Certainly An Unusual Boating Picture…

[MonacoMike]

Took me a while to figure out what was in the pic…

Someone had a bad day…

 

[highslice]

Wow, all three blades on one stump. That would definitely suck!

 

[dwna1a]

Almost looks like someone put them there but there aren’t any marks to say they were driven in

 

[jmauld]

Almost looks like someone put them there but there aren’t any marks to say they were driven in

This is the result of the boat moving forward as each blade slams into the stump.

 

[MonacoMike]

This is the result of the boat moving forward as each blade slams into the stump.

Bingo, that is what I see as well.

 

[MonacoMike]

Almost looks like someone put them there but there aren’t any marks to say they were driven in

Only hit once and sheared…

 

[MonacoMike]

@Blueone, probably many of these in Geist…

 

[Soulshine]

At least there was less vibration on the way in.

Lake Mead?

 

[dwna1a]

At least there was less vibration on the way in.

Lake Mead?

Very true

 

[Soulshine]

It would suck if it was a 4 blade prop.

 

[Fill Ess]

BT had an article in the newsletter today ...

Damaged Propeller: Repair or Replace?

I guess in this case it's an easy call

 

[techmitch]

Imagine the noise that made.

 

[GirlyGirl1999]

Imagine the noise that made.

Not to mention the sudden stop and Newton’s law. Imagine the engine guts

 

[Creekwood]

Took me a while to figure out what was in the pic…

Someone had a bad day…

Amazingly consistent shear on each blade. The aluminum casting shows nice quality control. Didn't save it from cleaning all the blades off the hub of the prop, but pretty impressive QC!

 

[Blueone]

@Blueone, probably many of these in Geist…

We boated on Geist for years…..never hit anything

 

[hblock72]

Put a tape measure on it....we can figure out what pitch the prop was ;-)

 

[MonacoMike]

We boated on Geist for years…..never hit anything

Used to see the props roll in at A&E every Monday, glad they were not yours…