Damage to Stern Drive

[viper1216]

Hey guys,

So I was out in the bay today and hit what I'm assuming was a submerged rock. Wasn't going fast, maybe about 10mph, but still did some damage to the fin on the stern drive and the prop. Prop I can deal with, curious if the chunks out of the stern drive is something to be concerned with, or can I just file down the sharp edges and go boating. Checked all the rest of unit and everything else seems ok. Boat was running fine after.

Thanks
Dave

 

[tpenfield]

Looks fine. No worries. You mentioned something happened to the prop as well?

 

[alldodge]

Clean, file edges down, paint and go boating

 

[viper1216]

Looks fine. No worries. You mentioned something happened to the prop as well?

Yeah,brand new prop. Just put it on a couple of months ago. Rough edges on them now kind of similar to the stern drive, but without the big chunks out.. I think they will do for now, but gonna need another prop. I'm sure I won't be getting 100% performance out of it though.

 

[jotisbrown]

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I take your damage, and raise you:

 

[viper1216]

Ouch!!! You win!!

 

[Scott Danforth]

3 minutes with a file and rattle can. Prop can be repaired by any number of prop shops

 

[viper1216]

Thanks for the advice everyone! I still have the old prop I took off as well....going to bring that one to the local prop shop, and I can use the current one for time being. Depending how much they get at the shop, it might be cheaper to just get another new one.

 

[viper1216]

Do I need to use a special type of marine paint or any decent paint will do?

 

[Bt Doctur]

I call ,and raise a full unit

 

[Alumarine]

Do I need to use a special type of marine paint or any decent paint will do?

Any type will work.
Some may work better than others.

 

[alldodge]

If its a trailer boat then it won't matter a lot. Use some self etching primer and then spray rattle can.

If its kept in the water then a good cleaning, and some epoxy paint

 

[viper1216]

Perfect. She is trailered this year but will be kept in the salt water next year, so I will go the epoxy paint route.

 

[viper1216]

I call ,and raise a full unit

Awww man!!! How did you know the unit was bad...aside form looking at it obviously? I think I better pull my prop off and take a look.

 

[jkust]

That is maybe an under $100 fix to have it professionally refinished and the missing pieces welded back in and made to look like nothing ever happened. If you don't care about the visual, I'd file it and not worry too much and consider yourself lucky the skeg seems to have done a decent job protecting the prop for the most part.

 

[Grub54891]

I call ,and raise a full unit

​That looks as if you got a line wrapped around the prop under good power........

 

[Bondo]

​That looks as if you got a line wrapped around the prop under good power........

Ayuh,..... Ed's got a picture somewhere of just that,....

Only not 20lb fishin' line, but what appears to be 3/4" nylon anchor line,...
A HUGE ball, wound good, 'n Tight,....

As for the OP,... That ain't damage,... Clean it up, 'n go Boatin',.....

 

[Grub54891]

That is what I meant Bondo. A line from tying up the boat. A rope is on shore for tying up a horse. A fishing line is just a fishing line....lol

 

[Bt Doctur]

The shaft is from a 200 Black Max that had a High5 prop.Prop was reduced to the size of a large orange and from the motors crankshaft end to the prop was destroyed.
I think you mean this one Bondo

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,.... That's the one I was thinkin' of,.....