Plastic bottle sucked up. Advice needed

[Advance]

2018 242 LSE. Sucked up what I believe to be a Gatorade bottle on starboard side. Mistake I made was starting in way too shallow of water. The plastic is super thick. Starboard engine gave an error that it was overheating. Shut it down and kept it at 2-3 mph on port engine. Still have engine light on after turning battery off three times. Starboard engine turns on fine after getting back to lift. So not damaged.
Any recommendations on how to get plastic bottle out? How do I reset to clear engine code?

 

[fatboyroy]

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[tdonoughue]

Recommendations:
1) Don't suck up Gadorade bottles (sorry--someone had to say it).
2) Pull the pump. There are instructions (and I believe a video) up in the FAQ (link at the top). I was hesitant until I pulled my pumps the first time and figured out how easy it is. When you pull that out, you will be able to get the bottle right out.

Good luck!

 

[BigN8]

I think I would try to put some heat on that bottle and melt it enough to pull it out from both sides before pulling the pump. Might not be any damage to the impeller or housing just from plastic.

 

[HangOutdoors]

This actually brings up a thought I had. I have not pulled my pumps yet. Perhaps it would be a good exercise to just pull one and then reassemble it. May allow for a fix while out for the day or on a trip, by being able to put the boat back on the trailer and pull the pump to resolve an issue rather than going through it for the first time then or calling it a day.

 

[Julian]

Pull the pump...I wouldn't apply any effort or heat to it. Pulling the pump shouldn't take more than 30 minutes. Not sure where you are, but happy to help members in the Raleigh area.

 

[Advance]

Thanks all. Appears I was lucky. It’s on our dock/lift. I was able to get the plastic out. Took boat out and error cleared. Boat runs fine. Feel fortunate. Was envisioning a two month wait at a dealer. Lesson learned (again). If you’re anchored in shallow water, push boat to deeper water before you start. Our sandbar unfortunately is starting to have a lot of debris.

 

[tdonoughue]

Glad you got it out. Just kidding on the don't suck up a bottle comment--these things happen even to the most diligent of us. Sometimes it just takes pulling the boat out to be able to see it better. But do learn to pull the pumps--once you do the process will be much simpler next time, not only because you can pull the pumps quickly and know what to do, but when you pull the pumps, you learn the structures a little better so you can visualize them when sticking your hand down that little hole where you can't see.

Happy boating!

 

[Advance]

I think I would try to put some heat on that bottle and melt it enough to pull it out from both sides before pulling the pump. Might not be any damage to the impeller or housing just from plastic.

Glad you got it out. Just kidding on the don't suck up a bottle comment--these things happen even to the most diligent of us. Sometimes it just takes pulling the boat out to be able to see it better. But do learn to pull the pumps--once you do the process will be much simpler next time, not only because you can pull the pumps quickly and know what to do, but when you pull the pumps, you learn the structures a little better so you can visualize them when sticking your hand down that little hole where you can't see.

Happy boating!

I thought about heat. I was concerned it would melt and remain on housing or impeller and cavitate.

Ha. Knew you were kidding. Believe me, I’m paranoid about running over anything. Glad this is behind me. Learned another lesson.

 

[Julian]

If you haven't read this thread then you should.....your sales person probably sold you a pack of goods about what a jet boat does when sitting at idle in shallow water

https://jetboaters.net/threads/how-to-avoid-clogging-your-engine-with-sand.26558/

 

[mrcleanr6]

Absolutely pull the pump. Once you do it the first time, after that you can pull it in less than 5 minutes. Its a piece of cake to do. Imo Everyone that owns a jetboat should know how to do this service to their boat.

@HangOutdoors please do yourself a favor and pull yours. Just take them apart, grease the splines, clean the bolts up, blue loctite in everything and put it back together. If you ever have an issue it will come right apart. Imo this should be a yearly svc

 

[Betik]

Glad you got it out. Just kidding on the don't suck up a bottle comment--these things happen even to the most diligent of us.

hey you were nice, I was going to say " I advice you to recycle it after you get it out".

 

[Advance]

If you haven't read this thread then you should.....your sales person probably sold you a pack of goods about what a jet boat does when sitting at idle in shallow water

https://jetboaters.net/threads/how-to-avoid-clogging-your-engine-with-sand.26558/

Bought boat new and unseen. Never drove a jetboat. My sales guy told me nothing. Spent a few minutes with him. I learned (and still learning) from this forum and real life experiences.

 

[Julian]

Bought boat new and unseen. Never drove a jetboat. My sales guy told me nothing. Spent a few minutes with him. I learned (and still learning) from this forum and real life experiences.

Learning by experience is just fine! On my first 19' jet boat I was sitting in shallow water idling, then went to move and no thrust. Huh....wtf. tried all sorts of things. Got out and discovered a 4X8 sheet of plywood sucked up to the bottom of the boat!!!!

Glad you found us, and more importantly....glad the bottle extraction was easy.