Smacked a log today!

[Ryan00TJ]

Around noon today I was coming around the mouth of my cove and felt a thud under the keel. I immediately pulled the throttle back and then felt it get the drive. Checked the bilge quick and then jumped in to check the drive. Found a nice chunk above the nosecone and some missing paint around the trim tab anode. I had just planed off and was only cruising 28mph when I hit the sucker. I went back and grabbed the log and got it from the water so someone else would not hit it. Damn thing was floating about 6" under the surface.

I pulled the boat and trailered it home and found a bent blade on my labbed cleaver to further the insult. I guess it could have been alot worse.

I'm pretty good at drive work so this one will be good as new by next weekend.

Initial damage....



Sanded and prepped



1st coat of Allmetal




I'll be letting the Allmetal dry overnight and will be blending and sanding and painting this week. I sprayed it with Imron originally and it's some strong paint. I'll be touching it up with the same Imron. I'll post finished pics.....

 

[thunder219]

Re: Smacked a log today!

I know how you feel. I got caught in a big storm yesterday and before we got the boats untied we were in the shallow and tried to get it out and broke half the skeg and took about 2" of the dia. off my prop. I have never been in a storm like that let alone on the boat and with the kids. I guess it could of been much worse and lessoned learned.
I got razzed alot last year because I would always pick stuff out of the water when I see it because when I was younger I hit a 2x4 that was floating in the water on my foot while tubing.Talk about ruining the day.

 

[ziggy]

Re: Smacked a log today!

man i feel for ya. i ran the missouri river today. not much debit today, and did me a 102 miles too. some days though, it's like a mine field. let alone the ones ya can't see. i've been lucky so far. i do carry a spare prop onboard for the occasion when i find one though......

mighty nice of ya to help others out and move that dead head log off to the side so others won't be hosed too......good job......

 

[bruceb58]

Re: Smacked a log today!

You are lucky that it didn't rip the transom housing off your boat. That is one reason the OMC stringers were so popular up in the northwest. Your drive could get ripped off by the log without sinking you.