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Or fill with Marvel Mystery oil.

My 17 sank 3 years ago. It was a 70 hp Johnson in fresh water. Was down for I don't know how long 5 - 6 hours or more?

I really hate to hear that whopper. Here's what I was instructed to do when my 17 sank. I had excellent results:

1 - As soon as I got it out on dry land I pulled all plugs and tilted motor down to let any water drain out. Next, get yourself ALOT of Marvel Mystery Oil. Tilt motor up and fill all cylinders with Mystery oil. Still in up position, turn flywheel by hand to work in the Mystery oil. Then tilt down and let the oil drain. Still in down, turn flywheel by hand to get more oil out.

2 - Repeat this procedure at least 5 times. On last time, hook to battery and turn motor over several times to blow out any remaining mystery oil.

3 - Put plugs in and crank motor.

That's what I did. I cannot in no way shape or form guarantee this but I do know of another person that did this and it was like the motor never sunk. Same way with my 70 - it actually ran better after sinking ;)

I don't know if this procedure would be recommended for a saltwater submersion, but I don't know. Depends on how much you want to pay a professional mechanic that may not be able to get any better results than you.

First things first, I wish I knew how to help you raise her :-[

Good luck!!

Blue