Here's the situation: The boat has a 91 Yamaha 200hp outboard. About a month ago, I had my boat out at a lake, and left it parked on the beach in a secluded cove with the motor down just enough to keep the boat straight.
The forecast was clear for the evening, so I wasn't worried. Of course that night we had freakish 70mph winds, which came from the direction directly aft (from behind, for those of you nautically challenged ). The boat got pushed about 3 feet onto the shore, with the entire lower end of the outboard submerged in the sand.
I pulled the boat out of the water (never started it), and sand was packed into the center of the prop, which also acts and the exhaust for the engine. There was also a little bit of sand around the water intakes. I was able to remove all the sand from inside the prop, and flushed the water intakes.
So...does anyone think that sand was able to find it's way into the lower unit gears? I drained the lower unit gear oil, and didn't find anything. But I'm still worried about ruining the gears. Thoughts?
Cheers,
Brandon
The forecast was clear for the evening, so I wasn't worried. Of course that night we had freakish 70mph winds, which came from the direction directly aft (from behind, for those of you nautically challenged ). The boat got pushed about 3 feet onto the shore, with the entire lower end of the outboard submerged in the sand.
I pulled the boat out of the water (never started it), and sand was packed into the center of the prop, which also acts and the exhaust for the engine. There was also a little bit of sand around the water intakes. I was able to remove all the sand from inside the prop, and flushed the water intakes.
So...does anyone think that sand was able to find it's way into the lower unit gears? I drained the lower unit gear oil, and didn't find anything. But I'm still worried about ruining the gears. Thoughts?
Cheers,
Brandon