mid week boating pics

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[JB in so cal]

That hurts!

 

[Old Man Havasu]

No ladies?

 

[throttle]

No ladies?

nope, would have been nice but... :blah::blah::blah:

 

[raff]

Looks like it was a nice day till

CAn't wait till next month, sure hope the weather is nice for us like it was for you..

 

[throttle]

yeah raff, I made a run to springs... very nice! on my return when coming around pilot rock i felt it let go... idled back to turtle for lunch and called it a good day!

 

[Ultracrazy]

What happened to your prop?

 

[jetboatmatt]

Was it a labbed prop? Or did you hit something? I have heard when they lab them they get thin and can break. I want to lab mine but not sure yet! Not sure if it's true or not. Thanks...

 

[raff]

Sounds like you made the best of it and still had a great day..

 

[throttle]

This is the second time this has happened to me.

1st time was a labbed prop about a year and a half ago. I related it to fatigue, wear and tear. I questioned the fact that I was in water that was pretty washed out and maybe it could have cavitated. Felt like a train coming off the tracks! The labbed prop also broke near the hub.

this time, not a labbed prop. I was running good water, maybe around 5k rpm, trimmin her up again after making the turn around pilot rock headed back to island. Felt a little vibration and thought the water conditions may have had some wind chop and slowed down. And still felt it wasnt right. Stopped to check and sure as shit... again, tip of blade gone... Didnt hit anything, no sign of any other damage.

 

[throttle]

Sounds like you made the best of it and still had a great day..

 

[RiverDave]

This is the second time this has happened to me.

1st time was a labbed prop about a year and a half ago. I related it to fatigue, wear and tear. I questioned the fact that I was in water that was pretty washed out and maybe it could have cavitated. Felt like a train coming off the tracks! The labbed prop also broke near the hub.

this time, not a labbed prop. I was running good water, maybe around 5k rpm, trimmin her up again after making the turn around pilot rock headed back to island. Felt a little vibration and thought the water conditions may have had some wind chop and slowed down. And still felt it wasnt right. Stopped to check and sure as shit... again, tip of blade gone... Didnt hit anything, no sign of any other damage.

That's weird right there..

RD

 

[ultra26shadow]

It happened to me as well while up in Tahoe cruising and just some weird vibration then saw the blade after I stopped. Sometimes I think its just there time to fail.

 

[Mini Kat]

Sounds like you made the best of it and still had a great day..

Just a little more Jack and a little less Coke fixed that!!!!!
Hey Camron that sucks but lucky that part of your prop didn't take out part of your drive!

 

[jetboatmatt]

Kinda sounds like if a prop is going to go
It's going to go!
What make of prop were they?
Were they the same make?
Thanks
Sorry it happened!!!

 

[2FORCEFULL]

Looks like it was a nice day till

CAn't wait till next month, sure hope the weather is nice for us like it was for you..

you need to keep those nicks filed of the leading edge, a prop guy told me
that they will start a little crack that will walk across the blade

 

[cave]

Water looks awesome. Same here in central AZ. Great water this time of year.

How many hours do those meat cutters get on a performance boat. As an average of coarse.

I've seen this happen when there is allot of debri in the water. I've towed people in. Operator didnt want to ruin the drive. Something about balance.

Do you prop boaters carry a spare for these kind of situations?

 

[parker guy]

Looks like a good day!

 

[WTDecker]

Sorry we missed you yesterday, we were just hangin in the Channel:champagne:

 

[WTMFA]

What pitch prop is it? I might have some spare's

 

[Havaduner]

You know what they say about a bad day on the water......

 

[scarabrick]

you need to keep those nicks filed of the leading edge, a prop guy told me
that they will start a little crack that will walk across the blade

YEP.. Great advice... Harmonics can kill a prop.. think of the load on that blade.. Little chip and soon turns into a crack and away the crack will run

 

[prosthogod]

Talk about a bad day, ask Gary Smith. He owns predator, and I believe it was 2 desert storms ago with the new boat, he had a brand new prop loose a blade and rip off the lower of his drive. Can you imagine that bill.

 

[rivermobster]

you need to keep those nicks filed of the leading edge, a prop guy told me
that they will start a little crack that will walk across the blade

yep. just like a chip in your windshield. ask me how i know....

:grumble:

 

[steamin rice]

Bummer about the prop, but I'm jealous that you were out on the water!!

 

[Hardly Satisfied]

Can't wait till summer

 

[Bobby V]

Do you launch and retreive by yourself. Just curious. :thumbsup

I do it all the time with my 25' Eliminator at the marina. Cameron does it also. He does have a slip also.

 

[Outdrive1]

I do it all the time with my 25' Eliminator at the marina. Cameron does it also. He does have a slip also.

I've done it quite a few times with my 29. No big deal really.

Sent from the mother f____ing Droid.

 

[RiverDave]

Thanks for posting the pics Cameron!

RD

 

[cobra rich]

Cam, What pitch?? 28 ? I have a 26 spare, and when you install that 572, I have a 32 and a 34.....