Quote Originally Posted by Awill10291 View Post
How would the water have raised or affected my oil level? I had the oil changed recently. Unfortunately during that debacle when I closed the dog house, the oil checker tube and metal rod got all smashed by the dog house... The rod now doesn't go completely back down into the tube. Is this really hard to replace? Obviously I need it to check my oil, but also what oil pressure should my boat run at? 80 on the meter? Also IDK if the starter got wet. It starts right up so I'm guessing no right? Thank God.
The reason I'm mentioning your oil is that if the water was high enough to get into the dipstick tube (it doesn't sound like it) then you may have water in the oil.

The starter is often mounted low enough on these engines (although I'm not that familiar with yours specifically) that they can get wet with a lot of water in the bilge. It won't necessarily have issues right away, but it may start to struggle if it got water inside. If you don't think the water got up that high, then no worries.

I suspect the dipstick tube is pretty easy to replace if you have good access to it with the cover up. As far as oil pressure, this is more about content than pressure or level. But I know mine sits right around 50psi at idle (according to the gauge). Someone else may have more info on that... maybe the 460 is a bit different? Again, my concern isn't related to pressure so much as whether any water got in.

I'm probably being overly cautious about the water intrusion, but it's something to be aware of. Get that dipstick tube working, and next time you go out, check the oil after running it, it should look... like oil ... and not like a milkshake.