Gofirstclass
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I know not of what you speak. I do have a very vague recollection of a game gone bad but it's a far distant memory and getting further every day. :smt021
OK let's hear about it.
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Z-Worthy
Active Member
Funny you say that. Our experience is how I was able to move up to our 400!
Jeremygavin
Well-Known Member
- Mar 6, 2012
- 2,054
- Boat Info
- 2011 520 Sedan Bridge
2016 Sea Ray 19 SPX OB
2019 Walker Bay Generation 340
- Engines
- Cummins QSM11s
Mercury 150 Fourstroke
Honda 40hp
It was Friday morning July 2nd and I was running to a beach in a harbor about 40 minutes from our home port. We approached the entrance to the harbor and cut inside the red can just as I had probably 30 times before. There was a 50' full keel Catalina sailboat about 1/4m inshore from me and probably another 5 boats of all sizes running inside the red can in the same general direction I was headed so it didn't even dawn on me to look at my MFD. Unfortunately that day I was going through there at DEAD low tide and it was a full moon so it was about 1ft lower than usual. All of a sudden BAM, I could feel the boat lift a bit and just as I looked back both outdrives kicked up. I quickly checked the bilge for damage and leaks and was all good in there. Once I knew we where not sinking I accessed the damage.
I had hit a lone rock pile with just the outdrive, I later find out I didn't even hit the keel of the V at all, not a scratch on it. I had trashed both forward props on the Bravo IIIs (brand new 4 blade hill marine props with about 5 hours on them) so we vibrated our way into the marina that is in the harbor we were just outside of. I called my father in law and he went to the large Merc dealer on the cape that had 2 original equipment 3 blade props in stock. 2 hours later we had the props on board and headed out to the sand bar to change them out. I check everything out on the outdrives, 1 skeg was completely missing, other one was trashed pretty bad, a little dent in one of the nose cones but other than that nothing apparent was damaged. Once we changed out the props all seemed well, no vibrations and boat seems to run well so we made the 40min run back to our home port. Used the boat for 2 weeks and all seemed good, no drive lube loss, no vibrations so we kept using the boat and being happy nothing more was damaged.
About a week later I got the 2 new 4 blade props from Hill Marine so that weekend I pull it up onto the beach to change out the props. I went to go tighten the back prop nut on the port side and the whole drive shifted to the left about 3". I thought, that is not good. I got my mask and looked and the gimbal yoke, the part that the drive rotates up and down on was missing a large chuck of aluminum. I was about 30 min away from port so we took a nice slow right back on the starboard engine. I had the boat hauled and had the gimbal yoke changed out. I had them drain the drives to check the lube and although it seemed a little dark, they said it was ok. I never got to see it for myself. Boat went back in the water and we where off to Newport and Block island for a week. It is a 1.5hr run to Newport from my home port and when I backed off the throttle outside Newport harbor both drives sounded like a bag of marbles. Obviously it was from the rock strike but I didn't know how bad the damage was and how far I could get without full failure so we stayed in Newport a few days, skipped Block Island and then I had a 7hr tow back to my home port. Boat got pulled, both outdrives had 10-15 teeth broken on the gears.
Insurance company told me to do what ever it takes to fix it, no adjuster would come look at the damage so I told the marina to declare the drives totaled and order 2 brand new drives. They bolted them up 2 days later and I was on my way. It was a long ordeal but in the end I have 2 new drives and only lost 1 weekend of boating. It didn't go so well for my insurance company. Almost $20,000 worth of damage and towing and they covered it all but my $1000 deductible. I had asked the marina for my old drives back and sold those on craigslist for parts for $700 so I was only out $300.
I had hit a lone rock pile with just the outdrive, I later find out I didn't even hit the keel of the V at all, not a scratch on it. I had trashed both forward props on the Bravo IIIs (brand new 4 blade hill marine props with about 5 hours on them) so we vibrated our way into the marina that is in the harbor we were just outside of. I called my father in law and he went to the large Merc dealer on the cape that had 2 original equipment 3 blade props in stock. 2 hours later we had the props on board and headed out to the sand bar to change them out. I check everything out on the outdrives, 1 skeg was completely missing, other one was trashed pretty bad, a little dent in one of the nose cones but other than that nothing apparent was damaged. Once we changed out the props all seemed well, no vibrations and boat seems to run well so we made the 40min run back to our home port. Used the boat for 2 weeks and all seemed good, no drive lube loss, no vibrations so we kept using the boat and being happy nothing more was damaged.
