rbryn
Member
- May 27, 2009
- 254
- Boat Info
- 2003 260DA
- Engines
- 350Mag MPI Bravo® III (re-powered 2013)
2003 260DA with 320 hours (160 of which were in the past year)
We were running at about 4000 rpms when there was a loud "thud" and then an awful noise from drive. a 3hr tow back to MarineMax revealed the gears in the upper drive completely shattered and the housing itself damaged beyond salvage. With the parts being $4000+ I'm looking at trying to figure out the "WHY did it happen" part.
We aren't Marine Mechanics and I try to do my own maitnenance when possible. Drive lube was good with plenty in the reseviour, there were no leading indicators or problems prior to the failure. Although we can't swear we didn't hit anything in the water, we were in 45' of water and there wasn't any scarring on the skeg or prop to indicate a hit (although my wife swears she heard something hit).
Other than "just failure" would there be any other reason for it to fail that I'm missing... I'de hate to think it will happen again in the next 300 or so hours.
We were running at about 4000 rpms when there was a loud "thud" and then an awful noise from drive. a 3hr tow back to MarineMax revealed the gears in the upper drive completely shattered and the housing itself damaged beyond salvage. With the parts being $4000+ I'm looking at trying to figure out the "WHY did it happen" part.
We aren't Marine Mechanics and I try to do my own maitnenance when possible. Drive lube was good with plenty in the reseviour, there were no leading indicators or problems prior to the failure. Although we can't swear we didn't hit anything in the water, we were in 45' of water and there wasn't any scarring on the skeg or prop to indicate a hit (although my wife swears she heard something hit).
Other than "just failure" would there be any other reason for it to fail that I'm missing... I'de hate to think it will happen again in the next 300 or so hours.