Hey.... I've been watching Ozarks in Netflix in confinement and it looks like a beautiful area! Are you going to have a blog dedicated to your Great Loop journey? I'd like to follow your experience, thanks
Haha... understood. We’ll be there where the action happens though!! First time I will see it with my own eyes!! Can’t wait to hear the noise of the Heavy’s engines!!
Thanks!! I can't even say that "it was a dream come true" since not in a million years I would consider this a dream. I would say this was a gift from heaven!! meet the man in person and been at the helm of a l650....
Hey folks,
I left Dubai back in May and after spending a few weeks in Denmark, France and Spain I am now in Florida. The Searay plant in Merritt Island is just a short drive from where I am in Port St Lucie so I decided to phone our buddy Captain Rusty to coordinate a visit; I took my brother...
Thanks for the offer; I'll think about it.
I was planning on visiting Palm Coast for a plant tour of the Sea Ray facility but google is showing me the latest news!!! They are shutting down the plant and all models that used to come out from there, including yachts!! I can't believe this is...
Folks, I'm spending a few weeks in Florida and I can't find a 400 Sedan Bridge in any of the marinas I've been to. We had a great cruise with my brother-in-law's boat over the ICW on the weekend (leaving from Port St Lucie southbound to West Palm Beach and it was great). I may have seen a...
Just 8 months ago (or 40 hours) we replaced the parts in black (transom, bell bearing housing and gimbal support). The blue part (actual drive) was not touched other than oil change. That was actually the part that failed ( U-Joint). Shaft and U-Joints looked normal at the time.
Thanks to all for the words!! Very hard when things like this happen to oneself.
This happened in the least favorable moment... 10 people on board and being part of a cruise of more than 50 boats to The World Islands in Dubai.
A few replies:
- No, the boat didn't take any water. My first...
Ok, here's the outcome... Transom gone, gimbal housing gone, Bell housing gone....
Contrary to what pretty much everybody said, the forward / reverse gears seem to be OK ( I turned the propeller and I could feel / hear the pinions as normally you would feel). Also, assuming that I hit...
I think I am with you Daze, I didn't feel hitting something; I think it was more of a mechanical issue rather than external objects. Pictures may confirm what you said; will see them tomorrow.
Oh dear.... I just got a phone call from the mechanic who managed to see the drive from the swim platform (the boat is still in the water). He said that the gearbox broke in two pieces......
I will post some pictures tomorrow once the boat is lifted but this sounds like an expensive solution...
Hit another boat??? Well, that reminds me of something..... few months ago, the shifter cable got stuck in the flywheel in reverse position and I hit another boat.... lesson learnt? I should have switched the engine off immediately and act quickly by way of fenders in the impact zone if you know...