Author Topic: Just another day at the shop (Read 40779 times)

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #80 on:** August 04, 2016, 05:07:28 PM »

While at the shop today we were asked to go look at someone's boat because he said it was stalling and wouldn't idle, also to check the bow light because it wasn't working. I think the customer needs to focus on more serious problems. We had a good laugh from this. LOL!

75starflight · « **Reply #81 on:** August 04, 2016, 05:19:09 PM »

OH MY!

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #82 on:** August 04, 2016, 05:29:20 PM »

I tell ya that made it worth going to work today!

Plugcheck · « **Reply #83 on:** August 04, 2016, 05:47:49 PM »

Any idea what he hit? Story?

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #84 on:** August 04, 2016, 05:49:26 PM »

Don't know. We think there were multiple parties involved and the owner didn't even know about the gearcase 'damage'. That's what happens when you lend out your boat.

Plugcheck · « **Reply #85 on:** August 04, 2016, 11:26:23 PM »

I would have thought there would be far more destruction to allow the propshaft, gears, thrust bearing and what not to find their way out of the case. Looks like the skeg just got ripped off the bottom.

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #86 on:** August 05, 2016, 05:37:31 AM »

From the gaping hole in the bottom of the gearcase I'd say the rear of the skeg broke inwards and upwards impacting the carrier assembly and pulled all the guts out while traveling aft.

Rosscoe · « **Reply #87 on:** August 05, 2016, 09:11:41 AM »

Wouldn't idle?
How about, wouldn't move? lol

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #88 on:** August 06, 2016, 09:03:53 AM »

I was wondering how he got back to the dock. Maybe engine exhaust through the open gearcase pushed him?

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #89 on:** September 08, 2016, 07:20:49 PM »

This showed up at the shop last week. From what I understand the owner was still able to drive it back to port with the guts hanging out of the gearcase.

Glastronjohn18 · « **Reply #90 on:** September 08, 2016, 07:46:12 PM »

They must of felt a little vibration.

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #91 on:** September 08, 2016, 07:59:22 PM »

I also get to work on the local Police boats

dorelse · « **Reply #92 on:** September 08, 2016, 08:08:37 PM »

Hey...I meant to ask you this the other night.

What ever happened to that Marina that a developer tore down and didn't build it according to the deal for the land?

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #93 on:** September 08, 2016, 08:16:40 PM »

It's still in litigation, nothing has been done to the property yet. Recently the developer won a battle to proceed with plans to develop and put a much smaller boat yard and marina on the site and put hotels, condos, and shopping on the property but the DEEP (Environmental Protection) have filed appeal on the case because the land is supposed to remain water dependent use and the demolition of the original boat yard was illegal. So it'll be dragged out in the courts for years.

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #94 on:** October 21, 2016, 06:35:03 AM »

The customer thinks he hit something

Hyperacme · « **Reply #95 on:** October 21, 2016, 08:05:41 AM »

In this case ... The customer is always right !

OUCH !

Plugcheck · « **Reply #96 on:** October 21, 2016, 09:00:48 AM »

I clipped a wing dam in MN, tore the skeg off and damaged a orop, and it felt like the whole tail of the boat came off. I can't imagine how that must have felt to tear the whole lower unit off. Curious, must have been shallow water in order to retrieve the drive?

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #97 on:** October 21, 2016, 04:48:54 PM »

It was a 'flats boat', sort of like a bass boat meant to go fast. The engine was a recent Evinrude E-Tec 150 mounted high on the transom and on a hydraulic jack plate. The gearcase was torn completely from the leg but I think was still held attached by the shift rod. The whole engine was replaced as there was too much damage. This is the engine:

Rich_V174SS · « **Reply #98 on:** September 23, 2017, 07:18:04 PM »

Time for my yearly update at the shop. Been doing several fuel tank replacements, engine re-powers, the usual stuff.

This boat came in sometime last week. Looked like a bomb went off inside the gearcase, it done blowed up! Punched a hole in the side. I opened it up and there was metal debris everywhere inside. YUMMY!

84carlson · « **Reply #99 on:** September 23, 2017, 08:07:14 PM »

Just get some JB weld..