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Woke up this morning to find my sportster flooded. Battery terminals melted. Thinking bilge pump failed...
Pumped the water out and don't see any leaks. Going to pull the plugs and check the cylinders for water, should I look anywhere else? Thank you in advance for your help!

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I assume this is a Docked boat? Seadoo states that their boats should not be left in the water.

Regardles, you have LOTS of work in front of you. I have to think it would be impossible for there NOT to be water in the oil. Once you drain the boat, check the oil BEFORE you try to start it. If there is water in the crankcase, you will need to change the oil and the filter.. The filter is a MUST do as the water gets trapped and the filter will collapse and the engine will not get oil. Once the oil and filter are changed, pull the plugs and crank the engine. Do NOT stand over the plug holes or put your fingers over them. Very dangerous as the force can easily tear your skin and inject your blood stream with all kinds of bad stuff. You should ground the plug wires and FLOOR the boat when cranking. By flooring the throttle this is suppose to disable the spark. Once you THINK you have all the water out from the cylinders, check the oil again,,, If it is mostly oil, then put the plugs in and see if you can get it to start. You will likely need need plugs as you go. If it does start, let it run for maybe a minute. Re-check the oil. I am certain it will be mixed with water. If so, change it and the filter again. It is common to take as many as four oil changes to get the water out. About on the third change it should be mostly oil. If so, you MUST take it for at least a 30 minute ride to get the entire block up to temerature. This will do two thngs. The temp will get the residual water to evaporate and the higher RPMs will get oil everywhere it needs to be in order to flush the engine of the water that will still be inside of it. You will likely need to do another oil change after the 30 minute run...
 
Yeah I docked the boat, defantly learned my lesson. Thank you for the reply I will get the oil on order and keep everyone posted on my progress. Still don't know what the culprit was in the flooding. After we pumped the water out I couldn't find any leaks, our working theory is the boat got caught under the dock during low tide and took on water when it rose? Anyway thank you again for your help!

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You need to get it running ASAP. If not, rust will form and the engine will eat itself.


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Understood, I'll get it to a repair shop tomorrow if I can't find a place to buy the oil and filters locally. I will provide them your instructions coastiejoe.

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You can buy a 4-tech oil kit with everything in it. You can also mail order the filters and seals. The oil kit from the deal is expensive, about 85 bucks retail. Use the filters in that kit and go to walmart and get a motorcycle oil that has wet clutch capability. http://www.walmart.com/ip/19514362?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227015534698&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40839240632&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=78652722392&veh=sem

Save the oil from the BRP kit for your final oil change. That way you can run the engine while your waiting on mail order filters.
 
You need to get it running ASAP. If not, rust will form and the engine will eat itself.


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THIS^^^^

You can't wait around with this sort of thing. If that is salt water and it isn't already flushed out, it is already screwed.

You don't need to use Seadoo oil, use anything cheap and available for the first few flushes. Spray everything external down with WD40 including your wiring, etc.

I've been there with a 37' boat in salt water and saved everything except the hydraulic clutch, and the bilge pump that burnt out.

I also used atf instead of oil for the first few flushes instead of oil because it bonds to water better.
 
I wish you the best of luck with this... Really sorry to see what happened. We occasionally leave the boat in a wet slip on Saturday night if we are going out the next morning. In the future, use buoys on the side, as high as possible, and a spring line to stop the back of the boat from touching the dock. If you have insurance, now might be the time to file a claim...
 
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