Helping a friend
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Category: Repairs and Maintenance
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Printed Date: January-30-2025 at 1:19pm
Topic: Helping a friend
Posted By: gcam4
Subject: Helping a friend
Date Posted: June-07-2021 at 1:05pm
My apologies for posting this! But, I am helping a neighbor who hit ground hard last week with his malibu. I went and took a look at the damage yesterday and his prop is destroyed and his strut is visibly bent. The shaft is likely bent as well since it was extremally difficult to turn. I am most concerned with the gelcoat damage right around the strut mounting. I can see fiberglass and there is a lot of gelcoat cracking in the area. A friend of mine knows a malibu service manager and he noted that it is structural damage. I just was curious as to what you guys think? He has good insurance on it and will be covered if the damage is bad. The inside of the boat looks fine and I see no visible damage.   |
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Posted By: desertskier
Date Posted: June-07-2021 at 1:26pm
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I did the same thing a few years ago. The damage to my boat looked very similar. I had mine repaired by our local Nautique dealer. The insurance paid for everything. New strut, prop, shaft, coupling, rudder, steering cable and gel coat repair. Take it to a good shop and claim it on insurance. ------------- 92 SN - Owned since 93 99 Pro Air 89 SN - Went to live on a lake in Texas 75 Donzi 16 - Sold in 93 |
Posted By: gcam4
Date Posted: June-08-2021 at 6:21am
| Thanks @desertskier! |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-08-2021 at 7:20am
The inside may look "fine" but I feel the Malibu service manager is correct. You don't get that much gel damage without flex causing internal glass fractures. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
gcam4 wrote:Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: June-08-2021 at 7:25am
This might be one of the few times Pete thought that somebody at a dealership was right about pretty much anything  I think I'd agree with Pete
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Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: June-08-2021 at 8:58am
| Me too |
Posted By: gcam4
Date Posted: June-08-2021 at 10:20am
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Thanks guys! I will pass this info along. On a side note, that water box design for the shaft/log/strut is an odd site to look at. Makes me happy that my dad engrained Nautique in my head at an early age!
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Posted By: ultrarunner
Date Posted: June-08-2021 at 12:58pm
| Not really an issue, as you'll have it professionally repaired, but the shaft binding up could be more about the bent strut than a bent shaft. Easy enough to see visually. Spring for the A.R.E shaft on the repair, since it all has to come out. You didn't mention how old the boat is, but with the entire back end being removed for the repair, it's a good time to have the shop repack the rudder, and replace any old fuel lines, sending unit, etc.... |