I had my port side gimble ring break in 2007, after hitting a hunk of concrete while leaving a seawall in East Chicago. The impact killed the idling engine. I raised the drive and saw a bent up prop. Lowered it back down and tried to run very slowly. There was no vibration so we went out for the poker run. We were running about 4 miles out from our home port, only 45 mph or so, when we heard a loud bang and crunch and the port engine revved up. The gimble ring had let go and the drive hung by the steering ram and tiebar. When ever I tried to drive faster than an idle with the starboard engine the port drive would swing down and it the other drive. The drive that broke was on the side that is staggered foward. The drive slipped out of the driveshaft and let no water in. (whew) My insurance bought me 2 new drives and transome assemblies
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Ratickle
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"Um, yeah....Progressive? I've had a little accident and need to file a claim."
Again, and again, and again........................
phragle
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I lost a drive yesterday and as I was trying to put the boat back on the trailer it lurched sideways and smoked the boat next to me. That boat then hit the dock so hard it ripped it loose. the dock then floated out into the channel and got hit by a frieghter, jamming it's rudder. this made the frieghter veer off course. It almost hit another frieghter that was unloading, just missed and smashed the pier next to it before coming to a stop. I let out a deep breath of relief that the carnage was over, when I looked thru my binoculars and realized that on the smashed pier was the new lambo I had ordered, it had just been offloaded and was now smashed to pieces.
Ratickle
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Geronimo36
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I did a deal with Nor Tech in 2003 where they took the boat in on trade for a new 50 they built to my specs. It then was sold by them to a guy in Chicago area. He had it painted and then I kinda lost track of it. I forget top speed but somewhere around 85 MPH, I think. Can't be sure if its the same boat or not. Once saw a pic of it on the Chicago Powerboat Club website. When I wiped out the drives I had XR's installed. It originally had Bravo drives on it. Didn't take me long to blow those up. Tried XR's, B Max and back to XR's. What a lot of people don't know is that I chewed up 9 drives plus killed those 3 on the rock for a total of 12 drives in 15 months. LOL Boat was way too heavy for anything but a No. 6 drive.
Bob
That sucks!!
BTW, were you the one who had NT drop the drives off in Dean's driveway? :leaving:
Scarab KV
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Sure, as long as you're going first. :biggrinjester:
Scarab KV
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:rofl::rofl:
Freezeframevideo
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yes i do i think it is on crashes 5 jeff
redhotsommer
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I did a deal with Nor Tech in 2003 where they took the boat in on trade for a new 50 they built to my specs. It then was sold by them to a guy in Chicago area. He had it painted and then I kinda lost track of it. I forget top speed but somewhere around 85 MPH, I think. Can't be sure if its the same boat or not. Once saw a pic of it on the Chicago Powerboat Club website. When I wiped out the drives I had XR's installed. It originally had Bravo drives on it. Didn't take me long to blow those up. Tried XR's, B Max and back to XR's. What a lot of people don't know is that I chewed up 9 drives plus killed those 3 on the rock for a total of 12 drives in 15 months. LOL Boat was way too heavy for anything but a No. 6 drive.
Bob
Yeah...that boat was up here around 2003...I think it was repainted in 04 or 05 and renamed "Leviathan." Wicked protean-style paint. I heard it was for sale again recently. Here's a couple pics from an 03 Chicago Powerboat Club run...the drives are intact, but I don't think anyone will mind the slight detour from the point of the thread...:sifone:
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LaughingCat
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That's just terrible. Hope the freighters are OK. Would hate for oil to rise just because of your incompetence.
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SHARKEY-IMAGES
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Jeff,
Remember all the drives in Ocean City last year ? :ack2:
Such a shame ......
Remember all the drives in Ocean City last year ? :ack2:
Such a shame ......
Wrinkleface
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That's easy 4 U 2 say there Bubba!!!:rofl::26:
Wrinkleface
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Yowzer Bowzer!!!!!!:03:
MOBILEMERCMAN
Founding Member / Competitor
There was a dealer many years ago at the Annapolis boat show. He took a perspective buyer out for a test run during the show. He broke the bellhousing during the ride and the boat sunk in its slip during the show.
inbetween
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I haven't had it happen yet, but a friend had 3 out of 4 pivot pins fall out. Not sure how he made it back to the trailer, but he did. He was even running on plane, knew something was wrong, no response to trim. He didn't realize it was that bad until it was out of the water.
Bobthebuilder
Charter Member
Thanks. Ya, that was my baby. Those pics make me miss her ! LOL I had heard that the new owner was not having the drive issues that I experienced which I was happy to hear. Doing a couple poker runs a month and some aggressive driving will chew them up. Heck, I've even blown up a few no. 6's. The current NT with Arneson's is very happy.
Bob
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