"Capt. Rob" wrote:

Martin, this is what Mark explained to me and our head mechanic agrees
100%.

Typically the shaft coupler that connects to the tranny is a flange.
This is often held with a series of bolts around the edge. In the case
of a fouled prop, especially with a heavy line, the prop and shaft
become wrapped.

So the flanges in Bennys are undersized? How many bolts sheared in your
coupling? If the bolts regularly sheared in the scenario you describe,
there would be no market for the DriveSaver.

Back to your personal story (and I do mean story), first "our prop
fouled something", later we read "According to the head mechanic, the
damage was instant and the decoupling also instant". Now you are asking
us to believe that you caught "a heavy line" a couple of feet below the
surface, that the tow boat bumped into when rescuing you! Keep digging
Bob, soon you'll have a well.

I can't believe you didn't take a whole series of photos of the mangled
drivesaver, oh well, give it time. I', sure you'll manage to Google
something up.

I'm off to the local gizmo shop, I need a new Blarney Meter.

Cheers
Marty
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