Flooded 2006 GTX-SC

[steve92647]

The unthinkable happened...we were about to tie up the seadoo for the night in salt water, and rope got caught around the shaft, a bystandard suggested to flip the seadoo over to cut the rope, and the seadoo was flipped over for about 3 mnutes while we cut. Upon turning the seadoo right side up the back end was sagging, and getting worse...we knew the engine bay was flooding.

We tied both front and back ends to the dock and the seadoo was at least partially submerged for approx. 2 hours; once vessel assist got to us, they suggested we tow the seadoo to their station and the seadoo was towed upside down for 10 minutes.

We hoisted the seadoo up with the straps, then the straps broke. The mechanic/vessel assist guys suggested we loop two ropes around the seadoo and hoist it partially up to pump the water out...so we took off the seats and saw the engine bay was completely flooded. We pumped out the water, and have let it sit overnight.

Questions:
1) do we need to rinse out the engine bay with fresh water to stop salt water corrosion?
2) once we take the spark plugs out, if we see water/rust does this mean the engine will need to be overhauled?
3) once pulled out, if the oil dipstick appears to be milky, does this mean the engine will need to be overhauled?
4) i know seadoo's are built to handle a certain amount of flooding, but it seems this was a 'worst case' scenario...any information/instruction you may have will help.

thanks...

 

[sporsterjoel]

The unthinkable happened...we were about to tie up the seadoo for the night in salt water, and rope got caught around the shaft, a bystandard suggested to flip the seadoo over to cut the rope, and the seadoo was flipped over for about 3 mnutes while we cut. Upon turning the seadoo right side up the back end was sagging, and getting worse...we knew the engine bay was flooding.

We tied both front and back ends to the dock and the seadoo was at least partially submerged for approx. 2 hours; once vessel assist got to us, they suggested we tow the seadoo to their station and the seadoo was towed upside down for 10 minutes.

We hoisted the seadoo up with the straps, then the straps broke. The mechanic/vessel assist guys suggested we loop two ropes around the seadoo and hoist it partially up to pump the water out...so we took off the seats and saw the engine bay was completely flooded. We pumped out the water, and have let it sit overnight.

Questions:
1) do we need to rinse out the engine bay with fresh water to stop salt water corrosion?
2) once we take the spark plugs out, if we see water/rust does this mean the engine will need to be overhauled?
3) once pulled out, if the oil dipstick appears to be milky, does this mean the engine will need to be overhauled?
4) i know seadoo's are built to handle a certain amount of flooding, but it seems this was a 'worst case' scenario...any information/instruction you may have will help.

thanks...

First thing i would do is get ALLL the water out of the engine DO NOT START IT. youll need to do an oil change and to get it out and you may need to do that a couple of times, also check all the wiring connector and make sure there is no water in them, if there is then dry and clean them out (spray them with WD-40 then dry with compressed air if you can then add eletrical grease is what i would do) best thing to do is get *"(ALL)"* the water out befor you even think about starting it and it should be fine. check the airbox and filter as well and anywhere else water can be hiding where it shouldnt be...