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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 16, 2016 18:19:22 GMT
So, yesterday, all of a sudden, my rudder started rattling. It's an irregular rattle, and it stops as soon as power is cut off. I've felt all around the rudder and can't find any foreign objects so I'm assuming that I have something caught on the prop which is disturbing the water flow. Before I strip off and get into the water, would this be a reasonable assumption?
I've tried the usual "rev the fuck out of it in reverse" trick and that hasn't helped.
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 16, 2016 18:23:17 GMT
Yea almost certainly something on the prop. Don't you have a weed hatch?
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 16, 2016 18:32:54 GMT
Yes - weed hatch. Get yer arm down there. Watch for hooks on fishing lines! Probably several dog poo bags. It takes very little to make our prop/tiller rattle. By the way, I wonder what dog owners do, armed with plastic gloves and bags, when their dog has diarrhoea?
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 16, 2016 18:42:13 GMT
Thanks, it's as I suspected. I do have a weed hatch but I think I would need six elbows on each arm to make much use of it, I'll get in and have a feel around tomorrow.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2016 18:52:47 GMT
So, yesterday, all of a sudden, my rudder started rattling. It's an irregular rattle, and it stops as soon as power is cut off. I've felt all around the rudder and can't find any foreign objects so I'm assuming that I have something caught on the prop which is disturbing the water flow. Before I strip off and get into the water, would this be a reasonable assumption? I've tried the usual "rev the fuck out of it in reverse" trick and that hasn't helped. Serious question - is this really the first time you've had something around the prop? if so you have done well.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 16, 2016 19:04:02 GMT
Serious question - is this really the first time you've had something around the prop? if so you have done well. I've had vegetation caught round the prop before but I've always managed to get it off by running the engine at high speed in reverse. I know I have been lucky as I've probably done over a thousand miles, and been on some very mucky canals. I've never had a tyre or a shopping basket or a length of rope caught up. The boat is still running well enough, the rattling is a bit annoying, the alternative I suppose is to carry on and see if it eventually gets flung off of the prop of its own accord.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2016 19:15:42 GMT
Serious question - is this really the first time you've had something around the prop? if so you have done well. I've had vegetation caught round the prop before but I've always managed to get it off by running the engine at high speed in reverse. I know I have been lucky as I've probably done over a thousand miles, and been on some very mucky canals. I've never had a tyre or a shopping basket or a length of rope caught up. The boat is still running well enough, the rattling is a bit annoying, the alternative I suppose is to carry on and see if it eventually gets flung off of the prop of its own accord. Unlikely to come off of its own accord if it hasn't come off with some good blasts of reverse, the prop action will normally tend to wind whatever it is on rather than off. Worse we have had was about four track suits picked up going down into Leeds, they looked new apart from the shredding caused by our prop. they were in a Sports direct carrier and looked as if they had been dumped possibly due to being nicked. The boat lost virtually all power though as well and it took me ages to get them off. We had loads over five years including brollies, fishing line, bras, other various bits of clothing and of course carrier bags.
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Post by ammodels on Jul 16, 2016 19:20:06 GMT
Before you get wet have a feel around the prop with your shaft, for anything but wire you should be able to rip it off using the hook. With a bit of practice you can even unravel it without ripping, its very satisfying to pull the shaft out and find all manner of stuff in a long line hanging off the end.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2016 19:21:55 GMT
Serious question - is this really the first time you've had something around the prop? if so you have done well. I've had vegetation caught round the prop before but I've always managed to get it off by running the engine at high speed in reverse. I know I have been lucky as I've probably done over a thousand miles, and been on some very mucky canals. I've never had a tyre or a shopping basket or a length of rope caught up. The boat is still running well enough, the rattling is a bit annoying, the alternative I suppose is to carry on and see if it eventually gets flung off of the prop of its own accord. You need to clear it. Don't leave it. In this weather it will only serve to make your engine run hard, and help it get hot.
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Post by Trina on Jul 16, 2016 19:42:54 GMT
As we moor on the BCN,prop clearing is par for the course 😨Paul has a pair of shoulder length rubber gloves (kinky) which are brill .Great for when he needs to clear rubble bags,coconuts,sari material,plastic bags,tyres & all manner of crap.Going down the weed hatch is the norm.😠😠ðŸ˜
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Post by PaulG2 on Jul 16, 2016 20:50:12 GMT
I thought you were laid up with a couple broken ribs. That must have been some pretty good whiskey you were drinking if they are healed already - or maybe all the good wishes from the people here worked like magic to heal your wounds.....
Whatever the case, glad to hear you are up and about and not suffering too much.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 16, 2016 21:17:17 GMT
I thought you were laid up with a couple broken ribs. That must have been some pretty good whiskey you were drinking if they are healed already - or maybe all the good wishes from the people here worked like magic to heal your wounds..... Whatever the case, glad to hear you are up and about and not suffering too much. Yes, I do have a couple of broken ribs at the moment, and additionally I ripped my thumb down to the flesh in the same incident. However, I have a schedule to keep (sort of) and I have a problem with the boat and since nobody is going to sort it out for me I'm just going to have to get on with it myself.
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Post by PaulG2 on Jul 16, 2016 21:36:16 GMT
Yes, I remember when that happened just a couple days ago. I thought you were going to take it easy for at least a week or so to give yourself a chance to heal.
BTW - it's probably too late now for your thumb but it's good to have a tube of super glue (the stuff that bonds immediately) on board to use to put cuts like that back together. The last 5-6 surgeries I've had there haven't been any surface stitches at all. The docs just glue the skin back together now. It works a charm.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 16, 2016 21:44:26 GMT
Yes, I remember when that happened just a couple days ago. I thought you were going to take it easy for at least a week or so to give yourself a chance to heal. I was, but I tend to get bored after I have been moored in the same place for more than a day so I decided to crack on. I went through a couple of locks today, and yes it did hurt a lot but you just have to get on with it, don't you? I want to be on the Thames next month and that's nearly 200 miles away so I don't really have any great choice.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 16, 2016 22:32:56 GMT
I bought a gardening tool for digging moss from between paving stones. It has a hook with the curved edge sharp. Good for weed hatch errands. I painted our weed hatch unit and surrounding walls a couple of weeks ago, nice and clean. I pop down straight away if anything suspect. Stuff round the prop stops our engine from running at top speed. At top speed I can hear a whistling sound, like the turbo of an Intercity 125 Valenta engine.
My son thinks our weed hatch is where we keep our 'stash'.
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