mwe-maxxowner
Master Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2012
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Hi guys. Long time no see. I did a resto several years ago and my boat is doing well.
Unfortunately, I find myself being asked to play boat doctor now since I have a teensy bit of experience here.
Long story short, my dad has a V drive inboard boat. It has very little control at low speed, and he struck a curb under water on the edge of a local boat ramp that he couldn't see. He had just "gooched" the throttle to bring the boat around to avoid drifting into a dock.
The prop is trashed, but the worst part is the collision was hard enough to force the rudder to flex enough to strike the hull at the rear of the boat. There is some hull damage, and I'm hoping to get some guidance on my best course of action to see just how bad it is and get a proper repair here. We have few options around to have this done professionally.
Right now the file size of each image is too large to post directly. I'll work on finding a host or resizing them so that I can use the tools built into the forum.
Until then, I'm linking a shared album. Please, if you have time, view the pictures!
I believe my first course of action is to remove the rudder to inspect, then perhaps just start grinding and see how deep the damage is.
When viewed from the top side inside the motor compartment everything looks fine. So, it does not appear that any cracks are all the way through.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4ZR9jzVcCVhP8AHx8
Unfortunately, I find myself being asked to play boat doctor now since I have a teensy bit of experience here.
Long story short, my dad has a V drive inboard boat. It has very little control at low speed, and he struck a curb under water on the edge of a local boat ramp that he couldn't see. He had just "gooched" the throttle to bring the boat around to avoid drifting into a dock.
The prop is trashed, but the worst part is the collision was hard enough to force the rudder to flex enough to strike the hull at the rear of the boat. There is some hull damage, and I'm hoping to get some guidance on my best course of action to see just how bad it is and get a proper repair here. We have few options around to have this done professionally.
Right now the file size of each image is too large to post directly. I'll work on finding a host or resizing them so that I can use the tools built into the forum.
Until then, I'm linking a shared album. Please, if you have time, view the pictures!
I believe my first course of action is to remove the rudder to inspect, then perhaps just start grinding and see how deep the damage is.
When viewed from the top side inside the motor compartment everything looks fine. So, it does not appear that any cracks are all the way through.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4ZR9jzVcCVhP8AHx8