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Old 04-26-2015, 09:39 AM
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Just lost a prop south of dry reef. Anyone out here?
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Old 04-26-2015, 09:41 AM
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Old 04-26-2015, 09:49 AM
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Old 04-26-2015, 09:56 AM
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glad you found some help. wife gets off in a few i was going to head out there
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Old 04-26-2015, 06:27 PM
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Old 04-27-2015, 10:03 AM
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Just lost a prop south of dry reef. Anyone out here?
How exactly does this happen? Not ragging, just curious so I can possibly prevent this or carry a spare prop.
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Old 04-27-2015, 11:08 AM
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I've seen a prop shaft sheer off on a 40 4 stoke merc. Normal operating, didn't strike anything. Running along and just twisted off. The prop shaft is actually 2 piece. Where they are welded you could tell it was Never a good weld. After some research I found that this was a known issue.
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Spin a prop hub
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Old 04-27-2015, 01:45 PM
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Running a 225 Merc ProXS, the prop shaft broke. I hit nothing, the motor did not come out of the water, the boat did not get pushed to the side or bottom out. We were running about 35-40 mph when it happened. I simply heard a thump noise at the same time as the rmps shooting up. I have heard the rmp sound before, so I had an idea. First brought the boat to neutral then turned it off, raised the motor and saw the missing prop.

After we got back on the trailer, I noticed the missing prop shaft. Got the boat to Redmonds and just received word that Mercury warranty is covering the issue. The down side is we have no idea where the prop and part are...I failed to save the spot on the GPS.
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Old 04-27-2015, 03:40 PM
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Running a 225 Merc ProXS, the prop shaft broke. I hit nothing, the motor did not come out of the water, the boat did not get pushed to the side or bottom out. We were running about 35-40 mph when it happened. I simply heard a thump noise at the same time as the rmps shooting up. I have heard the rmp sound before, so I had an idea. First brought the boat to neutral then turned it off, raised the motor and saw the missing prop.

After we got back on the trailer, I noticed the missing prop shaft. Got the boat to Redmonds and just received word that Mercury warranty is covering the issue. The down side is we have no idea where the prop and part are...I failed to save the spot on the GPS.

Did you have any bananas with you?
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Old 04-27-2015, 03:47 PM
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Did you have any bananas with you?
Nope. I didn't even eat any last week.
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Old 04-27-2015, 05:10 PM
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Glad you made it back alright and this didn't happen on a day like Saturday trying to squeeze a trip in before that storm!
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Old 04-27-2015, 08:09 PM
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Me too. Or a day like today. Wow


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