On Mar 25, 11:09*am, "CalifBill" wrote:
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On 3/25/10 9:04 AM, Tim wrote:
On Mar 24, 9:31 pm, *wrote:
Prop strut is fixed after my weird encounter with a crab trap near
Sarasota. *Had to have a new strut made as the old one was sorta
corroded over time. *I do not even want to think of the cost.
The yard had called and told me after they hauled her that they could
not even identify my prop so I asked them to take it off and send it
to me.
My prop is a PerfectPitch plastic one which is a massive plastic
casting, very lightweight and I really like it and I was afraid it had
been ruined. *When it arrived, I could barely recognize it because it
looked melted. *It was a mass of greyish melted plastic. *I started
peeling off some of the melted crap. *Whoa, there is a prop under all
that crap. *Bit by bit, I removed all the melted plastic to find my
Plastic Perfectpitch prop in perfect condition underneath. *Somehow,
the crab trap line had melted and then fused to the prop WHILE IN THE
WATER. *No idea how this happed.
So, clean prop, new prop strut and new bottom paint (did you know
Trinidad is now $250/gallon) so I am ready to cruise past Cape Coral
and thru Lake Okechobee and to Stuart.
Wayne, I appreciate your offer for your dock but problems prevented me
from taking you up on it.
So, I f you happen to see the old 28' sailboat with the bizarro
hideous yellow nesting dinghy on the bow, it'll be me.

Good luck, man. I hope you can have some better success this time.

Froggy should hire someone to follow him in a reliable chase boat...a boat
that has been properly maintained and is operated by someone who knows
how. It's his only hope.

Even well maintained boats have problems. *Acquaintance runs a 105' party
boat for long range tuna fishing charters. *he is 300 miles off Cabo and one
prop shaft runs with no drive force. *Figured he lost a prop. *Dives under
to look at the shaft and see a tractor tire has managed to completely
enclose the prop. *Could not cut off the tire with the equipment aboard..
Including scuba gear. *300 miles to Cabo on one engine and have to have the
boat drydocked to remove the tire. ***** happens. *You do not use your boat
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a tractor tire????

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