Bent Prop, Smashed Drive, or Trashed Engine ***WINNERS***
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.
10-19-2009 | 03:23 PM
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Bent Prop, Smashed Drive, or Trashed Engine ***WINNERS***
Thank you all who submitted photos, It was VERY hard to pick!!!!
Congratulations to:
Formula 382 sr
Vinny P
McRacing
AppSysCons
Sydways
Hopefully a Don Aronow DVD from Freeze Frame Video will help relive the pain from the damaged engines, drives and props!!!
Congratulations to:
Formula 382 sr
Vinny P
McRacing
AppSysCons
Sydways
Hopefully a Don Aronow DVD from Freeze Frame Video will help relive the pain from the damaged engines, drives and props!!!
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10-19-2009 | 05:48 PM
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how bout post'in the winning pics? I lost track of the carnage 
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08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
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10-19-2009 | 07:07 PM
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