Bad day at lake yesterday.....

(usarmyttt) · (usarmyttt) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 07-09-2006, 5:45 AM

Boat is down for awhile!! We were cruising at a whopping 3 MPH looking at the lots and homes on our local lake and all the sudden the whole boat shakes and makes the most awful sound I have ever heard. I look back and we had run over a "no wake" bouey that had been cut off at 1-2 inches below the water level. Man, I was shocked and ticked. After I got over my it, I put it back in gear and when I would go more than 5 MPH we had a major vibration.....Got it to the Marina got it out of the water and the prop is bent to He_ _!!!! Oh well, I guess a spare prop is in my near future!!!! I am also going to have this one repaired. What is the going rate for repair, I heard areound $60.00?

(neffro) · (neffro) **Join Date: Jul 2005** 07-09-2006, 6:03 AM

$100.00 on avarage give or take a few bucks depening on the area.
I Always have a sapre for that reason because you never know what is lurking inches under the water.

(sherman) · (sherman) **Join Date: Feb 2002** 07-09-2006, 9:02 AM

out here in the delta I take mine to BI and it runs about $75 to $90. and the guy is fast and does a good job

(showtime) · (showtime) **Join Date: Nov 2005** 07-09-2006, 2:18 PM

todd, yikes man... where was the buoy.. maybe you should mention it to ___. give me a ring or so and i will tell you who. that really sucks. hope all is going well w/ you and the fam..

(ghostrider_2) · (ghostrider_2) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 07-09-2006, 2:50 PM

thats not that bad of a day....
always could have been worse....

(ghostrider_2) · (ghostrider_2) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 07-09-2006, 2:51 PM

bend prop does suck....
more ego than anything, I went 2 years, then bam..

(clayton191) · (clayton191) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 07-10-2006, 9:48 PM

yeah, i hit a rock shelf and dinged mine up - at least it doesnt ruin the remainder of the summer!

(bughunter) · (bughunter) **Join Date: Nov 2001** 07-11-2006, 6:50 AM

For the second time in a year we bent a prop by hitting a turtle ! The first time we found the turtle on shore a couple of days later. We have not seen this one yet, but I’m sure it has more than a headache.
I put almost 2000 hours on boats in rock and stump infested public lakes in Texas without hitting anything. One year on a private lake in Florida and two props (and two turtles) down :-(

(nauty_tique) · (nauty_tique) **Join Date: Nov 2005** 07-11-2006, 3:31 PM

Hey Todd, Tickle told me, that's terrible man, Where at on the lake was it? I'll be nursing the knees for a while, but you guys are welcome to a pull anytime while ya wait.

(usarmyttt) · (usarmyttt) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 07-11-2006, 4:51 PM

Mike, what's up? It was in the 3rd cove up from Carolina Marina. I appreciate the offer for a pull, I am not sure what our plans are this weekend yet. The prop should be fixed by next weekend though. I talk to you later.
Todd

(mbrown) · (mbrown) **Join Date: May 2005** 07-11-2006, 5:16 PM

Sherman, where/what's BI, and phone number, por favor.