don't make this mistake

[aussie]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

right about that aussie, could have been a lot worse. we stayed in the water for 3 or 4 more hours before we came home.(had a spare prop) i am going to drain the foot oil tomorrow and check for water.

Hey sounds strange it didnt vibrate and if it didnt thats good then no chance of the shaft in the leg being bent

[phatdaddy]

i think the shaft is ok,

nipper, i am more upset about the $180 fortress anchor than the prop

[Bygracealone]

Phat,

I'm glad to hear you and your daughter got home safe and sound.

Last time he visited, my ol' man was on my butt to wrap some wire through the hole in the clevis pin and I never did. I'll be looking for some wire tomorrow...

[Skools Out]

lol where was the location go back and look for your anchor.

[phatdaddy]

BGA, go outside and start wrapping, i had been going to get around to mine for about 2 months

skool, in 45' right in the channel heading out and i ran about 30 -40 yards before i realized it was missing & fathers day is coming up, so i bet i'll be getting an anchor & some safety wire.

[Hedge]

get in touch with awthacker from the spear fishing video, He's got the gear needed.

[nymack66]

Ouch , thank God all is well and no one got hurt. As a backup I use a heavy duty bungee cord to secure mine, my biggest fear was if it falls off during my trailering trip and wreck havoc on the road. I now know it can cause damage on the water also. Thanks for this tip I will now make it a habit to check it before and after Boating.

[reelapeelin]

Wow, Phat...REEL glad nobody got hurt as coulda happened...lesson learned the easy way...Murphy's Law works overtime on boats...

[Destroyer]

And there's a reason it's called safety wire............

Also, for those that don't know, there's a proper and an improper way to safety wire items. The improper way is to just put the wire thru the hole and twist the wires together....it works, but it's not the proper way (according to the Navy). The proper way is to run the wire thru the part being secured and around the secure part twice, then take the ends of the wire and twist them together equally so that the twists look like the twists in rope.. nice and equally spaced... 5 twists minimum. Do not just twist one wire around the other like a haywire twist. (God, who would ever have thought that being a Boatswain's Mate in the Navy would ever have civilian applications?) LOL

[awthacker]

That was me you guys were coaching about the safety wire. The not so funny thing is that I used all the knots recommended, but never got around to the safety wire. Second trip out, the pin came loose and we lost the anchor as we drifted off the spot, which we didn't have marked and never did retrieve. Oh well... there's a small zip-tie on it now for temporary measure.

Between your prop and the possibility of my boat losing anchor while I'm underwater, I should have the motivation I need to get it done right.