[jrd22]

We have the same engine and I once got seawater in the cylinders while trying to bleed the injection system before I knew it could happen(actually flooded the engine 2-3 times before figuring it out-kind of a high stress situation). The engine was OK (this happened several years ago) but got progressively harder to start over the next year or so. We eventually had the injectors reconditioned and it helped the hard starting quite a bit. The salt water is really hard on the injector nozzles, they don't atomize the fuel properly making it harder to ignite. I don't understand how you are continuing to get water in the engine if you have your seacock closed after you shut the engine down. Is there any way water can be siphoning back through the exhaust system?

Good luck,
John