Bad evening at the lake

[majestic]

On my last run of the day My Nephew who was driving found some shallow water and I believe a couple of stumps. I could have been much worse the prop took most of the damage and I assume the shaft as well. The rudder had a small nick at the bottom and missed the FAE and tracking fins entirely also left a few nice size chips in the bottom of the gel coat. I will never forget the sound of a prop getting chewed up. I am glad I pulled myself to the swim platform instead of falling or that could have been a broken leg or worse. Heres the damage:



So my questions are,

1. We seemed to take on water in the bilge is that due to a shaft seal?
2.What is the ball park for a prop repair/replace and fixing the shaft?

[dingleberry]

I don't have any answers for you, but a lot of sympathy. Good luck on getting her fixed and back on the water soon.

[dougpaper]

been there done that

I ran over a telephone pole, started taking on water thru the Pss into the bilge, ended up the prop was the only damage, just needed a new prop and the packing shaft seal needed realigned and back to normal, the bent prop was causing the shaft to leak.
Hopefully you get off somewhat easy like i did

[Carter13]

Oh man that bites. Sorry to see that happened. No clue to what the cost could be.

[raythompson]

Repair of the prop is probably about $100.00 to $125.00. That is just one of costs of boating. In five years I have repaired the prop three times. It would take a lot more damage than that to cause any problems with the prop shaft. What you have is rotational damage. To damage the prop shaft you would have to have an impact on the shaft (or the prop totally mangled as in twisted). The shaft is very strong steel. The prop is very soft Nibral (an alloy).

Repair the prop then run the boat. If you are still getting water all you may have to do is tighten the prop shaft seal.

[rjcruise]

Like others have said, terrible thing there. Get her fixed, back on the water and it will soon be a thing of the past. Good luck with the repair.

[larryueckert]

i taco'd my prop way worse than that got it fixed and back on the water the next weekend ......keep your head up its just a prop

[Kito]

Can you even fix a prop that bad I would think you would need a new one.

[MTtigekid]

big sky sometimes can rebuild them when there that bad.. it really depends on if the prop is bent or if there are peices missing

[da.bell]

Sorry to hear the Majestic. We have done something like this from one time or another. But, you have learned a lot from the accident I am sure.

The prop can be repaired by your local prop shop. Prices will vary from city to city. My cost when I destroyed the prop was $150.

As for the prop shaft, go ahead and take it into the dealer and see if it's okay. I am willing to say that the shaft was fine but again, I can physically see it. But, better to be safe and have it professionally looked at than to go riding around not knowing if the seals will break because the shaft is out of alignment.

[dogbert]

I doubt that prop can be repaired. Mine looked pretty similar when we ran aground on an unmarked pile of rocks. New prop is about $400-$450. Add a new shaft and strut, you're looking at $1500-$1700 total.

Check with your insurance provider, a lot of times it's covered. I know mine was.

[raythompson]

What I was told is that as long is the prop is not cracked at the base of the blade they can easily repair a lot of damage. Even missing chunks that are not too big are not a problem. I smacked my prop much worse, even curled one blade tip about 180 degrees. It was easily repaired.

[dogbert]

Not the new CNC machined props. It doesn't take much to trash them completely. That looks like a CNC machined prop.

[da.bell]

I had a lot worse damage to mine and the certified Acme repair shop here in Rancho Cordova fixed it and the prop shaft was not damaged either. But, I would definitely have it checked out. I did and I was glad that I did.

How fast was Majestic going? He was surfing from what I think and at the most, probably 12-13 mph.

[raythompson]

Not the new CNC machined props. It doesn't take much to trash them completely. That looks like a CNC machined prop.

I did not know there was such a thing and that there was a difference.