Openning day SUCKS!!!!!

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Openning day SUCKS!!!!!

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:evil: :evil: :evil: :oops: :oops: :oops: :cry: :cry: :cry:
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 :oops:

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

Not installed right :x :cry:
No Pro Am for me tomorrow and out $1100 bucks
IT SUCKS TO BE ME :!:
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OUCH!

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

Crappy deal budd!!

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

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Sounds like you visited "Mother Tuckers Restaurant" a couple times today :shock: :roll: .Hope it turns out better for ya :wink: roughrider
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that hurts... man that hurts....
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Post by spinner »

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

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.

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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.
I'm a goin' fishin', mama's goin' fishin' and my baby's goin fishin' too.

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Post by JP »

Thanks everyone. It was the worst day of my life :oops: :cry: :shock: :x :evil: :?: :? :( :cry: :evil: :evil: 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 :wink: . Thought it was kind of funny anyways.
Cheers to all
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Rough, real rough. My sympathies. Your day sucked goats man.
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Don't even know what to say?
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Post by nighttroller »

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

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

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

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

Hope ya get her back on the water real soon.

Good Luck
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Ouch

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Holy Comoloi ! :shock:

That friggin sucks large JP :x

I am really sorry to hear about that.

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

Gotta get better from here on in.
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