Alum Maverick

Sam Roberts · 01-13-2008, 12:41 PM

I went out yesterday to do some fishing w/my friend brad. Ive been out of navy point like a billion times and i know where the marker bouys are well i got to the first big green bouy and was 75 yards to the left of the bouy and running a good 25 knots and all of a sudden WHAM! i hit something screwed up my foot on my40yamaha.bent shaft and cracked the foot. looked back to see what i hit and there was nothing there. that mysterious something just costed me i donno 1000-3000? maybe???? anybody got and idea on how much a new foot will be to replace?:doh:reallycrying:banghead

SOMEBODY HELP ME FIND A GOOD USED LOWER UNIT I NEED IT BAD!!!

John B. · 01-13-2008, 01:49 PM

dang Sam, that sucks...

this time of year the tides are lower than normal, could have been a piling?, rock?... big-ass mullet?

sosmarine · 01-13-2008, 01:54 PM

Could have been an old water logged piling floating partially submerged. Do you have Insurance?

Sam Roberts · 01-13-2008, 01:55 PM

i dont thinks so i was far anough out not to hit rocks piliings ect. maybe a floating pilon...? who knows.

John B. · 01-13-2008, 02:13 PM

buy Eric Holstman's STERLING:bowdown

BJW · 01-13-2008, 06:31 PM

I played this game two years ago. Out of Navy Point, two days after Hurricane Dennis. We were in the channel where it goes close to the point just before you get into the bay, so was some unseen piece of debris. Apparent result: mangled prop and broken skeg. We changed prop there in the water and went on to fish.Seemed to run OK, but when we did the lower unit oil change at the end of the season it was full of water.Had a bent prop shaft. Ruined the bearings and seals. Destroyed the lower unit. (I was really suprised how long it ran with a lower unit taking on water.) Two suggestions for a lower unit: Used, try E-Bay. For a new/rebuilt unit try Iboats.com.

BJW · 01-13-2008, 06:38 PM

Look at this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/yamah...spagenameZWDVW

Get'n Wade · 01-13-2008, 08:15 PM

Be careful around the Mass this time of year also. I hit a piece of it almost 200 yards to the southeast, luckilyI was just idiling put a good nick in the skeg. I guess it was a piece the hurricanes had broken off. Brought the boat to a stop.

Sam Roberts · 01-13-2008, 08:35 PM

not to be a smartass but everybody knows the mass.

or do they???

cough: entertainer.

John B. · 01-13-2008, 08:59 PM

ha.

01-13-2008, 12:41 PM	#1
Sam Roberts Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 888	Alum Maverick I went out yesterday to do some fishing w/my friend brad. Ive been out of navy point like a billion times and i know where the marker bouys are well i got to the first big green bouy and was 75 yards to the left of the bouy and running a good 25 knots and all of a sudden WHAM! i hit something screwed up my foot on my40yamaha.bent shaft and cracked the foot. looked back to see what i hit and there was nothing there. that mysterious something just costed me i donno 1000-3000? maybe???? anybody got and idea on how much a new foot will be to replace?:doh:reallycrying:banghead SOMEBODY HELP ME FIND A GOOD USED LOWER UNIT I NEED IT BAD!!!

01-13-2008, 01:49 PM	#2
John B. bluefish killer Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Beach Posts: 4,155	RE: Alum Maverick dang Sam, that sucks... this time of year the tides are lower than normal, could have been a piling?, rock?... big-ass mullet? __________________

01-13-2008, 01:54 PM	#3
sosmarine Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Navarre/Town Center Posts: 1,856	RE: Alum Maverick Could have been an old water logged piling floating partially submerged. Do you have Insurance?

01-13-2008, 01:55 PM	#4
Sam Roberts Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 888	RE: Alum Maverick i dont thinks so i was far anough out not to hit rocks piliings ect. maybe a floating pilon...? who knows.

01-13-2008, 02:13 PM	#5
John B. bluefish killer Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Beach Posts: 4,155	RE: Alum Maverick buy Eric Holstman's STERLING:bowdown __________________

01-13-2008, 06:31 PM	#6
BJW Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bartlett, TN Posts: 160	RE: Alum Maverick I played this game two years ago. Out of Navy Point, two days after Hurricane Dennis. We were in the channel where it goes close to the point just before you get into the bay, so was some unseen piece of debris. Apparent result: mangled prop and broken skeg. We changed prop there in the water and went on to fish.Seemed to run OK, but when we did the lower unit oil change at the end of the season it was full of water.Had a bent prop shaft. Ruined the bearings and seals. Destroyed the lower unit. (I was really suprised how long it ran with a lower unit taking on water.) Two suggestions for a lower unit: Used, try E-Bay. For a new/rebuilt unit try Iboats.com.

01-13-2008, 06:38 PM	#7
BJW Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bartlett, TN Posts: 160	RE: Alum Maverick Look at this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/yamah...spagenameZWDVW

01-13-2008, 08:15 PM	#8
Get'n Wade Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 607	RE: Alum Maverick Be careful around the Mass this time of year also. I hit a piece of it almost 200 yards to the southeast, luckilyI was just idiling put a good nick in the skeg. I guess it was a piece the hurricanes had broken off. Brought the boat to a stop.

01-13-2008, 08:35 PM	#9
Sam Roberts Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 888	RE: Alum Maverick not to be a smartass but everybody knows the mass. or do they??? cough: entertainer.

01-13-2008, 08:59 PM	#10
John B. bluefish killer Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Beach Posts: 4,155	RE: Alum Maverick ha. __________________

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