db114
New Member
My port side shaft broke this weekend right after the strut. I was cruising along with no vibration and I pulled into a cove to pick up my mooring. Once my wife grabbed the pickup stick I touch both engines in reverse to back off the mooring. I shut the boat down and relaxed a few hours. I started the boat to leave and when I put the port engine in gear there was no thrust. I opened the engine hatch a saw the shaft turning. I shut the engine down and jumped in the water and sure enough no prop and the shaft was broken. I never hit anything. I searched the site and have seen issues with broken shafts in 32/34's but nothing around 40 feet with diesels. Anyone have any insight on this?