jrolland
Petty Officer 3rd Class
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- Jun 11, 2008
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Ok guys this here is the story I will try to keep it short and to the point so it is easier to help me out.
I am in the process of restoring a 1975 Sea Ray SRV190 it sat for 8 years and is decent shape for its year also it was repowered at some point with a Merc 260. I had it running last year and it runs excellent but due to other issues it never saw the water. My friend and I winterized the boat this past fall and I thought I had everything taken care of. The trailer has a tilt featuer so I even tilted it up so the water could drain out. I periodically went and cleared snow off it through out the winter so it didn't get too heavy.
So, today was a pretty nice and sunny day. I decided to go and get started on some of the work I have. My main goal today was to remove the starter so I could get a new one. Well when I took the cover off and got inside I was met by a massive amount of ice. I guess the drain hole froze up before the water was able to get out. Then from there it just kept collecting until it go to the point where it filled about 80% of the bilge and about half way up the oil pan, oil filter, starter and even part of the transom. (As you will see in the pics)
Now to my question, am I pretty much guaranteed to see some damage to the engine or will I be ok? I was trying to chip the ice away but with the wiring being such a mess they are everywhere under the ice so I didn't want to damage anything else. Mthieme told me to wait and let nature thaw it, but then Mark42 made me nervous by saying it could have seeped into the engine block and froze too.
I don't know what to do or if there is any damage at this point. Based on the amount of ice do you guys think there will be damage? and if so what could I be looking at as far as repairing this mess?? Thanks for any help guys!!
As you can see in the first pic the starter in the bottom right hand corner is almost covered in ice. And the second pic just shows how much of the bilge is iced over.
I am in the process of restoring a 1975 Sea Ray SRV190 it sat for 8 years and is decent shape for its year also it was repowered at some point with a Merc 260. I had it running last year and it runs excellent but due to other issues it never saw the water. My friend and I winterized the boat this past fall and I thought I had everything taken care of. The trailer has a tilt featuer so I even tilted it up so the water could drain out. I periodically went and cleared snow off it through out the winter so it didn't get too heavy.
So, today was a pretty nice and sunny day. I decided to go and get started on some of the work I have. My main goal today was to remove the starter so I could get a new one. Well when I took the cover off and got inside I was met by a massive amount of ice. I guess the drain hole froze up before the water was able to get out. Then from there it just kept collecting until it go to the point where it filled about 80% of the bilge and about half way up the oil pan, oil filter, starter and even part of the transom. (As you will see in the pics)
Now to my question, am I pretty much guaranteed to see some damage to the engine or will I be ok? I was trying to chip the ice away but with the wiring being such a mess they are everywhere under the ice so I didn't want to damage anything else. Mthieme told me to wait and let nature thaw it, but then Mark42 made me nervous by saying it could have seeped into the engine block and froze too.
I don't know what to do or if there is any damage at this point. Based on the amount of ice do you guys think there will be damage? and if so what could I be looking at as far as repairing this mess?? Thanks for any help guys!!
As you can see in the first pic the starter in the bottom right hand corner is almost covered in ice. And the second pic just shows how much of the bilge is iced over.
