Broken Sporty!!!

[WillySteve]

Really Happy Today......Lost my Prop, Hub and gonna hav'2 replace my Fatshaft!!!!!
Who's got one??

[WillySteve]

Oh....and I presume all the shafts are the same, regardless of gear ratio???

[baja200merk]

Your lucky. I broke a fat shaft right behind the forward gear. It trashed all the internals gears, drive shaft, bearings all junk.

RH Shafts are the same but cost $570
LH shafts are very similar but cost $170

[Dave Strong]

Your lucky. I broke a fat shaft right behind the forward gear. It trashed all the internals gears, drive shaft, bearings all junk.

RH Shafts are the same but cost $570
LH shafts are very similar but cost $170

Did that with a torquemaster, bearing retainer slip?

Dave

[baja200merk]

Did that with a torquemaster, bearing retainer slip?

Dave

Nope everything looked perfect. Defective shaft broke right in front of where he clutch dog pin goes through. You can see what looks like a weld where it broke.

[FORBESAUTO]

I'm fixing a torque master right now that broke in same spot for no apparent reason. Also took gears out. I was thinking about going to fat shaft after I broke my small shaft. But looks like they both have problems with breaking with age.

[Dave Strong]

Mine had bad case threads from factory, when the nut slipped tension from shift dog made her snap right in the middle of slot. Stock shaft was small but no more smallshaft so went fatshaft. Had to get case threads fixed.

Dave

[WillySteve]

So, anybody got one laying around?
Cost is mucho at Pro Marine.......it's hard to believe the markup is only 28 bucks

[bullet20vee]

Did it break at high speed or taking off? Just curious how the boat reacted when it broke. That's one of my biggest fears, losing a lower at 80+.

[WillySteve]

Did it break at high speed or taking off? Just curious how the boat reacted when it broke. That's one of my biggest fears, losing a lower at 80+.

I had just ran a ways at 8200rpm and lost the prop when I let off. Nothing drastic, just coasted to a stop!
My boat is rear heavy though!

[bullet20vee]

At least you are ok man. Sorry about the prop shaft, especially right before vacation.

[WillySteve]

We haven't made the reservations yet.....Thank Goodness, so I'll have some time to git'r fixed!

[phillnjack]

hope you marked where it happened.
then go down and retrieve the prop and what is left of the shaft.
provided its not in 100 feet plus of water.

.

[WillySteve]

hope you marked where it happened.
then go down and retrieve the prop and what is left of the shaft.
provided its not in 100 feet plus of water.

.

Oh Yes....18' and pretty clear. A diver is coming next week to give it a go for 100 bucks!

[Dave Strong]

Oh Yes....18' and pretty clear. A diver is coming next week to give it a go for 100 bucks!

18' grab a snorkel and some fins and save yourself $100. Lol or get some kids and bet them they can't find it.

Dave