I need help

[ricstoner989]

I have a 1997 procraft bass boat, it has a 75 horsepower force outboard motor. I was in the river an hit a submerged log, my motor would not go forward or reverse, so after getting off the river i changed out the prop cause i thought it was a spun hub after putting the prop back on i still had the same problem. Does anybody know whats going on here?

 

[Frank Acampora]

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Well, that engine has Mercury control cables with plastic ends. Before I did anything else, I would check inside the engine to see if feedback broke a shift cable end. Then I would check the shift linkage to see if the upper and lower rods have been forced apart. If that is OK, then I would start checking the lower unit for internal damage

 

[ricstoner989]

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The boat will go into gear but once its in gear the prop won't spin and the engine just revs up.What do u think the problem would be in the LU?

 

[Bob_VT]

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Drop your lower unit and check to make sure you did not shear the drive shaft..........

 

[Bifflefan]

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Broken shaft or gears.
If you hear it go into gear but not spinning, then the out put shaft is probably broken.

 

[ricstoner989]

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Alright it sounds like u guys are on the right track,but when i put it into neutral the prop still spins while running! Would it do that if it was something wrong with the shaft?

 

[ricstoner989]

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How much would it cost to fix a broken shaft?

 

[ricstoner989]

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Well after all the bs I finally pulled Off the LU and after digging around for awhile I found that the prop shaft is broke.The grooves that line up with the gears and drive shaft look like they have been rubbed off so a new prop shaft 300 bucks and about 75dollars an hour for the marina to fix it!!!!