T&T: Boat sunk at dock

[Ken Tischler]

I do not keep the boat connected to the dock water line for exactly this
reason. We fill our water tanks and use it from there.

Batteries are fairly high in the engine room, so water just touched the
bottom of them. Good thing as I don't feel like replacing 12 golf cart
batteries. Generator battery did go under though.

Thanks for your advice on engines and trannies. BoatUS has instructed us to
have the work professionally done, and they are locating someone to come
over today to do it. We are in fresh water, so at least I don't have the
salt issue to worry about. There was not even any mud or silt to deal with.
Just the crud that floated free from everywhere.

Still don't know how this happened. Since getting the water out we have had
no problems, and the bilge pump has only come on a couple of times for a few
seconds all morning. Most of that is from water still draining out from
everywhere, like carpet, etc.

If, and when, I find the culprit I will post it here. Hopefully it will save
someone else from going through this.

Ken


On Feb 2, 2008 10:08 AM, Robin Brueckner <rebrueckner405 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  So sorry to hear about this....Did you have a water line from the dock
> connected aboard? You must find the source as this did not happen without a
> reason .
>
> I'd rinse everything with fresh water and remove the starters and
> alternators...ASAP...ASAP>ASAP!!!  that can't be overemphaszied....
>  Were the batteries above water?
> Put starters/alternators in pails  of fresh water, alternators too if wet
> with salt water....disassemble and let dry either in a warm oven at perhaps
> 120 degrees or blow dry with a hair dryer....spray with a water
> dispersant....even WD 40.....rinse and dry anyway you can think of....
>
> For the trannies....oil floats so water will be at the bottom...drain from
> underneath drain hole....refill when ready with clean oil, run, and drain
> again..inspect the oil..if milky or water is present..drain again til oil is
> just oil no water....
> wateritself often doesn't hurt electrical parts much...salt will destroy
> anything....run engines and trannies and change oil...the sooner the
> better... believe it or not, you starters may be ok....solid state
> components in alternators may not fare so well...best of luck....
>
> Rob Brueckner
>
>
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Ken Tischler
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