Need advice, my cousin almost sunk my sea doo.

[dieseldub]

Hate to introduce myself this way, was planning on asking about mods for my pwc. I have a 2012 rxt260. Had a blast yesterday with the family. gave lots of rides. Went for a ride in my GTR for my cousin to drive. While we were gone two of my cousins were on a ride on the sea doo, somehow lost control and flipped off. They didn't manage to put it right side up and it ended up sinking with only the tip sticking out. Thankfully a fellow boater managed to tow them back in. Took all 8 men at the house to pull it by rope on the ez-ramp. Hull full of water, gauge cluster full of water. Opened the drains in the back but it was so heavy that the rear was sticking in the water. Plan B. Empty the hull manually with jugs. Noticed there was a lot of fuel in the hull mixed with the water.

1) how would that happen?
2) gauge cluster was flashing here and there with no key on, I'm scared the battery got shorted. What can I do to verify?
3) Now the drains are open and I left it like that last night, will check on it tomorrow and see.

What should I do as a precaution? any advice? If any failure how the hell am I going to tow it to dealership.

And a pic for you to laugh

 

[red2blue]

Oh, they didn't put it on the bottom...but they sank it none the less.

First things first.....when you loan your toys to those who have no idea how to responsibly use them....one of two things happen...either they gladly own the repair bills or you do.

As to how the fuel got in the hull....would think maybe by the breather line leaking back into the hull.

Battery shorted?...most likely...water in every fuse...instrument panel...ecu...oh yeah...I'm sure it's everywhere...including the air intake and entire exhaust system. Wouldn't at all be surprised if water's inside the motor as well.

I'm assuming you have a ramp of some kind near your "ez loader". Get as much water as possible outa the hull. Tow it to the ramp and get it on a trailer asap. Then start opening everything up. Drying everything out. Who knows....you may get lucky.

 

[Revo]

Honestly, if it was sunk like that, there's one thing that needs to be done, and you're going to do it, or the dealer is going to do it. And once it's done, you can pray it all works, otherwise you'll just have to start replacing stuff (or, you might just have to call insurance and say the ski is totaled due to sinking).

You're gonna need to pull it out of the water, and open EVERYTHING up and let it ALL dry out. And I really mean everything. You'll need to remove/open the air box, remove the supercharger, remove spark plugs, open the fuse boxes and remove all spark plugs, remove the battery, etc. Also be sure to CHANGE THE OIL - and if and when it fires up again, run it for a few minutes and change the oil again.

You're going to want to go through and lubricate everything that normally needs periodic lubrication, otherwise it may corrode. Everything else you'll want to shop vac/blow dry/towel ALL the water out of it and let it air dry completely. Use compressed air to get the water out of tight spots. Get a spray bottle and fill it with isopropyl alcohol and spray stuff as the alcohol will disperse the water and then quickly evaporate. Also get some of the lubricant that they use when building new motors and put some into your combustion chambers, otherwise you may score your cylinder walls next time you start the motor.

Once you are sure everything is dried out properly and everything that needed to be lubricated was re-lubricated, pour in some fresh fuel and start the motor. If she fires, run her in the water for a few minutes just putting around the harbor and pull her out and do an oil change again - the reason is the first oil change won't get all the water out of your crank case. Hopefully the second one will get it all. You might even want to do a third oil change after a couple hours just to be safe.

Good luck.

And yes, I hate to say it, but as much as you want to show your cousins a good time, a 260hp watercraft is really a lot of ski and you should really ensure they know how to handle it.

 

[mkov608]

When a pilot used to over-G my F-16s they donned some coveralls, grabbed some tools, brought lots of beer, and started to assist with de-paneling the aircraft. Looks like your pilots need to help!

Does anyone every read their owner's manual?

http://www.sea-doo.net/SHOPMANUALS/PWC/2005/seadoo_a/smo2005_4_TEC_a.pdf

Capsized Watercraft
The watercraft is designed so that it should not turn over easily. Also two sponsons mounted on
the side of the hull assist watercraft stability. If it
turns over, it will remain capsized.

