Darn Rocks!
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
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Printed Date: November-18-2024 at 6:29am
Topic: Darn Rocks!
Posted By: rfarkash
Subject: Darn Rocks!
Date Posted: June-03-2013 at 12:57am
First day out today and should have known better. Very windy and choppy conditions. Coming in to load boat noticed beach area was busy (local lake does not have a ramp, just a gravel beach for loading/unloading). Gave it some gas to go around again and wait for things to clear, when heard prop skim bottom. Nothing major, but definite rock/gravel grinding. Very upset at myself at this point, gunned it around the lake to see if any vibration, none noted. Attached are 4 pics of damage to each blade of prop - a few nicks on 2 blades, a bit of a bend on 1.     Will be sending in for repair (assume delta is preferred for acme 4 blade props), but wondering if this can wait till later in the season if no vibrations are noted, or if it should go in immediately. Hoping this is my 1 screw up for the season :) Thanks Ron ------------- Ron 1989 Ski Nautique |
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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: June-03-2013 at 8:33am
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I would wait until season end. Delta is sure to be very busy right now. I was in this same situation & just bought a 2nd Acme for a spare. Is there a slightly different prop you could use? ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: June-03-2013 at 11:25am
Ron, I did the same thing (well sorta) when a gust of wind blew me sideways while approaching the trailer. I put it in gear and the prop hit the ramp lane curb!  Once I got the boat back to Salty's place I was able to straighten the slight bend on the blade that hit using a big cresent wrench and dressed up the small nicks with a really fine file. Boat has run great with no vibration issues whatsoever since then and that was a couple years ago. I did check the alignment when I got home that weekend and it was all good. It doesn't look that bad so you might be able to do the same.------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: June-03-2013 at 1:26pm
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Do what you can with vise grips/channel locks, etc (with a rag in between) on the first blade you posted but try to get it in sooner than later. ------------- |
Posted By: rfarkash
Date Posted: June-04-2013 at 1:08am
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Thanks guys, feel much better. Will confirm alignment not affected, bend blade tip back, then file out nicks and be more careful from now on. Have a spare 3 blade federal I could use as a last resort, but will try and hold out till prop shops not so busy. Thx Ron ------------- Ron 1989 Ski Nautique |