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speck-chaser · #1 09-08-2009, 08:46 PM

Hey guys,took my wife for a boat ride today,and noticed some vibrations in my motor Ive never really felt before. I have a 22' pathfinder with 200 hpdi. It is a 2002 model. As I would turn some sharper corners in the marsh the motor would kinda vibrate almost like it was dragging bottom a little. I was in 8-12 ft of water so I know it wasnt that,but that was the feel. Does this sound like a prop issue? Anyone have anything like that before?

yak'em-n-stack'em · #2 09-08-2009, 08:47 PM

hydraulic steering?

yak'em-n-stack'em · #3 09-08-2009, 08:47 PM

oh and i bet your wife liked that

Bluechip · #4 09-08-2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by speck-chaser

Hey guys,took my wife for a boat ride today,and noticed some vibrations in my motor Ive never really felt before. I have a 22' pathfinder with 200 hpdi. It is a 2002 model. As I would turn some sharper corners in the marsh the motor would kinda vibrate almost like it was dragging bottom a little. I was in 8-12 ft of water so I know it wasnt that,but that was the feel. Does this sound like a prop issue? Anyone have anything like that before?

Was it just while turning or could you also feel the vibration going straight.

speck-chaser · #5 09-08-2009, 10:04 PM

wife didn even notice it. Like I said it wasnt bad but i dont ever remember feeling it before. It was just in the hard turns,nothing in the straits. There was the normal slight cavitation like normal,but the best way to describe it is like the skeg was dragging in the mud,but we were too deep to be hitting bottom.

yak'em-n-stack'em · #6 09-08-2009, 10:09 PM

was it hydaulic steering? thats how mine was when i had a seal leaking and no fluid left

speck-chaser · #7 09-08-2009, 10:10 PM

yes it is hydraulic steering

yak'em-n-stack'em · #8 09-08-2009, 10:13 PM

id check the fluid level before you do anything else

also make sure that the pivots work, mine had corroded and made everything get in a bind

speck-chaser · #9 09-08-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by yak'em-n-stack'em

id check the fluid level before you do anything else

also make sure that the pivots work, mine had corroded and made everything get in a bind

what are you talking about when you say pivots?

yak'em-n-stack'em · #10 09-08-2009, 10:16 PM

where the steering linkage connects to the motor lift.

let me find a picture

yak'em-n-stack'em · #11 09-08-2009, 10:17 PM

the place where the front bar connects to the back on the 2 ends

speck-chaser · #12 09-08-2009, 10:20 PM

I think that part is fine, In fact I was just looking at that part yesterday as I was shoulder deep in the my boats belly. hah.

yak'em-n-stack'em · #13 09-08-2009, 10:28 PM

haha, we had to nearly cut mine off

even though there are bushings it was bending the shaft wehn i trimmed up

speck-chaser · #14 09-08-2009, 10:56 PM

thats just a little bit o corrosion hugh?

yak'em-n-stack'em · #15 09-08-2009, 11:16 PM

a little lol. we used the grinder

jahosaphet · #16 09-09-2009, 06:59 PM

get your prop checked...

speck-chaser · #17 09-09-2009, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jahosaphet

get your prop checked...

ordered a new powertech today,been wanting to upgrade,needed a spare for the boat anyway.

Bluechip · #18 09-09-2009, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by speck-chaser

ordered a new powertech today,been wanting to upgrade,needed a spare for the boat anyway.

Heck yea....That's what I'm talkin' about....and I would be saying "but baby I need a spare prop anyway, you wouldn't want me to get stranded out their with the kids"...