The Honest folk of Pin Mill

[spottydog]

Further to my post of yesterday lamenting my stupidity in leaving an outboard on Pin Mill hard. I contacted Tony Ward as suggested by Mirelle he said he would ask around for me. I got a phone call late yesterday afternoon from an amused Tony to say the tide has uncovered my beloved outboard motor and he has retrieved it! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
I fear it may be beyond help but will get it to a suzuki dealer today. Has anyone had success in reviving a submerged outboard before?

 

[[3889]]

My Evinrude has recovered from several complete immersions, although each has been for no more than 1 minute. However, I am told it is better to keep the motor immersed than to leave it in air after immersion where corrosion is more rapid. The key thing is to get it serviced ASAP.

 

[ajt]

My Brother lost his over the side on a couple of occasions!
He washed it down, dried it out and sprayed it liberaly with WD 40, changed the fuel, it started first time.

I am sure others will tell you the proper way to do it but all is not lost!

Good luck

 

[Talbot]

A seagull was used as a drogue for days and then bumped along the bottom as an anchor. It was then serviced and I believe is still in use (albeit somewhat dented!)

 

[FullCircle]

What a testament to honesty, and for Tony Ward to 'put himself out' to that extent. Well done that fella!

The motor needa a through wash down and run it rich in oil for at least half an hour to evaporate all traces and to lube the bearings. Should be OK, my Mariner 2hp was!

 

[Aja]

My Suzuki 2.2 was inverted (with the dinghy) for about two hours. Took out the sparkplug, cleaned and put back in again. Sprayed all insides with WD40 - luckily fuel tap and breather were well closed. Fired up second pull. Has been running happ;ily since June.

No worries!

Donald

 

[kengill]

My Johnson 2.3 spent anight in the marina when the dinghy deflated. Flushed the whole thing through with fresh water then with hot water then lots of wd40 down the inlet as we spun it up. replaced the oil, Finally replaced spark plug and started it and ran it with lots of oil for the first tank supplemented with wd 40 spray into the inlet

Still OK 10 years later.

 

[heerenleed]

If you can't bring it to a service mechanic immediately, rinse with lots of fresh water to get as much salt out as possible, then take out the sprark plug and put engine oil on the cylindre. That should avoid worse damage. It is a good thing the engine was not running when submerged. If the engine is simple enough I am sure it will survive. Ours is a tattered old 2HP Yamaha and it was on the dinghy when it flipped, after a good rinse and oil on the cylindre we dried it and it started straight away at the first pull the next day.

cheers

 

[ccscott49]

I've drowned several, first thing to do is wash off with fresh water, then dry and coat everything liberally with wd 40, even take the plugs out, turn it over with the stater cord and get all the water out of the cylinders, spray in wd 40, then get it to a dealer/repairer and get the carb(s) cleaned out and the crankcase, it will probaly then start and be fine, until you forget it again!

 

[Mirelle]

Very glad Tony turned up trumps. He is indeed a model of integrity - 20-odd years ago I bought a Henderson pump from him which was missing its handle - he gave me a temporary one* and dropped a new spare off at my house in Colchester a few days later.

I only know about Seagulls, I'm afraid. Basically, dump all the fuel in the tank and carburetter, unscrew spark plug and get plenty of oil in and give it a very good wash in fresh water, dry it, and get it running.

Don't forget to check the gearbox.

(* 22 years ago Mirelle was not in the condition that she is in now - that pump was an urgent necessity as the only one fitted had blocked! )