Lost my left nut today.....
 

Prop lock nut came off somewhere on the water today, and my prop stayed on! Thanks to Charlie and Bob from Vt Home and Marine, got us back running in no time! You guys are the best:D

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Few pics of Charlies Fountain 38, 575 SCI's, thanks again for all your help, greatly appreciated :D

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Few more from today, what a day it was

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Couple more

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Lookin fantastic heater :cool: Glad you didn't have to go fishing for props ... wonder what you woulda used for bait?? :drink: :drink:

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It was a Stern Lock, and was surprised it came loose. Prop stayed intact, saving me gas $$ :D:D

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Sure beats buying a prop an a nut, but I didn`t see Gl`s rig in the pic, was he home mowing the lawn :drink:

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I hope you bought a lottery ticket on the way home. :D

I just got back and didn't see any of the regulars out there. It was a great day for it.


Frank
Lookin' at cruisers. :rolleyes:

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You're right Frank, maybe i should have bought one. Didnt see alot of the regulars out, but the ones that were had a great day:drink:

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Wow.... Well I will be going out today and will make sure to check my nuts before launching :D

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No sniffing! :D

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Waterheater, I'm not that familiar with Lake Champlain, where were the pic's taken on the lake? Doug

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:D Hate it when you lose a nut on a boat ! :eek: Glad to hear that the prop stayed on. Bet your glad you didn't hit reverse a lot.

John S.

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Wow, what luck! Any damage to your prop or propshaft splines?
Been using McGards for last 3 yrs, still tight as day 1.

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Thayer Beach in Malletts Bay, great hang out spot

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Reverse would not have been a good thing

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No damage to anything, Thank God :D May have to go with McGards

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Hate that too ... ever 'bust a nut' on a boat??? :evilb: :evilb: :D

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Is that Cig from LOTO? Looks like the that handed me my ass a couple seasons ago :eek:

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Dont think its the same one, but who knows.

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Hummm.... I was beating the F... out of my old rig up in Canada at a Poker Run...

Good old rig ran like a clock... and passed a ton of boats in the 164 that did the run!!!

Had a freakn blast.

WH or Nick thanks for the pics they are stellar as usuall.

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Someone emailed me a picture of the poker run just after you passed a group.... Looks like a hell of a time. :D:D

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Could you of passed them? :D

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Depends on how many paddlers I could round up....

Glad to hear you had a good time. Anxious to hear about it.

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Been there Done that. There is a brand new prop somewhere between the no wake bouys going thru the cut to the broad lake from malletts bay.

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But Fran, its not that deep, you could have done a free dive while Bruce watched. :D:D:D

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It was the end of May water to cold and one of those blow boats would have hit me

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Thats why my wife keeps them in a safe place"in her purse".I use Mcgards and now i'm going out to the boat to check them to.Glad to hear you just lost a nut.

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Me too!