New boater ....need help (damaged my boat)

[Gary H NC]

Re: New boater ....need help (damaged my boat)

The bunk slicks like Kevin70 is showing worked great on mine...
It was like having a new roller trailer. I don't have to back in as far also..

 

[LFK]

Re: New boater ....need help (damaged my boat)

man looking at that lower unit, looks like the guy before broke the skeg, ground it off for cosmetics, the A/V plate is also broken.

I was thinking, "Shark attack!"

 

[b00tstrap]

Re: New boater ....need help (damaged my boat)



I got a quote from my local shop. If I take off the lower unit, they will send it out and have it repaired. they said they would weld on a skeg and repair the cavitation plate too. The cost would be $200. I think it is reasonable, what do you guys think? It takes 3 days to do.

 

[Mark42]

Re: New boater ....need help (damaged my boat)

I think if you take it off, you can send it out yourself. Search around for places that do the work and skip the middle man.

 

[cobra 3.0]

Re: New boater ....need help (damaged my boat)

Go direct to a prop repair shop you can easily find in your local yellow pages. That's where your local shop will send it and you won't have to pay double.

 

[QC]

Re: New boater ....need help (damaged my boat)

Actually, I think the $200 did not include the prop and is pretty reasonable. Yes, you could probably get it down if you took it straight to the machine shop.

 

[bamadave]

Re: New boater ....need help (damaged my boat)

If you had a ss prop on the boat when that damaged accured, you would be replacing the prop shaft right now. Until you know your boat, the waters you boat in, how to put the boat on the trailer, etc., stay with the aluminum prop. It does not telegraph damage as much to the drive.