It may be a lost cause, but it's worth a try.  Just make sure it's
completely dry before powering it up.  I'm surprised the battery didn't
melt (salt water shorting the battery).  Did the battery seem to charge OK?

Gary
S/V Kaylarah
'90 C&C 37+
East Greenwich, RI, USA

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On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 8:58 AM, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:

> Genius here was attaching fenders to the slip with his 'lithium ion
> battery powered 20V drill' and I kicked it over the side into 12 feet of
> salt water.  It stayed on the bottom for 2 days but yesterday I was able to
> retrieve it, flushed it with fresh water, dried it and sprayed it later
> with WD-40 and left it to dry out in the garage.
>
> Is it a 'lost cause'?  Should I have just left it on the bottom?
>
> Rob Abbott
> AZURA
> C&C 32 - 84
> Halifax, N.S.
>
>
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