Administrators Horton Posted June 22, 2017 Administrators Share Posted June 22, 2017 Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rwskier Posted June 22, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 22, 2017 There's only 1 explanation "lack of attention" :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 22, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 22, 2017 Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LakeOneSkier Posted June 22, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 22, 2017 Looks a bit odd... came from inside the boat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bojans Posted June 22, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 22, 2017 Rope gets caught in the prop, driver figures I have 400hp, it will clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted June 22, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted June 22, 2017 Wife driving? If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted June 22, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 22, 2017 How did that multi-colored troll hair get in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jayski Posted June 22, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 22, 2017 New packing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 You ran over one of Buford's toys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 Much easier to shorten the rope by using the pylon and loops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixball Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Blue and Gold........... Go Michigan!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 Looks like u ingested a walleye lure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 Someone's old piece of rope floating in the pond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dbressel Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 Loaned your boat to someone who was pulling tubers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 23, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 23, 2017 So teenage boy drives many teenage girls for a tube ride was the correct answer. Boat belongs to one of the teen girls. I took a long look at it and called teen girls father and said "Good Luck". Solution will be 1) remove engine box from SN 200 2) unbolt shaft from trans without taking all skin off knuckles 3) slide shaft down 1/2 inch 4) scrape melted rope off shaft 5) reassemble 6) hope water flows through strut 7) flog teen boy who did this Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 Why not just remove prop and unbolt strut so you can rotate and slide the strut up? Then once you clear the mess you can slide it off and inspect the bushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MNshortliner Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 +1 for removing strut. Then just reseal with marine silicone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
block Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Needle-nose pliers + patience. Turn and pull until clear, then inspect the bushing. Next, a light flogging:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 23, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 23, 2017 @oldjeep IDK I called the two guys I know who work on ski boats for a living and neither of them suggested that. Your suggestion makes sense to me but I am NOT a mechanic. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Hockdog Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 Definitely flog the teenage boy, tubing should be banned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 No way am I unbolting the strut from the bottom of the boat for this. Way easier to just uncouple the shaft and slide it back a little, if needed. Try needle nose pliers and a lil patience first, then uncouple if needed. Unbolting the strut not that big a deal if necessary, just doubt you will need to. Might as well check your coupling alignment as you bolt it back together. IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 23, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted June 23, 2017 I did get in there with needle nose pliers. There is a lot of rope that that seems up between the shaft and the strut. Even if I got all we could see out of there, we were worried that there would still be enough rope left to prevent the bushing from getting lubricated. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 +1 on @block 's needle nose pliers. Work at it a bit, it gets easier once you've gotten some out. Get all you can see and the hidden scraps are likely to flush out. The strut is designed to operate in normally dirty and algae filled water and every bushing I've seen has water channels molded in. Crud will clear out. If you totally screw it up, the bushing will fail prematurely - in a few years. Then you will have to perform the invasive repairs that others are advising. Plus a relatively inexpensive bushing. How often do shafts fail? I've had to replace several only because I cut them to get complete removal - usually to fix the leaking shaft packing. Everything is repairable to new and this is unlikely to catastrophically blow up hurting people and destroying the boat. I did have one break while skiing - it sheared off at the prop (old and out of balance prop - and nowhere near the old worn out strut). No damage except we never found the prop and had to buy a new one along with the shaft (and new dripless packing upgrade). On second thought, the boat is shot. Replace it and send me the old one for proper disposal. ( @MISkier This is a 200, I can dispose of it properly.) Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 I asked my 10 year old to pull my brand new Masterline rope in after a set last week. First time using this rope. Well he pulled it in, but he rather than leave it lying on the floorboard behind the motorbox, he just pulled it in and left it in the water on the starboard side of the boat. "Get the rope in buddy?" I ask. "Yup". 10 seconds later, my prop and shaft looked just like that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 @Horton I'm sure its fine. I just tend to take things apart all the way so that I can inspect everything and do the job once. Plus I'm used to the Malibu bushings which are plastic and can melt from a rope - if the nautique has a brass then there is a lot smaller chance of it being damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ DW Posted June 23, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted June 23, 2017 Teenage boy at the wheel: Looks like the ski boat version of 'running out of gas' or 'it won't start' ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MNshortliner Posted June 23, 2017 Baller Share Posted June 23, 2017 Super easy to replace cutlass bushings with the strut on a work bench vs still under boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted June 23, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted June 23, 2017 Yea I would stay away from loosening strut and re seal?? Funny stuff. 4 bolts on the coupler, slide the shaft back, pull out plastic fibers with needle nose squeezing tool. might squirt a little wD-40 on the mess before reassembling the four bolts on the coupler. Move along!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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