searaycruisn
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We were about 45 minutes into our weekend trip on Friday, when all of the sudden, lack of power, and a thud! I do not believe I hit anything solid, since I was in 100FT of water, but I probably hit a submerged floating object. I powered down and got in the water and sure enough, the shaft had sheared off just behind the strut. Propeller was gone. There was fiberglass damage in the cavity presumably where the propeller hit the hull on the way down.
In the spring, I removed the propellers and had them rebalanced. I can't help but think that all that banging on the propeller puller with a sledge hammer had something to do with weakening the shaft....
Anyways, I called the local propeller shop and they said they can make a shaft in three to five days. All they need are the "measurements". I asked him why he could not make the shaft from factory specs (which I assumed are available somewhere), and he said that "each boat is different, based on where the motor mounts are installed".
Does this make sense? The yard committed to hauling the boat on Monday and getting the "measurements" over to the prop shop "first thing", but I am not too confident that will happen based on prior commitments the yard has made, and not kept. I hoped there were factor specs the shop could use to start making the shaft right away.
Also, any other issues, questions etc. that I should speak to the yard or the propeller shop about? Anyone know what this might cost? I have a $2,000 insurance deductible....
In the spring, I removed the propellers and had them rebalanced. I can't help but think that all that banging on the propeller puller with a sledge hammer had something to do with weakening the shaft....
Anyways, I called the local propeller shop and they said they can make a shaft in three to five days. All they need are the "measurements". I asked him why he could not make the shaft from factory specs (which I assumed are available somewhere), and he said that "each boat is different, based on where the motor mounts are installed".
Does this make sense? The yard committed to hauling the boat on Monday and getting the "measurements" over to the prop shop "first thing", but I am not too confident that will happen based on prior commitments the yard has made, and not kept. I hoped there were factor specs the shop could use to start making the shaft right away.
Also, any other issues, questions etc. that I should speak to the yard or the propeller shop about? Anyone know what this might cost? I have a $2,000 insurance deductible....
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