Bent Prop, Smashed Drive, or Trashed Engine Contest
10-05-2009 | 11:02 AM
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"bravo Down"
10-05-2009 | 11:35 AM
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Input shaft gernade.
10-05-2009 | 02:09 PM
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Since the season is coming to a close.....
Hope you all had a wonderful summer, but for you who didn't this contest maybe for you!!!!
Post photos of your Bent Prop(s), Smashed Drive(s) and/or Trashed Engine Block(s)
for a chance to win a DVD from Freeze Frame Video
Thank you BigBlockWally for the attached!
Hope you all had a wonderful summer, but for you who didn't this contest maybe for you!!!!
Post photos of your Bent Prop(s), Smashed Drive(s) and/or Trashed Engine Block(s)
for a chance to win a DVD from Freeze Frame VideoThank you BigBlockWally for the attached!
Were all of those pix from the same event? What the heck happened?
10-05-2009 | 03:25 PM
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Radar Shootout in Virginia a few season ago: The prop blade literally tore off as we were coming into the marina at the end of the day. As it was tearing off it came around on a couple passes and sliced up the cavitation plate and drive shower, destroying the lower case.
10-05-2009 | 03:38 PM
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Different trip on the Potomac River right outside of DC. Outer bell housing just snapped in half; no impact, no lower, no prop damage. It just came apart & drive was suspended by bellows and steering rams. Fortunately no bellows compromise and only a few hundred yards from the ramp. I felt the steering get heavy and sluggish about 2 miles from the ramp. I got within a few hundred yards and came off plane. Everything looked fine with a quick peek over the transom. When I tried to get on plane again, the drive shaft just slid right out. I am fairly certain it snapped a couple miles back while on plane and the prop thrust kept the drive shaft fully in the coupler.
10-05-2009 | 10:49 PM
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I am trying to decide on 5 or 6 drives and this thread certainly makes me lean towards 6's. lol
10-06-2009 | 07:51 AM
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10-06-2009 | 12:57 PM
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Great thread! makes me cringe though.
