Shortly after 8 a.m. this morning I moved Quest to the haul out area and out she came. First glance as it was being raised, the bottom didn't look bad with only a couple scratches that I could repaint pretty quickly after it was power washed. However things got worse when I 
was able to see the stern area and could see the props. Both were damaged and the starboard prop actually had one blade turned the wrong way. The port prop just had a few small knicks so both were sent out for repair and we were prepared to install the spare ones as soon as we checked the shafts. Another bummer ... the port shaft was out 30 thousands. Getting it out turned out to be a problem. The shaft coupler had apparently vibrated from the bend in it and the set bolts (screws) had mushroomed their seat and the shaft ended up beyond repair. This is a holiday week and since the marina shop is closed from Thursday until Monday, it remains to be seen just when we can get across the gulf to Fairhope. At least we are in the best place for repair and the folks here are great. They are a sponsor of the looper association and really treat us right.
was able to see the stern area and could see the props. Both were damaged and the starboard prop actually had one blade turned the wrong way. The port prop just had a few small knicks so both were sent out for repair and we were prepared to install the spare ones as soon as we checked the shafts. Another bummer ... the port shaft was out 30 thousands. Getting it out turned out to be a problem. The shaft coupler had apparently vibrated from the bend in it and the set bolts (screws) had mushroomed their seat and the shaft ended up beyond repair. This is a holiday week and since the marina shop is closed from Thursday until Monday, it remains to be seen just when we can get across the gulf to Fairhope. At least we are in the best place for repair and the folks here are great. They are a sponsor of the looper association and really treat us right. This afternoon we decided there wasn't anything else we could do since I had spent the morning with the guys working on the boat and Ricki had caught up all the laundry, so we took the rental car and went to the mall. Tomorrow unless things happen quickly with the repair job, we plan to drive over to Fairhope and join our friends Skip and Barb and probably get some more shopping done.
Ouch!!! Sorry to hear of the shaft problem
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