Boat Won't Plane

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

07-06-2010 | 01:42 AM

#11

WMF

Platinum Member

Joined: Sep 2007

Posts: 1,676

Likes: 36

From: Millsboro, DE- Cape Coral, FL

Quote:

Originally Posted by MDsteve410

Update:

So I pulled the prop and hub and the hub looks fine, was not broken or rounded out. The local "drive guy" here at the beach said he has seen the rubber / plastic hubs "spin" without breaking under high torque. Make a long story short I bought and installed a solid hub and ran the boat. No blow out no cavitation the boat gets up on plane like it used to. Could the rubber hub get spun like he was saying without breaking ? Should I leave the solid hub in ?

Thanks All

Steve

Hey Steve Glad it worked out and the boat is fixed!! I will see you on the 18 of July at the OSO get together in Kent Narrow's!! The local shop that took care of the problem was WMF Marine!!! My new boat shop!

07-06-2010 | 09:34 AM

#12

MDsteve410

Thread Starter

Registered

Joined: May 2009

Posts: 125

Likes: 0

From: Glenwood, Maryland

Thanks again Bill, Andy had that hub changed out in minutes. Actually took me longer to drive to your shop than it did to do the repair !

07-06-2010 | 09:58 AM

#13

Ted G

Charter Member

Joined: Jan 2001

Posts: 7,663

Likes: 2

From: Edgerock Baby!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by MDsteve410

Only reason to put the rubber hub back in is to protect the drive, if you hit something with the solid, it will f up the drive pretty good, the rubber hub theoretically protects it.

__________________
Chesapeake Bay Powerboat Association
www.cbpba.com

07-06-2010 | 11:24 AM

#14

kjac081

Registered

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 38

Likes: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ted G

Only reason to put the rubber hub back in is to protect the drive, if you hit something with the solid, it will f up the drive pretty good, the rubber hub theoretically protects it.

True. Merc makes two different Torque-flo hubs. One is for under 400HP, the other is for over. i have seen both. The under 400 hp is all plastic composite. The over 400hp is mostly metal, with some rubber strips in the corners. My theory is the metal one is almost a solid hub, but the rubber will let go if you hit something.

07-06-2010 | 11:37 AM

#15

MDsteve410

Thread Starter

Registered

Joined: May 2009

Posts: 125

Likes: 0

From: Glenwood, Maryland

Interesting, the hub that came out of my prop was totally plastic / rubber and I have a 496 HO (425 HP) guess the dealer was too cheap to spring for the over 400 HP hub !