How To Remove a Beached Sea Ray...

looks like a 46' Maxum in that picture, although it could the 41, looks a little smallish to be the 46. late 90's early 00s before the larger maxums were folded into the then new Meridian brand.

sure oudrives will fare better in most grounding. i doubt that boat escaped without running gear damage, even if the props and rudders were hanging in a hole between the boulders the shafts had to be resting on rocks and bent.

i dont' remember these maxums having signifcant prop pockets

So in the event that the props/shafts are damaged:

I know you can replace and sometimes repair props.

What happens with bent shafts? Replacement's are available? You replace the shaft and since you're there, I assume there's a bearing or seal or both where the shafts come through the hull to replace as well? What about where shafts connect to engine output? I'm guessing there's some type of transmission, then output shaft?

I'm assuming you can't just fire up the bilge pump, slide out the shaft and replace it in the water, correct?

Hi,

That will depend upon how large the two things swinging below your manhood are.

Some people have done some pretty heavy jobs in totally the wrong conditions and got away with it.

There was afterall a 50 some metre yacht that had it's Stbd Stabiliser shaft dropped out and replaced while it was in the water by the onboard engineering team during the Antigua Boat Show in 1999.

haha, noted!

More in line with the boat your looking at, shafts are pretty strong and don't usually bend. But when they do they get replaced and that would be done out of water. It may be possible to straighten one, but I've never seen it done on smaller boats. Your props and struts would surely need to be replaced at that point also. Your shaft log and the structural integrity of that area of the bottom would certainly need a good looking at if you've done in a shaft. Doubt you'd have problems with your transmission, etc. but your motor could get shifted and have to be realligned. Most (smart) boaters carry spare props. They're most likely to absord the damage in a grounding and can generally be reconditioned. They can be changed in water depending on size, although you generally do it on a short haul so you can check everything else.