NovaScotian
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- Jun 10, 2008
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Hi guys. New to this forum, although Ive been on other forums plenty before. Hope you guys can give me some advice...
I recently got a mid-eighties Mariner 5M and a 12' aluminum boat. On my third trip out, I hit a rock and the engine revved way up. I figured it was the cotter pin until I pulled the motor up and couldnt see a prop. Once I got back to shore (thanks trolling motor
), I realized that the prop shaft snapped off right at the cotter pin hole.
New parts to fix it are in the $300 range and I only paid $200 for the motor. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what other prop shafts or lower units would fit on this motor. I heard Yamaha, Merc and Mariner were all basically the same at some points in these smaller older motors. If I had a good cross reference, I could go looking for spare parts more easily. I can get the serial number when I get back to the shop...
Has anyone tried or heard of welding something like this? I have a REALLY good machine shop nearby, and have considered going looking for the missing prop and piece of shaft... Maybe $75-100 would fix it...
I recently got a mid-eighties Mariner 5M and a 12' aluminum boat. On my third trip out, I hit a rock and the engine revved way up. I figured it was the cotter pin until I pulled the motor up and couldnt see a prop. Once I got back to shore (thanks trolling motor
), I realized that the prop shaft snapped off right at the cotter pin hole.New parts to fix it are in the $300 range and I only paid $200 for the motor. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what other prop shafts or lower units would fit on this motor. I heard Yamaha, Merc and Mariner were all basically the same at some points in these smaller older motors. If I had a good cross reference, I could go looking for spare parts more easily. I can get the serial number when I get back to the shop...
Has anyone tried or heard of welding something like this? I have a REALLY good machine shop nearby, and have considered going looking for the missing prop and piece of shaft... Maybe $75-100 would fix it...
