So i take my boat out today, Velocity 260, i didnt realy want to but my friends were all ya lets go come on, i should have been at work. Get out of the inlet not more than a mile and i hit one of those big a-- ropes the ships use like 3 or four inches in diameter. BY BY prop and prop shaft those babbys are on the bottom of the atlantic right now, looks like a clean break on the shaft it still seems to run concentric, what am i lookin at for a repair bill u think? the prop i can brobably get used i wanted to try a different one any way, is the shaft something i want to try my self or best left to a pro?

I would leave it to a pro,,since it could be more damage and u would not be able to tell.

You'll spend a grand just buying the tools to take the lower apart....assuming you can get it back together with the right pre-loads your still better off paying someone. The prop shaft is probably $400 and you'll likely need a few other parts (might be small items) before you even need to think about the prop.

Might be worth just buying a new lower unit. Most insurance companies cover this loss (submerged object). I had a friend do the same on a cable, but damage wasn't as bad. They bought him a rebuilt outdrive. Also check over your coupler and transom assembly.

I twisted a Bravo propshaft and the replacement bill was about $500, including labor.

No insurance claim for me - I think it was a re-entry torque twist I put my boat in the air quite a bit and early on didn't quite have the hang of matching revs to speed on re-entry.