My girlfriend hit a rock! *pics and vid*

[deafgoose]

My gf was pulling me while I was wakeboarding and she went thru a shallow area and hit a rock. We were able to continue driving but I kept the speed very low because it was making a weird noise!

Here are few pics of the damage. I am a little worried about the get coat. The mechanical side of things was really easy to fix but the gelcoat is a whole different story.







The stock prop on the 2008 OBV is 13.7 X 17.5. My dealer suggested that I upgrade to a 14.25 X 14.0 that comes standard on the 2008 LSV. I made the switch and hot damn what a difference!!!

Here is a video of the new prop. They were just making sure the shaft was still ok. I love the sound of the exhaust outside of the water! No wonder those Baja boats are so loud.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woIi1QaNmrg

[Sled491]

Gel coat can be easily repaired by a good fiberglass shop. As it looks like you can see the fibers, I don't think I would leave the boat in the water for any lenght of time before I got that fixed. If water gets into the fibers of the glass you get blistering, and I'm pretty sure that won't be covered under warrenty.

[deafgoose]

Gel coat can be easily repaired by a good fiberglass shop. As it looks like you can see the fibers, I don't think I would leave the boat in the water for any lenght of time before I got that fixed. If water gets into the fibers of the glass you get blistering, and I'm pretty sure that won't be covered under warrenty.

Oh no!

My dealer said I would be ok until the fall and have it fixed at the same time I winterize the boat.

[Sled491]

DG, hey I just saw a picture on the internet, your dealer saw it up close. But I would still watch it and maybe even get him to put something in writing. The repair is no big deal and shouldn't take more than a week. Just make an appointment and that way your not wiating in line with your boat on a trailer. Because we all know down time in the summer is no good.

[jester]

Dang that sucks. So do you still have a GF after this? I am new to props so what did the prop do for you?

[deafgoose]

Dang that sucks. So do you still have a GF after this? I am new to props so what did the prop do for you?

We have been together for 9yrs so it's gonna take more than a rock to break us up. lol

The new 14x14 prop gives a better holeshot to get a wakeboarder up out of the water. I lost a few mph on my top end but I never spent time going faster than 30mph anyway.

[04OUTBACK]

Goose,
Sorry bout the damage.. I know that hurts!
You may want to ask the dealer if you should put some Gelcoat patch in it for the short term... easy fix...

B

[moombadaze]

get a bandaid on that for short term--if water gets into the matt your going to have issues long term

[deafgoose]

Ok I will pull it out today and fix this.

What exactly does a gelcoat patch look like? I wanna make sure I buy the right stuff.

[qb12]

go to spectrumcolor.com and they will have the exact gel coat kit in the right color.

very easy repair on your own.