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  1. John Stewart, Oct 22, 2012
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    John Stewart

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    I have a 2007 41 Carver MY and just yesterday while leaving our marina the engines stalled while attempting to get up on plane. It took several attempts to restart the engines (8.1 crusaders) but eventually got it going. When I arrived at my destination a few minutes late the bilge pump was running, took on a fair amount of water. I have never had as much as a drop of water in the hull before. In the past few weeks we have heard what may be an otter of a muscrat under the boat. Could it be they built a nest and when I started to power up the engine stalled and took on water in the form of backpressure? There are no signs of leaks, no overheating, no hoses broke or any visual signs of anything. Boat only has 65 hours on it so everything still looks like new.
    Any suggestions???
  2. Pascal, Oct 22, 2012
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    Rule nr 1 : when an engine stalls, check the engine room! (Conditions permitting obviously...)

    While underway, was the bilge pump running or did it just start after shut down?

    Muskrat have a nasty habit of chewing thru exhaust hoses and sink boats! Check your exhaust hoses right away.

    Then start one engine at a time and look carefully for water leaks around the water pump, hoses, etc
  3. John Stewart, Oct 22, 2012
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    Did exactly what you suggested, no sign of anything. Ran both engines and no sign of an leaks, thought the same thing about a chewed hose. The pump ran for a good 3-4 minutes, as large quantity of water came out.
  4. sam356, Oct 22, 2012
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    Did you leave water hose from dock to the boat on. I would check and make sure you did not break a water pipe and water got into your bilge. If enough water got into the bildge when you gave it throttle it might have shorten out you battery cable when the water when over it. Sounds like it shut down you electric fuel pump. You did say both engines shut down.
  5. RT46, Oct 22, 2012
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    Really? muskrats? chewing through exhaust houses?

    wow, you can really learn something everyday on YF.
  6. tommyfmu, Oct 22, 2012
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    With the current trend here on Long Island, soon it might be alligators.
  7. John Stewart, Oct 23, 2012
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    Found problem, Muskrat's. Chewed the return from exhaust on both sides causing the hull to fill up with water. Thankfully all bilge pumps work the way they are suppose to!
  8. Liberty, Oct 23, 2012
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    You're kidding. Holy cow. Wow. :eek:
  9. gbarger, Oct 23, 2012
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  10. RT46, Oct 23, 2012
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    WOW

    I never would have guessed that.

    I am googling Muskrats now to see if they are a threat in my area....