rocket1968
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2008
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- 125
Re: Submerged mercruiser
Same as most, water above the starter, but only for a short time. How it happened was funny. Pump stopped working and had a small leak, so every few hours we would pull the plug, start the boat and then WOT for a while as the water let out then turn off motor, jump in and put in plug (we call it the "water letter outer" ala Curley from three stooges) I got hit with a wave in 20 ft of water while hanign off of the ladder in the back on the last run and dropped the plug. SO we put in a makeshift plug made of a towel and got to the dock, and tied it up and put in the trailer ASAP. ended up submerging the starter, but within 20 30 minutes, got the boat dry, put in a new pump (now with an auto switch) and got back on the lake. All is good!
Same as most, water above the starter, but only for a short time. How it happened was funny. Pump stopped working and had a small leak, so every few hours we would pull the plug, start the boat and then WOT for a while as the water let out then turn off motor, jump in and put in plug (we call it the "water letter outer" ala Curley from three stooges) I got hit with a wave in 20 ft of water while hanign off of the ladder in the back on the last run and dropped the plug. SO we put in a makeshift plug made of a towel and got to the dock, and tied it up and put in the trailer ASAP. ended up submerging the starter, but within 20 30 minutes, got the boat dry, put in a new pump (now with an auto switch) and got back on the lake. All is good!