My 1st thought is that there is still water in there causing hydrolock.
Water can't compress.

You may wanna pull it over *a lot* with someone else alternating some thumb
pressure on the plug holes - then try reinstalling the plugs. Fresh water is
in your favor. No it's not seized.

-W



"D Smyth" wrote in message
...
Thanks to the several people who responded to my first post earlier this
week about my dunked Merc outboard. I took their advice and tried to get
the
engine going.
With the plugs out, the starter cord turns her over with no problem. With
the plugs screwed in, it is almost impossible to pull the cord. ?????
Surely it didn't seize this soon. And if it is seized, surely it would
not
be possible to turn her over with the cord.
The engine came out of the water Thursday and was promptly dried up as
much
as possible and engine oil put into the two cylinders.
It was fresh water, not salt.
Any further advice would be very welcome.
tx
ds