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BLEW MY LOWER UNIT ON OPENNING DAY ON A STUMP
Stopped Brad and I dead from 30m/h. Cracked the housing, bent a blade and twisted my skeg.
Pulled her out of the water and oil leaking out the side

Glimmer of hope
Local place had a spare lower unit that fit and he was nice enough to put it on for $1100
Towed from the east end to Mississippi and lauched. Started it up and put it into gear, crcrcrccrrcrrcrrrcrcrcrrccraaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkk zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz pop

Not installed right
No Pro Am for me tomorrow and out $1100 bucks
IT SUCKS TO BE ME
JP

OUCH!

Sorry about your day, JP. The rest of your season has got to be better!

Crappy deal budd!!

I thought I was outta luck when I just had to put 407 into my motor!

Sounds like you visited "Mother Tuckers Restaurant" a couple times today .Hope it turns out better for ya roughrider

that hurts... man that hurts....

Sorry to hear that.
Hope you're able to get her back in the water soon!

Man, JP- that's a tough start to the season.

I presume you'll be taking the motor back to the place that installed it and get your money back?

BIG $$ if you have to go new, and probably a long wait. If you need help finding a used/reconditioned L/U, let me know.

CCB

Man, dude. That really does suck. Your season can only get better from now on. I hope you can get a refund(or a free replacement, installed correctly!!) on that part.

Thanks everyone. It was the worst day of my life all my emotions today.
The good news is that my power head is excellent and I can weld, so I am going to try to fix my old lower unit my self. The gears, prop shaft and drive shaft in it are all ok and no wables.
I will be heading back to the place I got it from monday and have them remove the new lower unit. I hope it didn't break anything else like the pinion gear when I started her.
Do you want to hear the funny thing about the day. I have a motor guide 36v 67lbs trolling motor. I hate it. Give me a Minn Kota any day over it. Anyways I lost the nut that keeps the prop from coming off while fishing and the prop didn't fall off, that would have been a perfect day . Thought it was kind of funny anyways.
Cheers to all
JP

Rough, real rough. My sympathies. Your day sucked goats man.

Don't even know what to say?

Major bummer JP. I found a stump in the Ottawa river tonight but I was going as slow as possible so I only high centered the boat. I had to get out and push her off!!! I hate the Ottawa river!

That sucks JP.... ..Hopefully it all works out in the end.....

Ya but fellas.....BIG BASS love them stumps...

Rich.....how the heck did ya push the Ranger?????

RJ

That's enough to make a grown man cry JP.

Hope ya get her back on the water real soon.

Good Luck

Holy Comoloi !

That friggin sucks large JP

I am really sorry to hear about that.

A first day with a new toy is supposed to be about fun not frustration.

Gotta get better from here on in.