Otdrives and sand

[stamfordian]

What would you do in this situation???.
On a drying mooring ,you have just run your engine with the leg down(manual leg) when you sundenly discover that the tides gone out faster than you thought and the outdrive is already half buried in the harbour,all atemps to shift it normaly have failed and the waters dissapearing fast.....what would you do???

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[powerskipper]

try and find a way of takeing the presure off the leg untill tide comes back in! have not had that panic yet!

<hr width=100% size=1>Julie ,
IMOSHO of course,

 

[aztec]

get out and start diggin'!

failing that you'll need a pump (one on a fire engine is good) and some hose... fluidise the sand while winding your leg up.

alternatively... go to the pub and hope there's no damage!

prevention is better than cure... bla ... bla.. bla..

good luck, steve.

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[stamfordian]

Nope, nothing about and no people either??

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[stamfordian]

nope... no phone!!!

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[powerskipper]

repeat after me.
Dear lord may my legs be ok and still work..................Amen/forums/images/icons/smile.gif


<hr width=100% size=1>Julie ,
IMOSHO of course,

 

[stamfordian]

Dear lord may my legs be ok and still work..................Amen
Nope!!

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[powerskipper]

repeat after me.
dear bank manager please extend my load by xxxx of £.
keep preying louder,
good luck.

<hr width=100% size=1>Julie ,
IMOSHO of course,

 

[stamfordian]

Got to go offline soon so will tell you solution that worked on Sat....
Get into the water ...brrrrr
turn boat.....push the bow until stern has outgoing tide pushing agaist it,
get two oars either side of outdrive and push the boat so leg"breaks"ie it thinks it hit something and leg rises from the sand...phew!! may only work on smaller boats!!

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[DepSol]

Not fussed, my boat was designed that the leg could be down when it dried without having a damaging effect as long as it was in sand and not on rock.

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[whisper]

What are you saying here Dom ? Is yours a special modification and how does the design differ from a standard hydraulic trim set-up ?

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