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I just found out that water got inside the engine compartment. It is a 1997 SeaRay 280 with a 7.4 MerCruiser motor. The water got about 1/2 up the motor. So the starter and the alternator were both underwater. My question is: did this level of water somehow get into the motor? The starter doesn't turn over. It might be a weak battery. I had the boat connected to shore power overnight. When I opened the engine hatch a saw the mess the rainwater left. The boat is on the brokers lot when we received a major downpour. (two months ago). Thanks for any info you can supply.