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3 weeks ago, trying to get my boat off the trailer in low water conditions, I sucked a softball sized rock up into the prop. It hit so hard, it killed the motor.
Upon inspection, it bent the prop shaft 15/1000s and put a 3/8 inch dent/rise in the cavitation plate..
I’m having a new prop shaft, bearings and seals installed, but in talking to a insurance man (not my insurance man), he said I should replace the whole lower unit and make it new again, rather than have the cav plate repaired/straightened.. This motor has 15 hours on it..post breakin..
Your thoughts..
WWYD?
At the very least you will want to replace the lower unit, fix or replace the prop and have the balancer pulled off and inspected.
You/insurance company will be farther ahead to replace the lower unit instead of replacing the prop shaft and trying to straighten the cavitation plate. More than likely the cavitation plate wont straighten out anyways.
If you dont replace the lower unit you will want all the gears and the drive shaft inspected to make sure they are not damaged. I would worry about the drive shaft possibly being twisted and possibly some teeth missing on the gears.
Like mentioned you will also want the balancer inspected. If any of the fiber gears on that may have broke off or shreaded that will get into your oil and plug up the screen, therefore restricting oil to the motor and causing it to blow up.
I would fight the insurance man tooth and nail until he agreed to pay for a new lower unit and to inspect and repair if nessasary the balancer.
Any questions feel free to give me a call or a message.
