weed issues

[handymanat39]

Hi all
I am in the Uk and use my boat on the river (volvo aq171 and a 290 stern drive ) the other day just cruising there was a jolt and the boat started juddering at any speed over the tickover. Could I hve run through a dense patch of weed and wrapped it around the propeller ?, if the boat is moored and out of gear the engine revs freely and no judder, I have checked the engine mounts and seam ok?
many thanks
Andy

 

[littlerayray]

Maybe hit a dead head check your prop

 

[handymanat39]

Dead head ??

 

[littlerayray]

Log that sits just below the surface check your prop for damage

 

[steelespike]

Tilt it up and examine the prop.could have lost part or all of a blade.

 

[Frank Acampora]

Yep, it is something else. Generally when you wrap weeds around the prop, it loses thrust and the engine will rev-up. Sometimes they also block the water intakes and the engine overheats.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,..... 'n if ya pick up a prop fulla weeds, a quick jab into reverse, 'n a pump of the throttle will clear 'em off the prop,....