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Power Wege and Rudder


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Managed to do some damage to my boat today by hitting a sandbar. I had just setup for surfing and had 2-3k lbs in ballast with the wedge down. Hit the sand bar and instantly turned off the boat. Drained all the ballast and realized that i had broken the power wedge..So we tied the wedge up and had another boat pull us out. Now I'm trying to figure out what damage i have caused..The boat is moored right now and will be pulled out in the morning. Wedge is forsure broken as the 2 hydrolic springs are pulled right off from the feel of it..Other major issue i found was the steering is totally shot. Im guessing the rutter got bent because the steering pulls very hard to the right and i couldnt even drive a straight line back to the marina.

Any other possible problems I should look for? So far i'm prepared for heaving damage to rudder and wedge.

btw i was only going 10 mph when this happened.

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Other than the obvious (hull damage, prop damage, etc.) and the stuff you already pointed out, check the prop shaft alignment (especially if you have a SS prop).

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