a new VHF radio..As soon as I opened up the cover I saw about three to four inches of mucky water in boat...the bottom half of the motor was submerged...I'm thinking, what the hell....Then I was thinking...how could I leave a plug in, I haven't been out since I had it fixed..then it dawned on my, my mechanic left it in by accident...sure enough...I looked...and it was in the boat...after I took it out it drained for over an hour....I'm sure the gas tank was surrounded by water, the bottom half of the engine, and whatever wiring that is back there....I left him three long frustrated messages and told him I have his plug...I dropped of my boat in his yard and I'm sure I'll hear from him tomorrow...How bad does this effect my boat? Drain the gas tank, and the oil in the engine, and let everything dry out? or could it be worse than that? Even if I had my bilge pump hooked up, the battery would've drained out sooner or later..I'll let you know what he says? He could say, I took it out since he fixed it and I left the plug in...I would appreciate any advice...thanks....