Tangled Prop

[Nigel]

The other day I had the opportunity to run over a line while the engine was going slowly forward- it immediately stopped and the engine was shut off quickly. After about 45 minutes diving in the murky Chesapeake- I was able to cut off most of the lineexcept some that was around the shaft. With a line of thunderstorms approaching- I was able to restart the engine easily with a big puff of blue black smoke and motor slowly back to me- the transmission seemed fine allowing me to shift easily- it too k about 30 minutes to get home. The engine seemed(sounded) fine and the speed seemed fine as well- with the usual vibration. When i was docked I dove again and found the shaft basically free of all line- is there anything I should do or check to make sure there was no damage to the engine, shaft or prop (yes, I'll watch out for liens) Thanks for your input

 

[Dave Ullrich]

No vibration? Prob. OK

I('m sure many of us have done the same thing. The key point is that there is no new vibration. If the shaft were bent, you'd be vibrating up a storm. Another thing to listen to is high pitched squeeling, this would indicated that that the shaft may be out of alignment and it is binding in the strut baring. But if everything feels and sounds OK, then count yourself lucky.