muskokamarc
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Hi Everyone,
A little backstory to how this issue below has happened... Our boat (1987 SeaRay Monaco 230hp) sits up on our boat port out of the water during the winter due to the ice that forms up north in Canada's lakes. The boat was winterized and not ran at all last year. This spring, we had record high water levels. My plugs were not in the boat or the stern drive motor and the boat was not accessible for us to move it. Essentially, water was able to get into the boat somehow, because one of the shorter battery tray's (2 inch high) had some water in it, however, the taller one (8-9 inches high) did not have water in it.
I went to go check the oil this weekend as the water as finally returned to normal levels. Oil was reading above 4 times over the full amount... I was shocked, so I began to extract the fluid and i got about 9 litres of water through the oil dipstick... Didn't extract the remaining oil yet but it looks extremely gunky and dirty.
I'm concerned about the engine and how in the world 9 LITRES of water would have gotten into a sealed oil pan. Not really sure what to do at this point other than extract the remaining oil. Should i extract all oil put fresh oil and try starting? Or is there likely issues elsewhere, and if i try turning the boat over, it will damage it.
Pictures below will help show you how our boat is stored during the winter and during the flood.
If you guys have seen this before or have any recommendations, i appreciate your help...
A little backstory to how this issue below has happened... Our boat (1987 SeaRay Monaco 230hp) sits up on our boat port out of the water during the winter due to the ice that forms up north in Canada's lakes. The boat was winterized and not ran at all last year. This spring, we had record high water levels. My plugs were not in the boat or the stern drive motor and the boat was not accessible for us to move it. Essentially, water was able to get into the boat somehow, because one of the shorter battery tray's (2 inch high) had some water in it, however, the taller one (8-9 inches high) did not have water in it.
I went to go check the oil this weekend as the water as finally returned to normal levels. Oil was reading above 4 times over the full amount... I was shocked, so I began to extract the fluid and i got about 9 litres of water through the oil dipstick... Didn't extract the remaining oil yet but it looks extremely gunky and dirty.
I'm concerned about the engine and how in the world 9 LITRES of water would have gotten into a sealed oil pan. Not really sure what to do at this point other than extract the remaining oil. Should i extract all oil put fresh oil and try starting? Or is there likely issues elsewhere, and if i try turning the boat over, it will damage it.
Pictures below will help show you how our boat is stored during the winter and during the flood.
If you guys have seen this before or have any recommendations, i appreciate your help...
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