Can anyone give me some advice. My daughter took the boat out and hit
a stump, which ripped the motor off the boat and the motor landed in
the river. They retrieved it rather quickly, but I don't know if the
motor can be salvaged. Is there anything I can do to keep the damage
to a minimum before I can get it to the Yamaha dealer. Or is it a
total loss?

The engine is a 40 HP Yamaha two stroke.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Terry wrote:
Can anyone give me some advice. My daughter took the boat out and hit
a stump, which ripped the motor off the boat and the motor landed in
the river. They retrieved it rather quickly, but I don't know if the
motor can be salvaged. Is there anything I can do to keep the damage
to a minimum before I can get it to the Yamaha dealer. Or is it a
total loss?

The engine is a 40 HP Yamaha two stroke.

Any advice would be appreciated.

QUICKLY !!! PUT IT BACK COMPLETELY SUBMERSED IN THE WATER... The cleaner
the water the better... we have had outboards recovered years after
losing them overboard (rental boats) only to go right back out on rental
usually within a few hours of recovery.

Have the service people come to you if at all possible...

Rob

Terry,

My suggestion is to pull the plugs ASAP and and crank it by hand
(rope starter) to get as much water out of it as you can, then go
ahead and use the electric starter a bit after that. When
comfortable you got most all of the water out of it, go ahead and
put the plugs back in (assuming they are dry) and run the motor
long enough to get it all warmed up. Assuming you mean fresh water
rather than salt water (such as an intracoastal waterway) you may
not need to bring it in for any further service, but hopefully one
of the mechanics on this board will correct me if I'm wrong on
this point.

-Jim



Terry wrote:
Can anyone give me some advice. My daughter took the boat out and hit
a stump, which ripped the motor off the boat and the motor landed in
the river. They retrieved it rather quickly, but I don't know if the
motor can be salvaged. Is there anything I can do to keep the damage
to a minimum before I can get it to the Yamaha dealer. Or is it a
total loss?

The engine is a 40 HP Yamaha two stroke.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Jim wrote:

Terry,

My suggestion is to pull the plugs ASAP and and crank it by hand
(rope starter) to get as much water out of it as you can, then go
ahead and use the electric starter a bit after that. When
comfortable you got most all of the water out of it, go ahead and
put the plugs back in (assuming they are dry) and run the motor
long enough to get it all warmed up. Assuming you mean fresh water
rather than salt water (such as an intracoastal waterway) you may
not need to bring it in for any further service, but hopefully one
of the mechanics on this board will correct me if I'm wrong on
this point.

-Jim




It didn't sound like Terry was willing to attempt this himself, but if
he can get it running, this would be the best.

You have to be sure it was not hydro-locked - & no damage (bent rods
etc.) before firing it up, if it makes any horrific bearing or rod noise
shut it down right away.

Rob

Rob,

I saw your advice after I posted mine. Even though it
slightly conflicted, I felt it is worth him trying. Saved a
motor submerged in salt water several years ago but getting it
running the next morning...once we saw the extent of what had
happened. In this case, the boat was improperly tied between
two docks when a storm came up. Waves came over the side as
the boat had no where to go. We spent most of the night with
buckets and recharging batteries to run the bilge pump once
we got it (barely) to shore.

I thought about the hydro-lock, but being a two stroke, I
didn't mention it as I have a hard time imagining it with a
two stroke. Not that it can't happen though!

-Jim

trainfan1 wrote:




-Jim




It didn't sound like Terry was willing to attempt this himself, but if
he can get it running, this would be the best.

You have to be sure it was not hydro-locked - & no damage (bent rods
etc.) before firing it up, if it makes any horrific bearing or rod noise
shut it down right away.

Rob

"Terry" wrote in message
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Can anyone give me some advice. My daughter took the boat out and hit
a stump, which ripped the motor off the boat and the motor landed in
the river. They retrieved it rather quickly, but I don't know if the
motor can be salvaged. Is there anything I can do to keep the damage
to a minimum before I can get it to the Yamaha dealer. Or is it a
total loss?

The engine is a 40 HP Yamaha two stroke.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Remove the sparkplugs and spin it over. Drain the carb(s). Blow everthing
out with compressed air, then douse the whole engine with WD-40, inside and
out, electrical connections, everything.Then blow it all off again. The best
thing you can do it get it running ASAP! Not tommorrow, now! When you get it
running, run it a long time, long enough to get it up to full operating
temperature. If you wait, rust will over take the bearings and any steel
part in the engine and a major rebuild will be in order.
If you can not do all this ASAP, storing back in water may buy you some
time.
Greg

Jim and Greg,

Thanks for the advice. We pulled it apart, drained the housing and
doused everything with WD40. Then we cranked until it finally turned
over. Looks like it's going to be okay. We really appreciate the help.
This is my first time coming onto a rec. board and the people here
have certainly made it a wonderful experience. If you're ever in the
Dunnellon FL area and would like to take in a little bass
fishing.....email us. We're right on the Withlacoochee river.

I've been in two situations where it's happened (both 2 stroke, which are
markedly easier to fix).

All of the advice I've seen here so far is pretty accurate.

We pulled the plugs, cranked the engine to get the water out and got
it running right away in both cases. One engine was a 100 HP Mercury
and the other was a 40 HP Scott A****er (dates it, yeah).

b.