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colinc 
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 Topic: 1966 mustang - boat was submergedPosted: August-20-2004 at 7:37pm |
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Guys,
I have a chance to pick up a '66 mustang that was submerged. The owner Put the boat in without the plug and let it sit at the dock for 2 hours while he ws in the bar...He came back out and thought someone had stolen the boat... Previous to it sinking the boat was in good running condition. A possible engine replacement does not scare me - but how worried should I be about the boat structually? How can I check to make sure the stringers are still sound and not rotten? -Colin 
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kenny g
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Posted: August-20-2004 at 11:13pm |
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are u sure the stringers were ok b-4 it went under on a 66 ? no,that wont hurt the boat.has the engine been drained & lubed,fueltank drained,tranny ect ?whats he asking ?where is it located ?trailer condition ?give us a little more info,or a picture if u can.
2 hours under water wont hurt a boat .they are made 4 water. |
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David F
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Posted: August-23-2004 at 2:40pm |
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I once had a 65 Chris Craft runabout. I had to keep water in the hull when on the trailer since I did not keep it in the water. The water in the hull would keep the mahogany sealing tight due to the swelling of the wood. On two different occasions, I put the garden hose in the boat and then fell asleep watching TV with the hose still running. Upon wakening, I would find the water running over the top of the gunnels and both trailer tires flat. All I had to do was dive down to the drain plug, empty the water, drain and flush the engine and tranny (multiple times), clean up the instruments, wash all the oily film off everything and then was good to go with no known long term effects.
The important thing is to immediately flush the engine and tranny with fresh oil several times to ensure that all the engine components are coated with fresh oil quickly to prevent rust from setting in on the crank journals, cylinder wall, etc. DO NOT forget to take the spark plugs OUT before you crank the engine over! Water will shoot out of the spark plug holes like water cannons. You should start and run the engine for several minutes at operating temperature as soon as possible to dry out the inside of the engine as soon as possible. Just us a "fake-a-lake" type product to cool the engine. If the Owner who sunk the boat as let it sit without any further action, you can be assured that the engine is hosed. It might start up and seem ok for awhile, but I would expect failure soon down the road (lake?). Compression might suffer from pitted and scratched cyliner wallse and the engine may spin a crank bearing either immediately or soon. I am not sure what would happen inside the tranny. Good luck. |
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Rick
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Posted: August-24-2004 at 1:28am |
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Many of thje circle racers keep 2 gal of WD-40 in their trailer If an engine was submerged they drain the oil without starting the engine then pour the WD-40 in turn the motor over several times ( unplug the coil to make sure it doesn't fire.) then fill with fresh oil and run for 1 hour drain and repeat for 1 hour. then replace and run. chech to see if the oil has residual water in it. Good lick
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David F
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Posted: August-24-2004 at 12:32pm |
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That sounds like a great idea. Make sure you remove the spark plugs before turning it over for the first time!
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Tim D
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Posted: August-31-2004 at 4:29pm |
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To get water out of the block, drain the oil then take the valve covers off and pour kerosene on both sides and let it drain through, it will push the water out. Then chase that out with some used motor oil and let it drain.
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Rick
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Posted: August-31-2004 at 8:17pm |
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I like the WD-40 rather than kerosene... less flamable
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colinc
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Posted: September-03-2004 at 12:56pm |
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Update - I Bought a 1 gal can od wd 40 and flushed it last night - Its not locked up and seems to have good compression - Havent tried to start it yet as the wiring is a mess and I need to go through it before attaching the battery/starter etc.
For some reason the prev. owner felt compelled to install one of those pertronix ignitors in liew of the points... I have done more investigation of the stringers and found that the rearmost 2 feet or so sounds absolutely hollow. So the plan is now to get the motor running see how it sounds and if its really ok - and then after that, pull the motor and replace the stringers. I'm going to cut the stringer tops off, excavate the rotten wood and then fill the shells with seacast pourable epoxy and then re seal the tops with fiberglass. I'll post some pictures of the project as it moves along. -Coop |
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