Please help settle a bet

[Tom97Sundancer]

A friend of a friend said he lost one of his props because the 'pin fell out'. His boat is a 2003 34' Sundancer. Is this possible? My alpha I gen II just has a bolt(and a lock washer for the removable hub). I have a case of beer riding on this one. Thanks for any help.

 

[salty87]

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it is possible but i think it would be a long shot. assuming this is an inboard, there's a cotter pin behind the shaft nut. if the pin fell out, the nut would have to back off too. a 34'er would be kept in the water making this event more unlikely but this boat is only a 2003 so corrosion and growth might not have been too bad.<br /><br />possible....yes. likely....not very.

 

[hohmanr]

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Maybe your friend is calling the shaft itself a pin..??? They have been known to just fall out or snap in half....

 

[ThomWV]

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[Terry H]

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Tom97Sundancer <br />my thinkin' on this is that someone else wanted that prop real bad...bad enough to steal it...

 

[wally jr]

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looks like you lost a case of beer...looll

 

[TwoBallScrewBall]

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Well, if he meant the cotter pin, then sure. The cotter pin keeps the nut from backing off. If the pin goes, you're unlikely to notice, and it's just a matter of time before the nut backs off.

 

[quantumleap]

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Newer Merc outdrives don't use pins. They use a tab/lock washer.

 

[LubeDude]

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If he just lost the prop and not the whole shaft and prop assy, then there is no pin as Quantumleap has stated.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

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cool