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Knot 4 Me 04-03-2017 11:54 AM
There was video posted here once from a rearward-facing GoPro that captured a blade coming off a boat and going airborn behind it. Can you image following someone in a poker run and catching a blade in the teeth?!

Dean Ferry 04-03-2017 12:44 PM
Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me (Post 4543261)
There was video posted here once from a rearward-facing GoPro that captured a blade coming off a boat and going airborn behind it. Can you image following someone in a poker run and catching a blade in the teeth?!
I know!, I was wondering where the blade ended up, hopefully on the bottom of the ICW....

Too Stroked 04-03-2017 01:08 PM
Originally Posted by Interceptor (Post 4543237)
Anyone ever hear of a thrown blade taking out the other prop ?
A number of years ago at the Rochester Offshore Battleship Run on Seneca Lake, A guy in a really nice 42' Fountain did just that. He was running a set of 5 blade Hering props on Six Drives and tossed a blade from one drive right into the other. Want to guess how much that cost?

ben 04-03-2017 01:09 PM
Originally Posted by VoodooRob (Post 4543240)
File that rough edge down and run at 3/4 throttle, you'll be fine.
Why do that? he can cut off the opposite blade so its balanced and be able to run full throttle! :cool-smiley-027:

Wildman_grafix 04-03-2017 01:16 PM
April fools day was hard on us, 5 boats and only two didn't break something!

Hateskate 04-03-2017 02:37 PM
Yep... I had a labbed 28 Bravo 1 throw a blade pretty much exactly like this.

Speedracer29 04-03-2017 04:08 PM
Originally Posted by ben (Post 4543296)
Why do that? he can cut off the opposite blade so its balanced and be able to run full throttle! :cool-smiley-027:
So that's what a semi-labbed finish is, huh? Lol

SecondWind 04-03-2017 04:15 PM
Originally Posted by Dean Ferry (Post 4543190)
Didn't go very well.... 1st time I ever thrown a blade off a prop...
How fast were you going when it happened? Did the boat do anything weird after the blade decided to part ways?

Dean Ferry 04-03-2017 05:37 PM
Originally Posted by SecondWind (Post 4543368)
How fast were you going when it happened? Did the boat do anything weird after the blade decided to part ways?
40-50mph, BUT I just gave the throttle a little push... And once the blade departed, the boat just started vibrating real bad, even though I had never thrown a blade before, I could feel the vibration was drive related...

SecondWind 04-04-2017 05:37 AM
That sounds relatively safe anyway. I'm assuming you got off plane and limped home.


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