tilting down - obstruction - The Hull Truth

TexasWhaler · 10-28-2008, 10:42 AM

I have an odd question. I recently went fishing, and had the boat backed up to small fence, while getting ready at the ramp.

My fishing buddy decided to start tilting the motor down. Well, I noticed the back of the boat starting to lift, indicating the motor was hitting something.

Turns out the prop hub had come to rest on the top of the fence.

Question: Is the power trim strong enough to bend the prop shaft. Motor is a 75hp E-TEC.

I've attached a drawing showing what occured.

Thanks for any input.

TexasWhaler · 10-29-2008, 09:33 AM

I should've been a little more honest. The "fishing buddy" was actually me..............

A1 Outboard · 11-01-2008, 01:47 AM

I doubt it anything is possible put the motor in neutral and spin the prop by hand see if it wobbles.