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09-28-2015, 02:29 PM
I was out on Saturday doing my civic duty volunteering to pull Boy Scouts around on tubes for the day. You would think this nice donation of time, fuel and a boat would bring some good Karma, nope!
I was going to trailer my boat and was doing a turn from the dock to the trailer obviously not going fast maybe 10 MPH. I had what I thought was a MAJOR prop strike. I figured new prop or a repair. As I went the remaining 30 feet there was vibration at mid RPM rather than lower which didn't match previous prop strikes. I Got the boat on the trailer and the prop was in what looked like perfect condition, damn.
I heard a little whining while pulling the tubes right at the end that I had not heard before. I don't have anything to add because I didn't cruise any further than just putting it on the trailer. It seemed to have the normal power but there was a vibration at mid range just when putting it on the trailer. It started raining so I didn't check fluid levels but they were good before this and didn't look in the hull. I won't see the boat for another three weekends so this is all I have.
Thinking V-drive or trans, alignment not sure what else it would be. I had just checked the coupling bolts about three weeks ago and they were good at the time but didn't check after this happened. Not much to go on I know.
I was going to trailer my boat and was doing a turn from the dock to the trailer obviously not going fast maybe 10 MPH. I had what I thought was a MAJOR prop strike. I figured new prop or a repair. As I went the remaining 30 feet there was vibration at mid RPM rather than lower which didn't match previous prop strikes. I Got the boat on the trailer and the prop was in what looked like perfect condition, damn.
I heard a little whining while pulling the tubes right at the end that I had not heard before. I don't have anything to add because I didn't cruise any further than just putting it on the trailer. It seemed to have the normal power but there was a vibration at mid range just when putting it on the trailer. It started raining so I didn't check fluid levels but they were good before this and didn't look in the hull. I won't see the boat for another three weekends so this is all I have.
Thinking V-drive or trans, alignment not sure what else it would be. I had just checked the coupling bolts about three weeks ago and they were good at the time but didn't check after this happened. Not much to go on I know.