Lucky!!

jasonfish320 · 06-12-08, 04:25 PM

WOW! We recently fished a tourney and did well, however we did end up shaving some weight off the boat....We did this somewhere around 60mph on a lake that supposedly my partner knew well...he knew where the fish were but not so much the rocks...The incredible thing is that we never felt a thing...I'm just thankful that no-one was hurt, the baby Jesus was definitely looking over us!!...For you boat guys, there's no damage to the gear house or the shaft and the prop just has a little dent, which you can see in the photo...I had a new skeg put on for $100 and you can't tell it ever happened..I will post that photo later.

lowrider · 06-12-08, 04:29 PM

that sucks. boat monkey must have been feeling neglected.

bamabassman · 06-12-08, 10:58 PM

yea he wanted a new foot didn't he. good thing you caught it pal. want to see the after shot.

stevomac59 · 06-12-08, 11:02 PM

So much for KNOWING the lake... LOL

-stevo

1FASTLASER · 06-13-08, 06:13 AM

Thank god yopur sitting there telling us about it and not someone else telling us. Keep a CLOSE eye on the skeg repair. I am sure you know I repair boats and motors and beleive me doing a skeg repair is not easy and they can and will fail. Next time it comes off you could not be as lucky.........it could take a ear off the prop. Just keep an eye on the repair and you can tell if it is deteriorating.

bothomas · 06-13-08, 07:11 PM

How did the boat handle with the skeg gone?

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06-12-08, 04:25 PM	#1
jasonfish320 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MAINEIAC Posts: 585	Lucky!! WOW! We recently fished a tourney and did well, however we did end up shaving some weight off the boat....We did this somewhere around 60mph on a lake that supposedly my partner knew well...he knew where the fish were but not so much the rocks...The incredible thing is that we never felt a thing...I'm just thankful that no-one was hurt, the baby Jesus was definitely looking over us!!...For you boat guys, there's no damage to the gear house or the shaft and the prop just has a little dent, which you can see in the photo...I had a new skeg put on for $100 and you can't tell it ever happened..I will post that photo later. __________________ "If at first you don't succeed; have another beer"

06-12-08, 11:02 PM	#4
stevomac59 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Laredo, TX Posts: 455	So much for KNOWING the lake... LOL -stevo __________________ stevomac59 Always strapped...with a rod

06-13-08, 06:13 AM	#5
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Thank god yopur sitting there telling us about it and not someone else telling us. Keep a CLOSE eye on the skeg repair. I am sure you know I repair boats and motors and beleive me doing a skeg repair is not easy and they can and will fail. Next time it comes off you could not be as lucky.........it could take a ear off the prop. Just keep an eye on the repair and you can tell if it is deteriorating. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

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06-12-08, 04:29 PM	#2
lowrider BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 937	that sucks. boat monkey must have been feeling neglected.

06-12-08, 10:58 PM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	yea he wanted a new foot didn't he. good thing you caught it pal. want to see the after shot.

06-13-08, 07:11 PM	#6
bothomas BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Huntsville, Al. Posts: 220	How did the boat handle with the skeg gone?

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