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Went a little farther down the Wacissa than normal and nailed a rock this weekend... them things are very unforgiving!!! Just thought I would post some pics for yall.

First the trolling motor now the 90 Think I will just buy a yak and be done with the motors







Taking it to Parkway Marine tonight should be back in business next week.

Ouch is right!!! Sorry to see that buddy. I go through about one prop/lower unit per year outa Aucilla. Nothing worse than that sound.

Good lawd man, where's yer skeg guard Hell, where's the rest of yer skeg make shure they check the shaft really close, it takes a heck of a lick ta bend a SS prop like that

Yeah wevans the shaft IS bent it is pretty obvious even to me when I spin the prop.

Get a new lower unit and a Porter Rock Guard.
Hate to see that.

I think there are 2 ways to have a boat (outboard motor) with little risk of that damage in our area.

1. A tunnel hull with a jackplate, you can raise the motor up away from the danger zone.

2. A tiller steer with no T&T, on a manual jackplate raised up as high as you can. Keep an aluminum prop and a Porter rock guard on there. My thinking is it will "pop-up" and not do any great damage. The aluminum prop may take a hit, but keep a spare with you.

I am gonna rig up a #2 and try it out. I've had the tunnel, and may go back to one eventually. The Flint river is rocky too, and I like to fish there also.

Mah .02 worth!


Sorry to see the damage to your motor whitebc.

whitebc wrote:Yeah wevans the shaft IS bent it is pretty obvious even to me when I spin the prop.

The reason I still use an aluminum prop and keep a spare on the boat......

Broken $90 prop, OR new $ 300 SS prop and $500 plus lower unit repair job.

Easy choice in my book.

Dubble

DAYUM.....I bet that made a noise and gave a jolt! Sorry.

I am sorry bud, that sux! I hope you have it insured. I have a ss prop on my boat too and I have often wondered if I should switch to an aluminum. I really hate to see that, but it isn't anything that can't be fixed. At least you are ok.

Whoa.......looks like you were hauling tail in the wrong area. I ride slow in unfamiliar waters after I tore the foot off a Yamaha 225 and I was 1.5 miles off the coast of Texas. 15 feet of water then -.5.

gator prop in perry, fl can fix your prop

I've done the same thing on a different body of water. Makes for some depressing days as you wait for it to come back fixed. I wonder if we should feel bad for the rocks that we hit?

CrispyFishin wrote:... I wonder if we should feel bad for the rocks that we hit?

Not sure about anyone else but I don't

white i am with u on the feeling for the rocks we hit. the rocks r still in the water and my boat has not been in the water for over 3 weeks tring to get over hitting a rock

That aint no good news, they said mine would be ready by next weekend, only because they had to wait on the adjuster till Friday Sorry to hear about you boat YD. I know how ya feel.