I had a Jet boat did the same thing , Washed it straight out with fresh water Drained the oil new plugs new points new air filters all that , fired back up and ran for a few years before it finally blew up LOL
Worked at boatyards from City Island to Candlewood and up the Hudson. There is nothing like the look on an owners face when they see their boat underwater...
Man, I saw the thumbnail for the video and said "no way is that looks like a Convincor! Crap !!" Guess the guy has no idea that you really don't need to hot rod a Checkmate, they are quick enough already.
This is what happens when you don't inspect/service the bellows and shift cable bellows. They rip and leak so fast the only option is to get it on the trailer. Batteries can only keep up for a short while. All I/O engines like this have to have the bellows and shift cable bellows changed at appropriate intervals. Especially, if the boat is going to be left in the water. This guy sounded like he didn't even know what they were or where they were.
As a person who has owned 4 boats and wants a 5th, this is the stuff nightmares are made of. I cannot even imagine how upset the owner must be but this is the risk involved with boats. BOAT - Bust Out Another Thousand ! Something is always going wrong.
I made a phone call to a customer, apparently during winter storage a pair of Racoons decided his 32' Century was a perfect place to raise a family. Not only was the entire interior used as scratching post / teething ring, it was also six months of animal waste, male spraying and the smell... He signed the winer storage contract (we were not responsible) and his boat owners ins did NOT cover "Animal Damage." He was a prick anyway ! lol...
i've done sunk boat repairs, it usually ruins gauges and switches but most of the work is fuel tank flush, carb rebuild, tune up components, fluids change, wire harness couplers need to be cleaned and dried too.... its probably a total loss if it sinks in salt water
I had one in salt water. Performed the same steps and rebuilt the engine. Ran fine but it wouldn't get on step. Found a mechanic who couldn't repeat the problem until I told him to take it out of the tank and bring it out for a run on the river. It had a Johnson 70 hp engine with 3 carbs. When he took it out he used his hand to cover the intakes of each carb until he found one that didn't change the engine speed when blocked. Replaced that carb and we had a great boat again.
I wouldn't go that far. It's not the salt water that kills it, its the air after it gets wet. I live on brackish water and have pumped some water in a few motors. Blown exhaust manifolds, head gaskets and even had a couple intake failures. You pull the oil drain plug and watch water run out for the first 20 seconds (oil floats) you have put some water in a motor. All were salvageable. The ones that were not caused by something else breaking got flushed and put back into service. Now gauges, upholstery, wiring, etc are a crap shoot.
The boat is toast now. You have about 45 minutes to get it running before there is damage to the engine. You can leave it underwater for as long as you like but you must get it started right away after it hits the air. My boat sunk a few years back and I drained the carbs as soon as I got it onto the trailer. Had it running within the 45 minutes and everything was good with the engine. I did have to replace the steering cable afterwards as it too rusted up.
My boat flipped over in salt water. Had a 70 hp outboard motor. It was in the water for a week before I got it out. Three weeks later I took the powerhead off and replaced the bearings before starting it up. Ran fine but wouldn't get on step so I brought it to a shop. They said it ran fine so I talked them into bringing it to a nearby river for a retest. They discovered that one of the carburetors was cracked. Good as new after that.
Looks like infected by muskrats, no idea why they like chewing on bellows. Way water flowed out of outdrive, that looked to be issue. One of things you need check every spring. Great recovery.
At the very end there's water coming from the gimble bellows, probably why she sank. Either bellows rubber old and cracked or a muskrat chomped a hole in it. We used to build a chicken wire cage around it to keep the sumbitches out.
I use to own a 1991 Pacifica checkmate, I put a 350 race car engine in, 73 mph outdrive went out a few because the rpms to high but hold my beer kind of boat. lol
This is entirely the incorrect procedure. What you do is, tow it to deeper water and then go phone the insurance company. And you hope yours is NOT State Fucking Farm
I’ll never leave my boat on the water overnight. I don’t trust rubber boots , bilge pumps , batteries and I definitely don’t trust Mother Nature. Always face the bow towards the waves when docking.
God Blessed America here in the Netherlands every boat you will see from 13 feet till how long you can imagine, is in the water about 6 months a year. A little part of them will sink because bad owners who don't have interest in there boats.
Leave my boat in the water all the time. Its about maintenance and good batteries and bilge pumps. Never had a problem in 40 years. Not even a small leak.
its like a clown show tell tubby the waters in the back of the boat not the front ...guess he didnt want to get his toesies wet so hes jumpin all over the water logged seats .... looked like a frick n frack show
it happens when ya dont keep boat fix all time n double checked n that how it sink just by throwing it in water without double checking on leak n have ton of customers asking me how my boat sink n i ask them ton of questions have you checked rubber on outdrive they said no have you check for drains plug they said no then that your issue not mine bare in mind never know when it happens n you did great jobs getting it out of water
Depends on how long it was under, from the looks of things it wasn't long, heck the batteries were still good, even the engine can easily be salvaged. just change all fluids pull the plugs and get her started as soon as possible and get it warmed up and dry
@@Masterkill45588 The main issue is going to be ripping the floor out and replacing it, as noted in the video, it's marine ply, the transom also could have issues (pretty common on Checkmates anyways), but, it is very much fixable, if you have to the $$$ and desire to go through it...I would.
Actually if everything was sold before the sinking its just a matter of drying everything thing out completely. Put it in a shop crank the heat up and get fans blowing air into the engine bay and berth area. Did it with my friends boat 15 years ago and its still solid.
Thank goodness they put those airbags back behind the boat. Without them, they never would have raised her. (Har, har). Or maybe they were just tying them to the boat to keep them from floating away.
So what's the charge on the pump and dump? Had the same deal in a Navajo I forgot to drop the gear on. Airbags under the wings, the gear dropped and I blamed Trump.
