speedbird
Life of the Party
Tangled two live bait lines up today. My deckhand/professional untangler took it upon himself to fix the problem.
Buddy: "Watch the line"
Me: "Got it". *Looks at the third rod on the other side of the boat, see's that it is clear, attempts to maneuver to keep boat over target structure *
The Line on one of the tangled rods, that was the rod I was supposed to be watching: *Wraps itself nicely around my port side prop*
This all happened right after sunset, to make it more fun.
Through some miracle my buddy got all the line off the prop and I was able to make it home on two engines. I was also smart enough to kill the engine immediately when line started being pulled. Obviously I really shouldn't be happy with going "that's that" and running the engine as normal. I want to take the prop off, inspect the shaft, make sure no seals were damaged or any line didn't get taken off.
Taking the prop off seems pretty straight forward, putting it back on? I definitely want to make sure I do it to torque spec.
This is the torque wrench I have at the moment. I have been told the cheaper wrenches like this one aren't super accurate. I bought it and use it to change the oil filter on my car, where the torque spec is kind of more of a suggestion than a requirement. (Most people just twist until tight). Is something like this trustworthy enough for a task as critical as reinstalling a prop?
Buddy: "Watch the line"
Me: "Got it". *Looks at the third rod on the other side of the boat, see's that it is clear, attempts to maneuver to keep boat over target structure *
The Line on one of the tangled rods, that was the rod I was supposed to be watching: *Wraps itself nicely around my port side prop*
This all happened right after sunset, to make it more fun.
Through some miracle my buddy got all the line off the prop and I was able to make it home on two engines. I was also smart enough to kill the engine immediately when line started being pulled. Obviously I really shouldn't be happy with going "that's that" and running the engine as normal. I want to take the prop off, inspect the shaft, make sure no seals were damaged or any line didn't get taken off.
Taking the prop off seems pretty straight forward, putting it back on? I definitely want to make sure I do it to torque spec.
This is the torque wrench I have at the moment. I have been told the cheaper wrenches like this one aren't super accurate. I bought it and use it to change the oil filter on my car, where the torque spec is kind of more of a suggestion than a requirement. (Most people just twist until tight). Is something like this trustworthy enough for a task as critical as reinstalling a prop?
