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    Ugly turn of events

    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
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    Ouch. Sorry for your troubles, expensive troubles unfortunately.

    Good luck with the repairs.

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    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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    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.
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    Wow, Tim. Sorry to see that. I hope it goes back together quick!
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    Glad everyone is safe and the boat didn't sink.

    I resized the pictures (quicker download) and lightened them up some.
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    Did you spin the coupler? IS the drive OK or busted up by the trim ram, hard to see. New transom assembly at least.
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    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.

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    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.
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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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    [ QUOTE=$originalposter]{$pagetext}[/QUOTE]

    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.
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    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.
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    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

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    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

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