Vibration after hitting log

[aaroncat]

Hey folks,

A couple of days ago we hit a pretty big log at surf speeds. Immediately after and ever since we have been experiencing vibrations at all speeds (especially noticeable during holeshot). No performance issues and haven't been able to identify any dings in the prop and the exposed section of the drive shaft looks fine. I'm going to take it in to the shop soon but wondered if anyone had ideas on what it might be.

Cheers,
Aaron

[C.Hern5972]

Probably bent prop.

I've done it before. Bent strut, shaft. Sucks for sure. Didn't know it was bent until they unbolted transmission and it wouldn't line back up

[wolfeman131]

Stop running that thing right now! You're taking a big risk of tearing more up and racking up some serious repair bills.

[deafgoose]

It happened to me while surfing also.

The prop looked perfect but when I measured the distance between each blade, one of them was off.

It does not take much to knock these props off balance.

[eblom]

I did the same thing yesterday while surfing... Hoping its only the prop!

[aaroncat]

Thanks guys. The boat is out of the water and I kicked off an insurance claim just in case.

[deafgoose]

i kicked off an insurance claim just in case.

big mistake

[aaroncat]

big mistake

Can you elaborate?

[deafgoose]

Can you elaborate?

From the symptoms you are describing, it sounds pretty minor.

A prop rebuild will only cost you a few hundred bucks. I am not sure about your deductible but it may even be more than a rebuild.

I would have got a full estimate before making the decision to do an insurance claim.

One day, you will hit something big. That is when you want to make a claim.

[aaroncat]

My plan was/is to alert my insurance company, get the boat to the shop, find out the damage and then either bail or proceed with the claim. From my initial conversation with the insurance rep this is a reasonable approach. Right?