bergermaister
07-08-2009, 04:15 PM
Over the 4th of July weekend I noticed my steering was a bit tight but that should not be happening after a fairly recent steering cable replacement. On the way home I was actually following the boat on the trailer down the road and the rudder caught my eye....
Bent to the side? Could that be? Got home and inspected it and sure enough it appears to be bent both back and a little to the right. I know the rudders are mounted off center a little but this looks too much too me.
I had to push in and out of some shallow waters where we were camped but it was a sandy/silty bottom with only a few rocks here and there. My stainless prop is still in good shape with no mentionable new dings or dents. I don't remember hitting anything and there were no notable waves or rough conditions bouncing the boat on the bottom when anchored either. Suppose it could have been from a previous trip but nothing comes to mind.
So I'm sitting here looking at the thing wondering for starters what it should actually look like and second if it's something I can run the rest of summer before going in for repairs as this sounds like a somewhat spendy repair by other posts I've read. Or maybe it can be "bent back" somehow?
Looks like it's sitting to the right a little too far?
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/MoombaMobiusV/prop1.jpg
You can see the gap to the hull is wider in the front then the back - looks like it is pushed back some?
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/MoombaMobiusV/prop2.jpg
Up close it definitely looks tweaked to me but it is not really binding up...
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/MoombaMobiusV/prop3.jpg
I can still turn the rudder side to side by hand while under the boat and the boat steers well enough. It does want to wander off to the right just a bit when letting go of the wheel but not a death spin.
I just don't want to have it break off when we're out in the middle of the river a few miles away from the launch if I leave it for now...
Not sure what to do with it.
Bent to the side? Could that be? Got home and inspected it and sure enough it appears to be bent both back and a little to the right. I know the rudders are mounted off center a little but this looks too much too me.
I had to push in and out of some shallow waters where we were camped but it was a sandy/silty bottom with only a few rocks here and there. My stainless prop is still in good shape with no mentionable new dings or dents. I don't remember hitting anything and there were no notable waves or rough conditions bouncing the boat on the bottom when anchored either. Suppose it could have been from a previous trip but nothing comes to mind.
So I'm sitting here looking at the thing wondering for starters what it should actually look like and second if it's something I can run the rest of summer before going in for repairs as this sounds like a somewhat spendy repair by other posts I've read. Or maybe it can be "bent back" somehow?
Looks like it's sitting to the right a little too far?
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/MoombaMobiusV/prop1.jpg
You can see the gap to the hull is wider in the front then the back - looks like it is pushed back some?
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/MoombaMobiusV/prop2.jpg
Up close it definitely looks tweaked to me but it is not really binding up...
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k414/grberglund/MoombaMobiusV/prop3.jpg
I can still turn the rudder side to side by hand while under the boat and the boat steers well enough. It does want to wander off to the right just a bit when letting go of the wheel but not a death spin.
I just don't want to have it break off when we're out in the middle of the river a few miles away from the launch if I leave it for now...
Not sure what to do with it.