We were out boarding tonight,boat (06Xstar) was a little jumpy w PpAss. My son was ripping it up on an old Demented board.Water was flat as in a dream. We were getting to do the the go big or go home run when the boat start shaking and making all types of bad noises and vibrations. I shut it down and got him in the boat. We idled bak the 3 miles to the lift- boat was unable to go over 6 mph due to excesive vibrations. I was worried about a bent shaft. Once on the lift I dove in and looked at the prop -13 x 17 4blade And to my suprise there was a blade missing!SHeared off at the base! We are on a deep water lake, never hit anything, no dings on any other blades, shaft or fins. I have had a boat for over 30 years and have never seen this happen. Anyone ever had this happen? I will post pics when we get the prop off. Any new prop recomendations? Then to top it off after I got out of the water from checking on the prop I realized I dove in with my cell phone in my pocket. What an expensive weekend this will be. Apple I phone here I come..... Oh yeah i never got my run in either. Thanks
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