Submerged Cart Question

[tyhuck]

I posted on another forum I am a member of that I was looking for a new project to see if anyone had a cart for a couple hundred buck I could rebuild. Had a guy message me back about an electric cart that went through Hurricane Harvey. He said it had brand new batteries a couple weeks prior to the storm, but sat submerged under 3' of water for 3 days, and he hasnt touched it since (6 months). Im jsut wondering if this cart could be salvaged. I was looking for a cart that could be purchased for a couple hundred bucks, so I know it will need work, but I dont want to pay money for something that is basically ruined.

My specific questions are as follows;

1. Are the batteries ruined from being submerged, or can they be emptied and refilled, or reconditioned?

2. Would the electronics be able to survive being submerged like that if everything was hooked up and the batteries had charge when the water rose?

3. If it is still a viable option to rebuild, what specific questions should I ask him regarding the appearance or function of specific parts? He is over 3 hours away from me, so I want to make sure I can resurrect this thing before I drive all that way.

[TexTurbo]

Take a few mins to read through this post.....

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...ded-carts.html

It does a pretty good job of answering most of your question