hello ericson folk! i am new to the site and purchased a Ericson 27 last summer. "Tangerine" is a beauty and my daughter and i have been enjoying her on the chesapeake bay. here is my conundrum... i was motor sailing back to havre de grace one late afternoon when the engine (universal diesel) started to rev up and down and then finally i lost propulsion all together. (this happened in less than a minutes span) long story short, i just pulled the boat and found this... the shaft is snapped in half right outside of the thru hull and the strut is bent up towards port side. there was no sound or vibration to give me warning of hitting something or wrapping a crab pot etc..
last season before i bought the E27, a boatyard replaced the srut (custom made), shaft, motor mounts and cutlass bearing. the work i found completed on the engine was shoddy at best. i found one of the motor mount nuts laying in the bilge, many crucial wires not attached ( glow plug power etc).
i have it hauled out in havre de grace and there just so happens to be another E27 right next to me. i noticed that this other ericson has a much shorter strut (41/4 to the center of the cutlass) as opposed to the almost 6" to the center on mine from the underside of the hull. i'm trying to understand how this new shaft etc failed and if it has to do with poor/ improper installation . Help!!! i have pics and will try and post.
thanks in advance!
mic
last season before i bought the E27, a boatyard replaced the srut (custom made), shaft, motor mounts and cutlass bearing. the work i found completed on the engine was shoddy at best. i found one of the motor mount nuts laying in the bilge, many crucial wires not attached ( glow plug power etc).
i have it hauled out in havre de grace and there just so happens to be another E27 right next to me. i noticed that this other ericson has a much shorter strut (41/4 to the center of the cutlass) as opposed to the almost 6" to the center on mine from the underside of the hull. i'm trying to understand how this new shaft etc failed and if it has to do with poor/ improper installation . Help!!! i have pics and will try and post.
thanks in advance!
mic