ihave done some deep water crossing but usually only for a few (although seeming like minutes) seconds. once i had water half way up the windshield on a stock 42 with no snorkle and a coupel tiems on the 70 with a snorkle...
i wish i had pics of the gasser bushhog, i had water proofed the old girl very well and could run water crossings without a hickup but as usual the more you build a truck the worse the problems.
i attempted to cross a pond with the water over the hood, windshield down and 1/2 doors... that gave me a serious pucker factor especially since i was just above idle and the water pressure got too much for the oversized exhaust. too much back pressure and suddenly the putt putt putt became very quiet and as the truck settled into the mud the water came pouring in.
there was ice around the shore and i looked at my co-pilot and said "you know what your job is". he looked at me as if i was nutz since we were about 200 ft from shore. he jumped into the water and the water came up to his nipples "damn" as his teeth started chattering away. i climbed on the hood, reached under the water and hooked the 100 ft tugg'm to the 8274 and he started walking. once the rope started getting tight i hit the freewheel and let out enough to reach the shore. he hooked onto a vehicle on shore that had agreed to pull me out if i fail in the attempt. once hooked i fired up the 8274 which was completely under water. at first i thought it was dead but soon enough there was a tiny wake coming from the snorkle and i winched in till the rope was close enough to hook onto the bumper and i gave the signal. the Ford pulled me the rest of the way to shore.
damage was a dead 8274, carburator, starter, alternator, all fluids needing flushing and changing. when i removed the air cleaner the carb was leveled by water. it turns out that water enters through the exhaust and into the engine and fills the carb.
dumb but i learned a lot from the experience:
never just idle through a DEEP hole
8274s work under water ... once
getting flooded is very $$$$$$
still fun times when you are young and silly.