Prop/Shaft Damage?

[Nboard10]

During out last outing a buddy of mine ran over my rope. It is wrapped tightly around the shaft behind the propeller. I had the boat towed in because I was unable to get it off while in the water. I dove for an hour..in 42 degree water...and had to give up..

I have not taken the propeller off yet...hopefully tonight. I do not have a puller (I noticed Ben624's post) hopefully this can be done without one. When I get it off, should I look for anything else? Has this happened to anyone here? Was there other damage done?

Thank you!

Nate

[Smrtz]

Wait until you run over your first spectra line!!
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Oh what a feeling!!

Dont sweat it, comes with the territory... happens to us all sooner or later

[Wolf-]

Originally posted by Smrtz
Wait until you run over your first spectra line!!
'
Oh what a feeling!!

Dont sweat it, comes with the territory... happens to us all sooner or later

Its hard enough explaining to a wife why you need a $100 tow rope when "walmart has them for $19"

Ditto on the sharp knife.

[Nboard10]

We tried using a knife. The rope I ran over is the Accurate 80 ft A-Line. It has that Urethane Cable coating over the line. Makes it pretty durable. The rope is already trashed....maybe I will get a razor blade and go after it tonight. Might be a little easier now that it is on the trailer.


Wolf - I just went through that.. With shipping - the new one came to about 130. She didnt understand....but - I explained to her that it's like shoes. You can't get the cheap ones!

[Wolf-]

Originally posted by nboard10
Wolf - I just went through that.. With shipping - the new one came to about 130. She didnt understand....but - I explained to her that it's like shoes. You can't get the cheap ones!

Hahahahah. Shoes....

[Smrtz]

Yep my wife didnt understand either.. My first really good rope was an 80 ft hardline cost the wife 150.00 She thought that was pretty dumb. Man did I feel bad when the 3rd time out I had to tell her that I had to go get a new one.

Of course one of my buddies took the blame for it...Way to take one for the team!!

If you have trouble with the knife a pair of wire cutting pliers works really well

[qb12]

It has happened to me twice. Once my fault and second there was about 15ft of rope under the water. I was pulling my son and all sudden the boat just stopped under thottle. Well it turns out the rope caught around the shaft and prop.

No damage but a little diving took care of it. I learned a diving mask, knive and 10 ft of plastic tubbing make the job much easier.

I don't think I could have cut it off in that much water.

[Smrtz]

what was the plastic tubing for??

[qb12]

smartz, a make shift snorkle. that way you don't have to keep going under and then back up for a breath. saves you a lot of time.

[Nboard10]

qb12,

I like the tube idea.....that would have been great. Every time I dove under the boat and was able to unravel the rope once - I had to come back up for air. A mask would have been very helpfull also.
Being that the water was only 42 degrees....it may not have made that much of a difference.


Once is enough...I hope it doesnt happen again. I will probably have to buy her something nice next time.....LOL