I got my 8hp motor wet.

Mike the Pike · August 13, 2007

Hi folks just got back from a week camping I had a great week until I flipped the 12 foot tinny.It happened real fast and next thing I knew I was in the water.I am OK I was wearing my PFD I was able to get the boat upright thanks to some kind folks.My digital camera is toast but I was able to retrieve my weeks pictures from the memory card so I should have a full report in the morning.I lost my net a red devil and a pair of rapala pliers.My sonar still works but the screen shows a light image my rapala digital scale is working.

Percher has given me some tips to try and start the motor which I will try tomorrow .The motor was upside down for about 15 minutes under water I managed to pull the kill switch before it went under .Should I worry about $$$$$$$$ or should it be easy to revive .Please let me know your experiences .After all this I am glad just to be alive .I will give all the details in my report.

Later Mike

ccmtcanada · August 13, 2007

ACK!!! Sorry to hear about the boat and motor!! At least the pics weren't lost...cant replace those moments. Looking forward to your report...including how you managed to flip your tinny. Glad to hear you were ok though.

canadianguy33 · August 13, 2007

***Ouch!***

Sorry to hear about the flip. Glad to hear you're not hurt.

By no means am I a motor expert but the same thing happened to my brother so I'll give you what advice I can from witnessing that. He towel/drip dried everything, put some oil in and replaced the spark plugs and got the motor running after an hour or so of fiddling with it and ran it for a couple of hours, but I remember him saying that if he didn't get it going really quick he'd have to disassemble the motor and dry everything out before it rusted.

If I were you, I'd call one of my mechanic buddies right away, and if they weren't around I'd start ripping the motor apart myself so I could dry things out. Like I said, I'm not a mechanic...I really don't know much about motors., but it would seem sensible to me that it's a helluva lot easier to put a motor with non-rusted parts back together as opposed to the alternative.

I hope someone here has some more helpful advice for you.

edit: I really feel the need to stress that I don't know much about motors.

Edited August 13, 2007 by canadianguy33

fishindevil · August 13, 2007

Well hey mike,we are glad you are ok,and not hurt,it could have been much worse. :stretcher: :blink: :unsure: ...so at least you saved a few things,i hope you didnt lose all your tackle.....and yes there is steps you have to do after a motor has been under water,i think you have to pull the plugs right away!!!!!as well as empty the fuel system,hopefully there is a member or 2 that know these exact steps to take...well looking forward to your report in the morn....take it easy cheers :Gonefishing: