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There is a comoany that makes bolts, which shear off at specific torque. It's for semi trucks, to prevent twisting a drive shaft. They would certainly work for boats too. Just reatrach the shaft. Put the new bolts in, and get underway, after you've cleared the prop.

Welcome to waterway rush hour. Still much easier to navigate than an interstate.

There goes a thirsty boat.

JB Weld!! , JKing of course, good idea with the wire, should do the trick for sure! Fair winds!

I believe everyone that has gone into clearwater has had a chance this would happen. If you have been there you know what im talking about. 1,000's of crab pots !

What's the tab just for the tow?

Isn't this a lesson to NOT go in the fog?

Yikes Paul....and I thought you were living the dream? 😋😋😋

Great video, glad you salvaged the trip

just found your channel, im in the market 😇👍

Some high strength expoxy in the cracks as well might help

People have no idea how tight a boat builge is especially around those shaft couplers lol nice work what’d you use nylon? Acrillic

Isn't that illegal going that fast so close to shore?

It’s a coupling spider, in the industrial pump world

One of the best boating videos I have ever watched.

You can sure tell someone who is not accustomed to turning wrenches.

Looks good, that flex coupling is a spare I would want on board. Those crab pots are brutal.

Safe travels.

What does that shaft saver do? Does it flex to allow for engine/shaft misalignment? It doesnt look like a dampener.

Arm the teachers??

I would've taken it to a weld shop , it wouldn't be balanced but neither is that wire set up

You know they sell new ones with rubber busshings for no vibration and alignment doesn't need to be precision, they make them in Florida, i was thinking of replacing mine with the rubber grommets,

Marine trader?

Love those fiberglass fuel tanks! Last for ever. That’s just one thing that differentiates Cheoy Lee from others! Quality build

Damn it man

I'd be doing the same. Get 2 when you do and add an extra to the engine room extra parts. Did the prop take a bad hit

I live full time 6 months of the year on my Nordhavn 40 trawler and the other 6 months in my Mercedes Sprinter Van traveling Canada and USA. I Love both lifestyles, but if I would have to choose between the two - it would be a close call, but I would probably pick the Van life as it is easier in many aspects and living expenses are much cheaper and it gives you more freedom, flexibility and independence. When traveling on land I almost never use RV parks but with the boat staying at an expensive marina is sometimes inevitable and you depend on boatyards for maintenance haul-outs. My offshore insurance for my boat is the biggest expense followed by costs for maintenance, parts and upkeep. With both, I try to do/fix as much as I can by myself to cut down costs but for certain jobs I do need specialists.

Paul....Living the dream?

Sailor engineering at its best. As long as it works, it's a good idea.

I've seen a guy use 550 cord in a bad situation to make it home. If it works it works 💪

Nice !

Foday Yillah 👍👍

Why don’t you use aqua map for doing the loop? It has a great feature available in the waterways of the USA known as the army corps of engineers water survey that aqua map shows on its routes.

Merry Christmas buddy I wish you guys the best and a speedy boat repair. Love watching your videos.

Pitman's does good work. Glad you were able to hook up with them.

Thanks for sharing the problems/emergencies in boating and not only the cake and ice cream! Glad you had good references and help! And that all is ok. That's the key thing, nobody gets hurt!

Hey Captain Paul, this is the DAY 4 video. oops...

California ?.

Hope it's easy fix and just another story to tell. I'd rather tow my Ford lemans than drive a chevy😂.

Gotta love people willing to come help on Christmas!!!

Looks better than me trying to pull my 35' with a dyer and a cruise and carry air cooled 3/4 hp

Troubles? What's going on? Twin screw? Heat exchangers

Good luck buddy

That doesn’t look good buddy. The first one looks like a new coupler or maybe just sheared the bolt. The second one It looks even worse. Don’t mean to be a Debbie downer. Good luck to both of y’all.

Great update video! We had a propeller issue in 2022 heading South and the folks at Mar Marine were great! They got us in and out quickly and did great work! Tow Boat US towed us from Clearwater Municipal Marina up to Mar Marine. Merry Christmas!

There is a third company Navtech USSA, which is the second oldest, and designates “Master” Surveyors. All three, NAMS, SAMS, and USSA are recommended by the American Institute of Marine Underwriters “AIMU”.

Hi from Portugal! I love your videos! Market crashing??? I would love it... but I don't see it. I sold my sailboat 44cc beneteau, now looking for a GB 36. Prices always over 100k... there is no crashing for GB trawler...😢

Thank-you for showing that it can even happen to the best of us!

An outboard(s) with spare props as a benefit people don't think about.