Woody
Well-Known Member
Over the holiday we took a trip up to Thunder Bay Canada. On the return trip I decided to go to Isle Royale to check out a couple locations for possible anchorage and some kayak fun.
I was idling along in about 10' of water, things were going fine until I tangled with a boulder or two. Trashed the port prop and minor damage to the other. When it hit the port engine was killed, instant stop. I was unable to get it started, not a peep from the starter, it's as if no power is applied to it.
I have the ZF 280 IV transmission. From the prop I can turn the shaft either way. If I rotate the shaft quickly from start, one direction to the other it feels like I'm turning some gears, it feels normal. I am definitely turning the output shaft in the housing, verified visually. The engine died instantly while in gear, could a neutral safety be preventing engine start. The transmission shift solenoids themselves function but with out it running they aren't accomplishing anything, wouldn't I need oil flow?
I dove under the boat(I sure can't hold my breath like I used to, had to come up about 10 times in order to look the whole bottom over), it doesn't appear that the hull made any contact. Struts, shafts, rudders look OK, rudders turn lock to lock properly, no leaks at all into bilge.
I ended up running down the north side of Isle Royale and across Lake Superior on the strbd engine. The autopilot was steering hard to strbd, I dropped the tab on that side and it helped. Luckily the forecast of 2-4's had changed and the lake was virtually flat. I don't know if I could have stayed on course with that size on the beam.
We made like a trawler, 8 knots for 11.5hrs and pulled into the slip at 3am. What a experience trying to dock, at 8 knots I could steer it, at idle all it wanted to do was go in a circle.
So the port engine was killed instantly and won't start. Any thoughts on this and anything else, possible damages to engine/transmission....your thoughts and opinions would be appreciated.
I was idling along in about 10' of water, things were going fine until I tangled with a boulder or two. Trashed the port prop and minor damage to the other. When it hit the port engine was killed, instant stop. I was unable to get it started, not a peep from the starter, it's as if no power is applied to it.
I have the ZF 280 IV transmission. From the prop I can turn the shaft either way. If I rotate the shaft quickly from start, one direction to the other it feels like I'm turning some gears, it feels normal. I am definitely turning the output shaft in the housing, verified visually. The engine died instantly while in gear, could a neutral safety be preventing engine start. The transmission shift solenoids themselves function but with out it running they aren't accomplishing anything, wouldn't I need oil flow?
I dove under the boat(I sure can't hold my breath like I used to, had to come up about 10 times in order to look the whole bottom over), it doesn't appear that the hull made any contact. Struts, shafts, rudders look OK, rudders turn lock to lock properly, no leaks at all into bilge.
I ended up running down the north side of Isle Royale and across Lake Superior on the strbd engine. The autopilot was steering hard to strbd, I dropped the tab on that side and it helped. Luckily the forecast of 2-4's had changed and the lake was virtually flat. I don't know if I could have stayed on course with that size on the beam.
We made like a trawler, 8 knots for 11.5hrs and pulled into the slip at 3am. What a experience trying to dock, at 8 knots I could steer it, at idle all it wanted to do was go in a circle.
So the port engine was killed instantly and won't start. Any thoughts on this and anything else, possible damages to engine/transmission....your thoughts and opinions would be appreciated.