Subject: Photos for R29 CB that collided with 3 logs + zinc servicing
A little over a month ago traveling at some 10 to 12 kts I hit 3 submerged logs that unfortunately collided with my hull bottom and worst of all, my prop. I posted about this here -> http://www.tugnuts.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13538&hilit=bent
The prop has been repaired and at same time my underwater zincs were serviced.
The hull received little damage and had just a few scuff marks.
My boat has been in salt water for about 4 months at the time the repaired prop had been installed and with shore power connected most of the time as I was checking lots of things out and wanted to ensure my batteries were always fully charged. Now I only connect to shore power once every week for 24 hrs. That is, I remove the shore power cable from my slip's shore power pedestal as well as disconnecting the boat end from the boat to completely disconnect the boat from shore power issues that in the past without doing this has meant severe underwater zinc erosion at my marina. I anticipate I can go for at least 9 to 12 months before my underwater zincs get to be 50% worn away.
I assembled a set of photos showing the two adjacent prop blade tips being bent slightly (maybe 3/4" out of alignment). Also have included the underwater zincs before and after replacement along with crud being cleaned off the trim tabs and rudder.
Note also that the prop zinc was completely missing and have no idea if this was due to the log collision or that it simply worked its way off and fell off into the deep dark waters somewhere. 😱
Photos here -> https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B1AGY3uThGXvpAt
I hope others find this informative. 🙂
A little over a month ago traveling at some 10 to 12 kts I hit 3 submerged logs that unfortunately collided with my hull bottom and worst of all, my prop. I posted about this here -> http://www.tugnuts.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13538&hilit=bent
The prop has been repaired and at same time my underwater zincs were serviced.
The hull received little damage and had just a few scuff marks.
My boat has been in salt water for about 4 months at the time the repaired prop had been installed and with shore power connected most of the time as I was checking lots of things out and wanted to ensure my batteries were always fully charged. Now I only connect to shore power once every week for 24 hrs. That is, I remove the shore power cable from my slip's shore power pedestal as well as disconnecting the boat end from the boat to completely disconnect the boat from shore power issues that in the past without doing this has meant severe underwater zinc erosion at my marina. I anticipate I can go for at least 9 to 12 months before my underwater zincs get to be 50% worn away.
I assembled a set of photos showing the two adjacent prop blade tips being bent slightly (maybe 3/4" out of alignment). Also have included the underwater zincs before and after replacement along with crud being cleaned off the trim tabs and rudder.
Note also that the prop zinc was completely missing and have no idea if this was due to the log collision or that it simply worked its way off and fell off into the deep dark waters somewhere. 😱
Photos here -> https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B1AGY3uThGXvpAt
I hope others find this informative. 🙂
