rclementtx
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I'm casting about looking for experience on the board on my latest SNAFU. I won't bore you with how this happened, but today I fouled my port Bravo 3 props with a 3/8" twisted (vs. braided) mooring line. First off, everything here happened at idle speed as I was moving my boat down 3 slips at my marina after a bad storm here damaged my 14,000 pound lift.
When I first noticed the problem, my Port engine stalled at idle as I was approaching the new slip. I was able to shift to neutral with no problem without realizing that I had a line in my props. I restarted the engine, put it in reverse again and got an immediate stall again but this time the shifter wouldn't push forward out of reverse. And no amount of modest pressure would move it.
I have a diver lined up to come clear the props but is there a chance that I've wiped my cone clutch since I can't move the shifter at all?
Any suggestions / input from anyone who's done the same thing would be most welcome.
When I first noticed the problem, my Port engine stalled at idle as I was approaching the new slip. I was able to shift to neutral with no problem without realizing that I had a line in my props. I restarted the engine, put it in reverse again and got an immediate stall again but this time the shifter wouldn't push forward out of reverse. And no amount of modest pressure would move it.
I have a diver lined up to come clear the props but is there a chance that I've wiped my cone clutch since I can't move the shifter at all?
Any suggestions / input from anyone who's done the same thing would be most welcome.