Did my usual Friday dinner run but didn't make it home. Hit unknown submerged object in the main river channel ay about 40 MPH
Did my usual Friday dinner run but didn't make it home. Hit unknown submerged object in the main river channel ay about 40 MPH
RedDog
President - West Vestal Donzi Owner's Group
Knoxville, TN
Ouch. Sorry for your troubles, expensive troubles unfortunately.
Good luck with the repairs.
Wow, sorry, that sucks. Glad you were able to keep her afloat.
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Tough break glad it did nit sink and you and yours are Ok! Insurance should cover all but your deductible.
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Fully retired marine tech near 60 years in the biz.
No one hurt and already taking to the insurance company - Progressive with $0.00 deductible. Deductible goes down each year no claim is made and I've been with them for 12 years with no claim.
She was taking on a little water - bilge pump would kick on about every 10 minutes. I got a tow to the closest ramp about 100 yards away. Friends met me at the ramp and took me to my truck and trailer. Got her out of the water in less than 30 minutes.
RedDog
President - West Vestal Donzi Owner's Group
Knoxville, TN
Wow, Tim. Sorry to see that. I hope it goes back together quick!
1988 Minx / Testarossa edition
1965/6 Ski Sporter 351W/Eaton (doesn't run)
Glad everyone is safe and the boat didn't sink.
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Bill
Grand Rapids, Michigan
1985 Donzi Criterion SS
1967 Donzi 16 Ski Sporter, C16-409, Has a new home!
38' Carver Aft Cabin
1968 Sea Ray SRV 180 w/1975 70 hp Evinrude
10" RIB w/15 hp 1984 Evinrude
Did you spin the coupler? IS the drive OK or busted up by the trim ram, hard to see. New transom assembly at least.
Nick
1994 22' Classic-454 B1 Red & white
1981 13' Whaler sport(original owner)
South Tampa Bay, FL "May I mamoo dogface to the banana patch?"
Tim, I am glad you (and your passengers) are ok. I could of been a lot worse.
Glad to see the bilge pump was working. (I should maybe someday check to see if mine functions).
Good time for an upgrade.
Ken
It looks to me like the bell housing and the trim cylinders were the fuse.
Unless there's internal damage to the drive, I see about $1000.00 in parts.
George Carter
Central Florida
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...wow ! So glad to hear you & Deb are okay ! That had to be a scary feeling when you hit whatever it was....
Just as football season is kickin' up too ! Hope she's back in the water soon !
Kind regards,
Phil S.
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Fix is certainly close. Don't know about the input shaft or coupler yet but everything else is trashed.
Just wondering - could this have been a catastrofic mechanical failure without hitting anything? Want to firm up my position when the insurance adjuster looks it over. The prop and lower drive look fine.
RedDog
President - West Vestal Donzi Owner's Group
Knoxville, TN
At least you got to bring home the parts. Sucks but you have to look at the bright side sometimes. You could be paying someone to pull it up off the bottom with damage like that. Glad everyone is OK.
A winner is just a loser that got up and did it one more time.
1959 Biesemeyer - 4pt Hydro Drag - 2013 ACBS Winner - Best Race Boat
1967 Nova Marine - SuperNova24 - ACBS Winner - 2012 Best Race Boat - 2016 Peoples Choice & Best Non Wood
1972 John Allmand - Nova 19
1972 John Allmand - Nova19 (#2)
1982 PolarKraft -Jonboat - Crab Killer
Woah. That must've startled the sh!t out of you when it hit.
Makes me think about installing a second bilge pump just to cover a worst case scenario.
Eric
If you had hit something that could do that much damage, you would see evidence of the damage on the drive. My guess is that it was a mechanical failure if you don't see the drive damage as you stated. Bill
1971 Donzi 18' 2+3
1985 Eliminator 23' Daytona Offshore - Kevlar hull
1988 23' Donzi CC F-23 with 250HP EFI Mercury OB
1989 28' Team Warlock Offshore - single 548CID/600HP
1990 23' Warlock Offshore - single 525HP
Bill from Denison, TX - Lake Texoma
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