I’m also a first time boat owner and the boat runs good no problems all summer, I have put it up for winter changed crankcase and gear oil and fogged the motor , but any other maintenance suggestions I should do to keep it running good this spring? I do plan to change all filters and plugs before I run it in spring.
Are they decent motors? Anything I should look out for?
Thanks for info
You mean the boat itself or the prop hitting rocks, I understand the prop but if I slam into a bank with the pontoons which I don’t plan to do it could cause dynamic halt? What does this do to motor?
Ok I gotcha, I did run into shallow water this summer and hit bottom but I was raising trim up and put in neutral at the time it hit, ended up taking a dime size chunk out of two of the blades, so that ride back it definitely felt more vibration, but after I put new prop on it ran good.
Ok thanks
I did change oil and filter did the grease fittings and steering rod, did not rinse power head or use corrosion guard, how do you rinse power head
It’s a 13X11
5500 and the prop I have on it now is 11 3/8x14 the prop I hit bottom with was 13x11 but I didn’t think it fit just right on shaft so I went with this one it came with boat as well
Does / has this actually happened ? dont get me wrong
I get the feeling you have a bit of experience and Im just curious as to wether this is a common issue with this engine when peeps give the prop a decent whack , Sounds outrageous , youd have to think its deliberate way of effecting future sales if the whole donkey is replaced under insurance , because it would be sooooo easy to stop this happening if it ever did .Could be a bit "geographic"
but the fact that it happens is not right . Im trying to think where else I have seen any chains running in a horizontal plane ........Im sure I will think of some as soon as I post this 
