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Offline Retro Performance

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Heavy Hit
« on: October 21, 2014, 06:29:47 PM »
Heres some mini photos of a heavy impact........The motor came up and hit the splashwell and broke it loose........tried to run it and the powerhead seized....water and oil mix coming out of bottom cylinder........Thinking this is bad..........
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Offline Retro Performance

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Re: Heavy Hit
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2014, 06:35:12 PM »
maybe these are not mini photos.....Mrs Retro took them to send to the insurance company
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Offline David CVX-16

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Re: Heavy Hit
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2014, 06:54:24 PM »
Give us some background information. Is this your boat and motor? Where did it happen? Make of boat and HP of motor.
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Offline Retro Performance

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Re: Heavy Hit
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2014, 07:17:44 PM »
It is a Four stroke outboard.....not mine.....owner said it was a massive impact and afterward he went a short distance and the motor started to slow down.....
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Offline Glastronjohn18

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Re: Heavy Hit
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2014, 07:35:47 PM »
From the looks of the prop "Heavy Hit"  is a good description. There has to be some broken pieces in the motor.
Plus the transom damage = $$$$
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Offline buckz6319

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Re: Heavy Hit
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2014, 08:23:56 PM »
WOW! that's really bad...makes me wonder what it hit...
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Offline floater1

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Re: Heavy Hit
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2014, 06:27:47 AM »
Quote from: buckz6319 on October 21, 2014, 08:23:56 PM
WOW! that's really bad...makes me wonder what it hit...

And if he was relying on gps at the time ?
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