shaft line cutter

[xltier]

just bought a inboard twin engine boat and have been told that i should put cutters on the prop shafts. I am not sure about this as i am new to inboards. Is this a necessatey and where would i get some info on this. Some people at the marina say yes and some say no. ???Its a 1988 aquasport 290 fisherman with 2- 454`s

 

[QBhoy]

Yeah you should. We have one on each shaft just rear of the prop. They come in two halves that mate together and held in place with a grub screw and thread lock. Well worth it if you sail in busy waters with lots of fishing gear and debris in water.

 

[mr 88]

They are designed and meant more for boaters that are running through lobster pots and the likes. Dont know where you boat but they are really not needed in the Great Lakes or any inland lakes. Cant see a.reason for them on most of the Atlantic or Pacific either unless your in a area where they are using nets that are left in place for a day or two. These dust fishermen are not throwing there spooled up fishing line overboard where you might of had a 1 in a few hundred thousand shot of running into it and ripping up your cutlass bearing .

 

[mr 88]

Yeah you should. We have one on each shaft just rear of the prop. They come in two halves that mate together and held in place with a grub screw and thread lock. Well worth it if you sail in busy waters with lots of fishing gear and debris in water.

Uhhh " rear of prop." Dont think that would do jack and there is no room for one as the locking nut takes care of that available space. Maybe in front of prop and not where it would impede the flow of water through the cutlass bearing.

 

[Grub54891]

I've seen more than a few of them. Most never have an issue, usually the problems are from their own unsecured lines getting into the prop. A few I know have had to dive down and cut the lines off themselves. Line cutter might have helped. As far as a line getting to the cutlass bearing, a line cutter won't help, the cutter goes by the prop.

 

[xltier]

a buddy got hauled in a few nights ago 14 miles out. luckily there was someone out there also.

 

[FunInDuhSun]

I’ve used a twin- engine convertible for 16 years on the Chesapeake.
Never had line cutters on the shafts and don’t really see the need unless you run frequently at night.

 

[Ned L]

I don’t have them. Pay attention to what is in front of you, don’t run over any pot buoys and you won’t need them.

 

[QBhoy]

Uhhh " rear of prop." Dont think that would do jack and there is no room for one as the locking nut takes care of that available space. Maybe in front of prop and not where it would impede the flow of water through the cutlass bearing.

Apologies. You’re spot on. It’s in front of the prop.

 

[Old Ironmaker]

Where we longline troll here on Lake Erie there are commercial cans where ever the fish are, and that's where we fish. If I get hung up on a net that can be a kilometer long my gear is going overboard, if the prop gets caught I'm going overboard. I had a few very close calls because I was watching the sonar screen not the water. I've seen nets that are so full of smelts the markers are underwater and my screen is full. The nets are so full I see it on sonar 20 to 30 feet bulging out the sides from the main line. I do not fish where the nets are any longer. I do not need a Walleye that bad.