TL7
06-17-2012, 09:58 PM
Buddy of mine just called with a boat issue. It's an early 2000 Tige 21i direct drive I believe, so if this is off limits mods please delete. I figure we've all been there before so I like to try to help when I can.
The info I got from him was he was cruising along fine at about 20-25 mph, met a boat and when he crossed the oncoming boat's wake, he developed a strong vibration. Limped back to the dock, and there was no prop damage (visible). Any ideas of what to look for? Not much to go on, but I figured any ideas are better than none.
I've heard of prop burn before but not sure exactly what it is. Possible that the prop was close to failing and the jolt from the wake did the trick? He has another (original) prop that I told him to swap out first thing tomorrow to eliminate the prop, but wanted to see if anyone thought of other issues.
Again I apologize if this is a no-no on this board, but it's definitely not an advertisement and he's a good friend of mine so I wanted to try to help.
The info I got from him was he was cruising along fine at about 20-25 mph, met a boat and when he crossed the oncoming boat's wake, he developed a strong vibration. Limped back to the dock, and there was no prop damage (visible). Any ideas of what to look for? Not much to go on, but I figured any ideas are better than none.
I've heard of prop burn before but not sure exactly what it is. Possible that the prop was close to failing and the jolt from the wake did the trick? He has another (original) prop that I told him to swap out first thing tomorrow to eliminate the prop, but wanted to see if anyone thought of other issues.
Again I apologize if this is a no-no on this board, but it's definitely not an advertisement and he's a good friend of mine so I wanted to try to help.