krazykatz911
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Aug 21, 2010
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Hello Everyone. Have a 2005 Stingray 195, with 4.3litrer and volvo penta sx-m drive single prop. Took family out to a new lake. Unfortunately the ramp was full of really impatient people that barrel down on each other. While your trying to put in, people are backing down with their boat already... or coming up close to you from behind trying to get in. Very scary to say the least.
Anyway, when we were trying to pull out of water, Had the trailer backed in water.... someone decided to back down on the side of me to put in, so it cramped space and came really close to my truck and trailer. Then about a 14 year old girl was right up behind me with a 28 foot pontoon almost hitting me, so I had absolutely no room to maneuver to get on trailer, so I decided to keep at or slightly above idle and pulled a hard right to get out of the way of everyone and try to make another attempt.
Well, I hit rocks on the bottom. The loud crunches and vibration when it hit made me sick.... Aghhhh.
Then when I pulled on the trailer, I put the drive to full up position, with the engine still running..... Not thinking straight. It was full up for about 30 seconds, before I realized and put the drive full down again.
Anyway.... the prop got torn up really bad. (Aluminum), and it spun on the insert/hub. The skeg is still straight but bottom edge was gouged about 1/16 off? Then the side of the lower unit had about a 12" gouge that was not bad except for the very end of gouge where it is a dent/gouge that is about the size of dime.
When I got home, I used a file and made the skeg look better, and I used a sander to sand the gouge on the side of the lower unit. (the gouge is located parallel to output shaft on the tube part). (looks a lot better but still there)
My questions are this:
1: Do you think I did any damage running the motor with drive in full tilt (idle not in gear) for 30 seconds?
2: Do you think I damaged the drive? Or do you think the aluminum prop and hub that spun took the impact? (again prob had motor 800rpm)
3: I ordered a Skeg guard (even though 99% of my skeg is there and looks good) Is this a good idea or bad idea? Nervous about drilling holes.
4: When skeg guard is installed, does it still allow the oil to be drained out of lower unit, and does it get all behind the skeg guard?
Thank you all!
Anyway, when we were trying to pull out of water, Had the trailer backed in water.... someone decided to back down on the side of me to put in, so it cramped space and came really close to my truck and trailer. Then about a 14 year old girl was right up behind me with a 28 foot pontoon almost hitting me, so I had absolutely no room to maneuver to get on trailer, so I decided to keep at or slightly above idle and pulled a hard right to get out of the way of everyone and try to make another attempt.
Well, I hit rocks on the bottom. The loud crunches and vibration when it hit made me sick.... Aghhhh.
Then when I pulled on the trailer, I put the drive to full up position, with the engine still running..... Not thinking straight. It was full up for about 30 seconds, before I realized and put the drive full down again.
Anyway.... the prop got torn up really bad. (Aluminum), and it spun on the insert/hub. The skeg is still straight but bottom edge was gouged about 1/16 off? Then the side of the lower unit had about a 12" gouge that was not bad except for the very end of gouge where it is a dent/gouge that is about the size of dime.
When I got home, I used a file and made the skeg look better, and I used a sander to sand the gouge on the side of the lower unit. (the gouge is located parallel to output shaft on the tube part). (looks a lot better but still there)
My questions are this:
1: Do you think I did any damage running the motor with drive in full tilt (idle not in gear) for 30 seconds?
2: Do you think I damaged the drive? Or do you think the aluminum prop and hub that spun took the impact? (again prob had motor 800rpm)
3: I ordered a Skeg guard (even though 99% of my skeg is there and looks good) Is this a good idea or bad idea? Nervous about drilling holes.
4: When skeg guard is installed, does it still allow the oil to be drained out of lower unit, and does it get all behind the skeg guard?
Thank you all!
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