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Knocked off a chunk of my outdrive
I hit a small floating branch on the water today. I saw it in time to yank
the throttle back, but not in time to miss it. It made a little thump, nothing I haven't heard before, and since nothing seemed amiss I went on and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. When I got back home I found that a piece of my cavitation plate is gone. You can see the damage he http://users.adelphia.net/~blizzard3/boat/break.htm Is there any easy fix for this sort of thing? |
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Also Sprach Joe Blizzard :
I hit a small floating branch on the water today. I saw it in time to yank the throttle back, but not in time to miss it. It made a little thump, nothing I haven't heard before, and since nothing seemed amiss I went on and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. When I got back home I found that a piece of my cavitation plate is gone. You can see the damage he http://users.adelphia.net/~blizzard3/boat/break.htm Is there any easy fix for this sort of thing? Anyplace that does propeller repair and welding should be able to fix it.. I'd guestimate the repair cost at 100-200 bucks. Dan -- "I don't like songs, music is just organised noise...and noise is poison to the mind." - Pop WILL Eat Itself, _This Is The Day_ |
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Check propeller repair places. You will have to remove it.
By the way, if this had been an aluminum prop you would have tore the ears off and never been able to get back home. Just for those who say a SS prop will tear up your gears. -- Tony My Boats and Cars http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "Joe Blizzard" wrote in message ... I hit a small floating branch on the water today. I saw it in time to yank the throttle back, but not in time to miss it. It made a little thump, nothing I haven't heard before, and since nothing seemed amiss I went on and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. When I got back home I found that a piece of my cavitation plate is gone. You can see the damage he http://users.adelphia.net/~blizzard3/boat/break.htm Is there any easy fix for this sort of thing? |
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"Tony Thomas" wrote
if this had been an aluminum prop you would have tore the ears off What's weird is I might not have even known about the damage if it hadn't been for the fact that the river is just starting to clear up from last week's storms. I had a nice day out and when I got back to the dock I looked down and noticed that I was starting to see more of the drive through the muddy water and then it registered that something didn't look right. First thing I did after seeing the damage was examine the prop. Not a mark on it. |
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You musta really been hauling to break off a chunk of the CP like that. My
first guess was that you hit it with the prop, and it threw it up to cause the damage. If that was the case, I'd expect to see prop damage as well. Good luck with the repair. --Mike "Joe Blizzard" wrote in message ... "Tony Thomas" wrote if this had been an aluminum prop you would have tore the ears off What's weird is I might not have even known about the damage if it hadn't been for the fact that the river is just starting to clear up from last week's storms. I had a nice day out and when I got back to the dock I looked down and noticed that I was starting to see more of the drive through the muddy water and then it registered that something didn't look right. First thing I did after seeing the damage was examine the prop. Not a mark on it. |
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Thats one of the benefits of a SS prop. Takes a lot to damage one.
Chances are you won't notice any difference. I would go ahead and use it for the rest of the year as it is. Then when you pull it out to winterize get it fixed over the winter. Good time to have the outdrive serviced while they have it down. -- Tony My Boats and Cars http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "mgg" wrote in message om... You musta really been hauling to break off a chunk of the CP like that. My first guess was that you hit it with the prop, and it threw it up to cause the damage. If that was the case, I'd expect to see prop damage as well. Good luck with the repair. --Mike "Joe Blizzard" wrote in message ... "Tony Thomas" wrote if this had been an aluminum prop you would have tore the ears off What's weird is I might not have even known about the damage if it hadn't been for the fact that the river is just starting to clear up from last week's storms. I had a nice day out and when I got back to the dock I looked down and noticed that I was starting to see more of the drive through the muddy water and then it registered that something didn't look right. First thing I did after seeing the damage was examine the prop. Not a mark on it. |
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"Tony Thomas" wrote
Chances are you won't notice any difference. I would go ahead and use it for the rest of the year as it is. That's my plan. (The "rest of the year" here is only a couple more weeks.) As I mentioned in my reply to Tom, I'm not seeing any noticeable performance change. I'm a little concerned about the trim tab anode hanging out there with half its bearing surface gone, but it seems secure enough. |
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On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 17:40:19 -0400, "Joe Blizzard"
wrote: I hit a small floating branch on the water today. I saw it in time to yank the throttle back, but not in time to miss it. It made a little thump, nothing I haven't heard before, and since nothing seemed amiss I went on and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. When I got back home I found that a piece of my cavitation plate is gone. You can see the damage he http://users.adelphia.net/~blizzard3/boat/break.htm Is there any easy fix for this sort of thing? Kewl....well, maybe not, but.... :) Any prop shop can do that for you, but you'll have to dismount the drive first. Any decent shop can have that off and fixed within a week or so. If I had to guess, I'd say it's a good $250/300 to repair. Take care. Tom "The beatings will stop when morale improves." E. Teach, 1717 |
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote
If I had to guess, I'd say it's a good $250/300 to repair. Hmm. I think I like Marshall's estimate better. I guess I'll check with West Virginia Marine and see if they can get it repaired. There isn't a local shop around, but when I needed my prop re-hubbed last year, WVM sent it to a shop in PA for a reasonable fee. I took the boat out for another little spin this evening, just out of curiosity, and I still can't tell any difference in performance. It gets on plane about the same as before and top speed is about the same. Shouldn't I notice something? |
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Shouldn't I
notice something? Have you put it into a tight turn? Since it's an anti-cavitation plate, you might notice the engine reving harder in a tight turn as the prop catches some air. Other than that, you're probably okay. |
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