About a week later I got the 2 new 4 blade props from Hill Marine so that weekend I pull it up onto the beach to change out the props. I went to go tighten the back prop nut on the port side and the whole drive shifted to the left about 3". I thought, that is not good. I got my mask and looked and the gimbal yoke, the part that the drive rotates up and down on was missing a large chuck of aluminum. I was about 30 min away from port so we took a nice slow right back on the starboard engine. I had the boat hauled and had the gimbal yoke changed out. I had them drain the drives to check the lube and although it seemed a little dark, they said it was ok. I never got to see it for myself. Boat went back in the water and we where off to Newport and Block island for a week. It is a 1.5hr run to Newport from my home port and when I backed off the throttle outside Newport harbor both drives sounded like a bag of marbles. Obviously it was from the rock strike but I didn't know how bad the damage was and how far I could get without full failure so we stayed in Newport a few days, skipped Block Island and then I had a 7hr tow back to my home port. Boat got pulled, both outdrives had 10-15 teeth broken on the gears.
Insurance company told me to do what ever it takes to fix it, no adjuster would come look at the damage so I told the marina to declare the drives totaled and order 2 brand new drives. They bolted them up 2 days later and I was on my way. It was a long ordeal but in the end I have 2 new drives and only lost 1 weekend of boating. It didn't go so well for my insurance company. Almost $20,000 worth of damage and towing and they covered it all but my $1000 deductible. I had asked the marina for my old drives back and sold those on craigslist for parts for $700 so I was only out $300.
sdleo26
Member
- Feb 5, 2011
- 526
- Boat Info
- 290 Amberjack 2004
- Engines
- 350 5.7 MAG MPI Horizons w/ V-drives
South shore of Long Island is a ***** isn't it... Where abouts did you get jammed up?
Steve S
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- Jun 5, 2007
- 3,144
- Boat Info
- 2000 400 Sedan Bridge with twin CAT 3116's
2000 340 Sundancer - SOLD!
210 Monaco 1987 - SOLD!
- Engines
- Twin Caterpillar 3116's 350 HP straight drives
"snapped into two pieces as I was up on plane and hit the wake of the Bayliner that had just cut in front of me. Due to the elasticity of the bungee the back hook went shooting towards the boat and..... "
Xplicitlnck
Well-Known Member
The big sand bar just north of Jones inlet. Just north or Reynolds channel about 1/4 mile before going under the bridge. U knew the big sand bar that everybody walls on at low tide lol. My item stupidity nothing more nothing less
Big Dave
New Member
My two worst days are as follows... bought a new motor from Cummins and only after 13hrs it imploded. Day 2, after a year of fighting on who would pay for the fix, the 2nd motor did the same but only with 3hrs and with more damage...we are going to see how day 3 goes....splash down is in 3 weeks.
Chris Nowell
Active Member
- Nov 28, 2011
- 1,520
- Boat Info
- '05 622 Hardtop w Alaska Bulkhead, 270 Mercury Marine sport inflatable, pulled by a 6.0L Silverado
- Engines
- 4.3 MPI Merc w Alpha I drive, 5 hp 4 stroke Merc aux.
open our 8th beer of the day and head over to the beach front bar for breakfast/brunch. I told Gary to rinse the blood off his foot by dangling it in the water off the swim platform as we blasted through the anchorage on our way to the bar
estoltz
Member
- Jan 7, 2015
- 356
- Boat Info
- 2006 340 Sundancer with Generator (FOR SALE)
2005 260DA with Kohler Generator (SOLD)
- Engines
- Dual Mercruiser 8.1 Horizons
350 Mag MPI with BIII (free with the purchase of 2005 260DA)
We didn't even realize our pet pig was still in the dinghy that was tied to the bow with a 6 foot line...
1990-270-da-lover
Member
- Oct 10, 2012
- 968
- Boat Info
- 1990 270 DA Sundancer / Saturn Dinghy 4hp Suzuki
Towed with 2004 Chevy 2500 HD Sliverado 4x4
- Engines
- 7.4L Merc Bravo 1
3 Blade Mirage Prop 14.5X17
Until I used the dinghy for a fender to keep us from ramming the dock as the stern wave generated from coming off plane coming into the dock was pushing us into the pilings and I heard al this squealing...
