jtak
01-06-2009, 10:10 PM
I was backing my 89 Supra Comp away from shore and struck a submerged object. I was at near idle power and moving backwards at a very low speed, as soon as I heard the prop strike the object, I put the boat in neutral and drifted back into deeper water. At that point, I put the boat in gear, but no forward thrust, I tried reverse, same result. I was dead in the water with a prop that wasn't turning. I figured the prop was destroyed so towed the boat back to the ramp and trailered it. I was surprised to see that the prop was damaged, but not destroyed, 2 of 3 blades had pretty good dings in them.
We got the boat home and hooked up the fake a lake so we could run it and see what was going on. It easily shifts into both fwd and reverse, but no aural indication that it has gone into gear and no shaft rotation .
Anyone have an opinion on this??. My hope is that the tranny has pins or bolts that are designed to fail with a sudden prop strike. If not, I think I have big problems.
I live in Dallas, have a Supra dealer nearby, but just trying to gain some insight before I contact them regarding repair.
We got the boat home and hooked up the fake a lake so we could run it and see what was going on. It easily shifts into both fwd and reverse, but no aural indication that it has gone into gear and no shaft rotation .
Anyone have an opinion on this??. My hope is that the tranny has pins or bolts that are designed to fail with a sudden prop strike. If not, I think I have big problems.
I live in Dallas, have a Supra dealer nearby, but just trying to gain some insight before I contact them regarding repair.