Hello all. Long time reader, but first time poster here. I have an emergency situation and would appreciate any and all input!
We took our '98 Speedster to the lake for the weekend and had a blast. We decided to leave it tied up at the dock overnight, the first time ever, instead of trailering and relaunching the next day. However, the next morning the boat wouldn't start.
All of the gauges, horn, etc worked, but the engine wouldn't turn over. I assumed the battery was low and opened the engine compartment to take a look. To my surprise, the ENTIRE engine compartment was full of water. The water was even covering the top of the engines. I then pulled open the storage hatch in the floor and it too was full of water. We immediately had a friend pull us to the ramp where we trailered it and opened the drain plug which was completely screwed in. It took what seemed like 30 min for all of the water to drain. I have always read that when leaving the water it is good practice to fire up the engines for a few seconds to drain any remaining water. I tried to fire them up a couple of times, but they would not even turn over.
Tonight I got the mufflers and exhaust manifold apart and drained all the water, which was ALOT. I then removed the spark plugs and turned over the engines a few times. This shot all the remaining water out. WARNING for future DIY follks. Make sure you stand clear of the top of the engine, because all of the water (mixed with gas?) will spray forcefully out. It even hit the ceiling of my 20' tall garage with room to spare.
After doing this several times to get as much water out as possible, I reassembled everything. While I had the plugs out, I went ahead and put new ones in. I then tried to start the engines which now turn over fine, but they will not start. Everything turns over normally as if it were to start but neither engine quite ever ignites.
Do I need to spray something in the engine? Any other input out there!?!?!?! Thanks again.
We took our '98 Speedster to the lake for the weekend and had a blast. We decided to leave it tied up at the dock overnight, the first time ever, instead of trailering and relaunching the next day. However, the next morning the boat wouldn't start.
All of the gauges, horn, etc worked, but the engine wouldn't turn over. I assumed the battery was low and opened the engine compartment to take a look. To my surprise, the ENTIRE engine compartment was full of water. The water was even covering the top of the engines. I then pulled open the storage hatch in the floor and it too was full of water. We immediately had a friend pull us to the ramp where we trailered it and opened the drain plug which was completely screwed in. It took what seemed like 30 min for all of the water to drain. I have always read that when leaving the water it is good practice to fire up the engines for a few seconds to drain any remaining water. I tried to fire them up a couple of times, but they would not even turn over.
Tonight I got the mufflers and exhaust manifold apart and drained all the water, which was ALOT. I then removed the spark plugs and turned over the engines a few times. This shot all the remaining water out. WARNING for future DIY follks. Make sure you stand clear of the top of the engine, because all of the water (mixed with gas?) will spray forcefully out. It even hit the ceiling of my 20' tall garage with room to spare.
After doing this several times to get as much water out as possible, I reassembled everything. While I had the plugs out, I went ahead and put new ones in. I then tried to start the engines which now turn over fine, but they will not start. Everything turns over normally as if it were to start but neither engine quite ever ignites.
Do I need to spray something in the engine? Any other input out there!?!?!?! Thanks again.