To return the watercraft upright, ensure
the engine is off and the safety
lanyard is NOT on its post then grab
the inlet grate, step on bumper rail and
use your weight to rotate the watercraft
in any direction.
The 4-TEC engine features a tip-over
protection system (T.O.P.STM). When
watercraft tips over, engine is automatically
stopped, then a valve is
closed to prevent engine oil to flow
back in intake system.
When watercraft is returned to its
normal operating position, engine can
then be started normally.
CAUTION: If watercraft has been
capsized for more than 5 minutes,
do not attempt to crank engine to
avoid water ingestion that would
damage the engine. See an authorized
Sea-Doo dealer as soon as
possible.
CAUTION: If engine does not
crank, do not attempt to start engine
anymore. Otherwise engine
could be damaged. See an authorized
Sea-Doo dealer as soon as
possible.
As soon as possible, check for presence
of water in the bilge. Drain as
necessary when back to the shore.
Submerged Watercraft
To limit damages to the engine, perform
the following procedure as soon
as possible.
Drain bilge.
If it was submerged in salt water

CAUTION: Never try to crank or
start the engine. Water trapped in
intakemanifold would flow towards
the engine and may cause severe
damage to the engine.
Bring the watercraft to be serviced by
an authorized Sea-Doo dealer as soon
as possible.
CAUTION: The longer the delay before
you have the engine serviced,
the greater the damage to the engine
will be.
Water-Flooded Engine
CAUTION: Never try to crank or
start the engine. Water trapped in
intakemanifold would flow towards
the engine and may cause severe
damage to the engine.
Bring the watercraft to be serviced by
an authorized Sea-Doo dealer as soon
as possible.
CAUTION: The longer the delay before
you have the engine serviced,
the greater the damage to the engine
will be. Failure to have the engine
properly serviced may cause
severe engine damage.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

A lent sled is a bent sled.

Sounds like you have more electrical problems that just a shorted battery.

Service manual is your friend.

Get the water out of the engine quick, before the precision machined steel parts inside the engine begin rusting. This means you have to get it running and will need to change the motor oil probably about 4 times.

Might want to test the fuel, make sure there's no water in the fuel tank.

 

[Coastiejoe]

Ok,, it has sunk and that can't be changed. You MUST get the engine cranking and started NOW or you will need a new engine due to rust.

As mentioned above, open it all up, direct sunlight helps, get compressed air and blow out all the fuse box areas and all plugs, ect ect. Pull the spark plugs and crank the engine if it will. If it does not, then you need to crank the engine via jumping the solenoid. Do NOT stand above the spark plug holes as the water is going to shoot out under high pressure. You need to get lubricant into the cylinders to prevent rust. But you MUST get it running. Once running, get to the ramp and let it run. One you are confident it is running, you need to go for a 30 minute or better run to get the block warm enough to evaporate the residual water within the engine block.

 

[mkov608]

Good Advice! See page 32.

http://www.sea-doo.net/SHOPMANUALS/PWC/2005/seadoo_a/smr2005_4-tec_vehicle_a.pdf

A lent sled is a bent sled.

Sounds like you have more electrical problems that just a shorted battery.

Service manual is your friend.

Get the water out of the engine quick, before the precision machined steel parts inside the engine begin rusting. This means you have to get it running and will need to change the motor oil probably about 4 times.

Might want to test the fuel, make sure there's no water in the fuel tank.

 

[trapperjack1]

been there let kids ride it and the bells and whistles where going
off and they would not shut it off,
but they ran the motor until the water shut it off,
Ya 865.00 charger toast,
pull your plugs check oil empty and refill if needed,
air gun with thin hose to get down into cylinders and blow them out,
re fire ASAP so cylinders don't rust,
if your bound for time and cant deal with it right now
fill the crank case and cylinders with diesel fuel that will stop
the bad things from happening until you can deal with it.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

if your bound for time and cant deal with it right now
fill the crank case and cylinders with diesel fuel that will stop
the bad things from happening until you can deal with it.

This is the correct way if you cannot get it done immediately! Diesel fuel will absorb water and most important, displace oxygen.