Assistance in Ft Lauderdale

My other option is to keep on rolling and deal with it when we get home. My only concern is the stbd side being a little harder to turn than the port. Could this damage the transmission? Temps and pressures are the same on both transmissions. The vibration is minimal and only noticeable at 1000 rpm.

having a hard time thinking the stbd strut is bent when there is no visible damage to the prop.

Based on Derektors phone menu system, they don’t sound like the kind of yard that would want to mess with my little 44’ boat on short notice, but ,albeit they know someone who will.

No mention in the survey. I can’t tell if there is shaft wobble. Hard to tell with 6” visibility turning the shaft and trying to see any wobble. It has drip less shaft seals. Kind of over my head here. A million miles from home and even finding a transient slip is a nightmare. Had to anchor last night after calling every marina between west palm and Jupiter. I found a few smaller yards in ft Pierce, but I have to be off this dock by 10am.

The yard beside our home marina would haul and knock this out in a day.

about 7kts at 800 rpm. 32kts at 2650 but you won’t be passing any fuel docks.

So just spitballing here. What would it cost to hire a guy to assist all the way to MD…or at least to Norfolk. Norfolk to home is only a few hours and easier to get a flight home from Norfolk.

Problem here is that my back is shot. Couldn’t get a steroid injection prior to the trip and I’m the only one who can run the boat. Wife is getting better at handling lines but knows nothing about running the boat and rules of the road. It is so miserably hot, we can only get a half day in or so before we are wiped out.

trying to stay positive, but buying a boat so far from home might have not been my wisest decision.

Yes, have BoatTowUS. The bridge has AC and a door but in todays heat you wouldn’t know it was there. We have the AC and fans running. Still ended up opening the isinglass just got some air flow. Made Jupiter yesterday. Todays plan was Melbourne/Palm Bay, but by noon we toast.

We’ll see how I make out with this prop issue.

Thinking I have to get it taken care of. Can’t see a bent strut with no prop damage, but I’d like to know why it is tighter than the port.

Unless it’s a real issue that was missed on survey. They missed LOTS of things on this boat.

So my wife’s cousin has a friend the captains a Leopard 58 that is based in Fort Pierce. We are docked at Harbortown Marina. Diver wants $1600 to remove and replace 2 props. No idea what Stuart Prop would charge and what it will cost to them there and back. Rental car probably.

General consensus is about the same as what you all said. If did enough damage to bend a strut or shaft, the prop would be badly damaged, and it’s not. The yard beside my home marina will haul round trip for $600 and repair the props for $200 each if they aren’t badly damaged. If I don’t want to haul he will loan me a prop puller, or I can buy one.

I’m trying to find a tech that can just check shaft alignment on stbd and confirm that it is OK. I don’t know how tight is too tight for a cutlass bearing. Don’t know if there is misalignment and don’t want to damage a transmission.

I’ll call them tomorrow and see what they have to say.