Do Over
Member
"Do Over"...this will explain that....first boat EVER....'93 Chris Craft 342 Cruiser....out on a gorgeous Saturday....brothers birthday, sister and niece are in town.....7 souls on board. We had gone up the lake to a cove about 10 miles from our dock and were just chillin when we decided to run back down toward our Marina to check out another arm of the lake. We're motoring along and all of a sudden I hear this weird noise and the starboard motor stops....shut everything down and go back and look at the stern.....can't see anything but I'm in the channel and stopped (not where you want to be on LOTO). I motor over to a cove on my starboard side on just the port motor...get anchored...go back to the stern again (I had a tube tied on the swim platform and thought it had come loose).....swim platform is now UNDER water. I move everyone and pull up the motor covers....water in the bilge up to the spark plugs....my brother starts bailing and I'm on the cell to Boats.us. Boats.us are 14 miles away... it'll take me 45 minutes to get there....10 minutes later the boats down in 27' of water....I had gotten everyone off and stepped off the boat as the stern was going under. Boats.us got there along with the Water Patrol.....took out statements and Boatsus took everyone but my brother and myself back to our marina. EVERYTHING we had at the lake was on the boat....keys.wallets, glasses, phones,my wedding ring (it was in a drawer below) clothes.....my brother and I waited there for 7 hours while they raised the boat.
oh yeah....bellows had broke....the one they DIDN'T replace when I had the boat gone over.
total loss....so..."Do Over"
:grin:
oh yeah....bellows had broke....the one they DIDN'T replace when I had the boat gone over.
total loss....so..."Do Over"
:grin:
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Xplicitlnck
Well-Known Member
I think you win!
hequej
New Member
- May 10, 2013
- 14
- Boat Info
- “Truman’s Toy” has MU Logos
- Engines
- 5.7 MPI V-Drives
350 MAG
We were anchored in the river channel at the Lake of the Ozarks watching the offshore boat races. Anchored in about 100 feet of water, almost the length of my anchor. Area was a no wake zone during the races.
I was tied off to a 310DA.
From the west, we could see a storm moving in. We began to untie and separate when all hell broke loose. Every boat took off wide open. Water Patrol could do nothing.
One of our ropes had stretched the knot in the rope and the other owner could not get it untied. I was trying to raise my anchor, but it was stuck. The 3 to 4 foot rolling waves from all the other boats hit us and threw his bow up on top of my bow rails. After bending them badly, my boat went down and my bow pulpit went through his port porthole. Destroyed it. My anchor rope proceeded to snag, and I lost my anchor and about 95 feet of anchor rope.
It could have been worse, no fiberglass damage.
Last boat race I have attended.
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I was tied off to a 310DA.
From the west, we could see a storm moving in. We began to untie and separate when all hell broke loose. Every boat took off wide open. Water Patrol could do nothing.
One of our ropes had stretched the knot in the rope and the other owner could not get it untied. I was trying to raise my anchor, but it was stuck. The 3 to 4 foot rolling waves from all the other boats hit us and threw his bow up on top of my bow rails. After bending them badly, my boat went down and my bow pulpit went through his port porthole. Destroyed it. My anchor rope proceeded to snag, and I lost my anchor and about 95 feet of anchor rope.
It could have been worse, no fiberglass damage.
Last boat race I have attended.
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northshore
Well-Known Member
- Jan 17, 2011
- 2,096
- Boat Info
- 1989 340 Sundancer
Raymarine E90W Radar/Chartplotter
- Engines
- Twin 454 Mercruiser 340's
Gofirstclass
Well-Known Member
I couldn't move my arms and legs. I felt like they had been pulled every which way in an attempt to tear them from my body. I hurt from my toes all the way to the top of my head and I kept hearing this strange sound in my mind. All I could think of was a witchcraft sort of a chant from somewhere in the Caribbean. I finally managed to drag my body out of bed. When I walked to the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror I was surprised to see.....
- Oct 31, 2009
- 3,455
- Boat Info
- 1992 370 ec
- Engines
- twin cummins 6bta's 300 hp
Rl80 pathfinder radar/chartplotter,SH 2150 matrix vhf w/ais
quicksilver 8
I had my earbuds in and was listening to the holy roller channel ,not to mention the ladies size 3 pink crothless underpants on my head and the stone crabs clinging to my nipples.But...
JimG
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- Nov 4, 2008
- 6,085
- Boat Info
- 2007 310 DA
Kohler 5ECD
- Engines
- Twin 350 Mags
Raw Water Cooled
V-Drives
I remembered that Gary was still passed out on the swim platform. By this time the blood from his foot had attracted recently introduced piranha, and when I pulled his limb from the water...
Gofirstclass
Well-Known Member
Theah was some o' tham sucka's just a suckin' away on his ol' foot. Ya see deese aren't them kinda piranha that chews your arse inta itty bitty pieces. Deese are da kinda piranha dat just sux da blood right smack outa da body.
But I got Gary's foot....
But I got Gary's foot....
- Mar 8, 2012
- 226
- Boat Info
- 350 Sundancer Coupe 2020
Prior
310 Sundancer 2015
- Engines
- Dual Horizon 8.2 V Drive
Or what was left of it and tried to stick it back on with some duct tape. But this wasn't the wierdest thing I saw.....
