G23 Prop Fell Off .....

[FEVB]

Great points SoCal...I agree....BUT...as far as Nautique's brand integrity.....to me...this is the biggest dent and biggest letdown since I have been a fan and owner of 4 Nautiques. My prop has not fallen off....but in a way it has....know what I mean?. To me, and I'm sure others will agree, this shaft breaking issue should NEVER have gone past the first summer of shafts breaking without a major change to the boat, engine, or shaft itself. Here we are SIX model years later and G boats are still snapping shafts???? (Mostly G23s) You have got to be kidding!! This is not like a nail in the tire of an AMG SL63.....That's for you SoCal.....lol

Very well put

[SoCal G-Man]

Great points SoCal...I agree....BUT...as far as Nautique's brand integrity.....to me...this is the biggest dent and biggest letdown since I have been a fan and owner of 4 Nautiques. My prop has not fallen off....but in a way it has....know what I mean?. To me, and I'm sure others will agree, this shaft breaking issue should NEVER have gone past the first summer of shafts breaking without a major change to the boat, engine, or shaft itself. Here we are SIX model years later and G boats are still snapping shafts???? (Mostly G23s) You have got to be kidding!! This is not like a nail in the tire of an AMG SL63.....That's for you SoCal.....lol

LOL! I do know what you mean. What is equally bad is that most of the dealers do not stock shafts - a known major defect that keeps customer boats off the water for 1-2 weeks. Let that sink-in for a bit...

Nautique should be offering dealers an additional 120+ day terms to on shafts and pushing dealers to stock them so customers can be back on the water ASAP. Most dealers with whom I have spoken have the props, but not the shafts due to the cost. $30-50k in profit on each boat and they don't want to spend money to stock shafts???

[funkster]

SocalGman, preach brother, preach! It’s bad enough that the problems keeps reoccurring but it adds insult to injury that these poor owners have to wait weeks to get their boats back. Some live in states that summer is a very , very short season.


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[Wake.BC]

What lakes have the most g23s on them? I’m gonna go rent some scuba gear and get myself some props. Lol


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[SoCal G-Man]

SocalGman, preach brother, preach! It’s bad enough that the problems keeps reoccurring but it adds insult to injury that these poor owners have to wait weeks to get their boats back. Some live in states that summer is a very , very short season.


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Exactly! I am curious whether or not the new 2805(?) prop with the longer hub helps.

[NWSurfer]

The 2018 Axis A24 and 2017-2018 25 LSVs all run 17” props and 2:1 transmissions too, and haven’t been known to shed props.

[SoCal G-Man]

What lakes have the most g23s on them? I’m gonna go rent some scuba gear and get myself some props. Lol


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Mine is resting at @ 18-ft deep approximately 20-ft South of the center buoy coming out of the 5MPH zone in Thompson Bay at Lake Havasu. The problem with that lake is the 2-3 feet of trash along the bottom before you get to heavy stuff like a prop. Ugh!

[cptotr]

Broke my prop shaft yesterday afternoon. It also took a big chunk of of the hull too. Pretty much ruined our evening and labor day weekend. I can't believe this is something you have to deal with after spending that kind of money on their "top of the line" boat. I've read the entire thread here and it doesn't seem like they've came up with a solution yet unless I'm missing something. I'd like to know what the percentage of the G's have this happen? I'm assuming it can't be a large amount, but from reading here it seems like plenty. Since it's been happening for basically the entire lifespan of the boat it's really upsetting that they won't fix the issue. Is it the fact that they just don't know how to fix it or they don't want to pay what it costs to do it? Is it that they'd rather spend their money on marketing and driving up the cost of the new models rather than R&D to take care of a major problem that has costed countless Nautique owners both time and money from having to tow the boat in and haul it to the dealer? Am I supposed to cringe every time I engage the throttle from now on for the rest of the time I own this boat wondering if this will be the time I'll be stranded again? This is absolutely absurd to me!! I can't believe Nautique would just sit back and continue to let this happen.


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[ST3]

Broke my prop shaft yesterday afternoon. It also took a big chunk of of the hull too. Pretty much ruined our evening and labor day weekend. I can't believe this is something you have to deal with after spending that kind of money on their "top of the line" boat. I've read the entire thread here and it doesn't seem like they've came up with a solution yet unless I'm missing something. I'd like to know what the percentage of the G's have this happen? I'm assuming it can't be a large amount, but from reading here it seems like plenty. Since it's been happening for basically the entire lifespan of the boat it's really upsetting that they won't fix the issue. Is it the fact that they just don't know how to fix it or they don't want to pay what it costs to do it? Is it that they'd rather spend their money on marketing and driving up the cost of the new models rather than R&D to take care of a major problem that has costed countless Nautique owners both time and money from having to tow the boat in and haul it to the dealer? Am I supposed to cringe every time I engage the throttle from now on for the rest of the time I own this boat wondering if this will be the time I'll be stranded again? This is absolutely absurd to me!! I can't believe Nautique would just sit back and continue to let this happen.


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What year is your boat, how many hours, which engine, and what is your primary activity? Wakesurf?Trying to get everyone to include this info when posting. Thank you...

[cptotr]

It's a 2015 G23. Has the 450 in it. Currently has about 190 hours. We typically surf and wakeboard about 50/50. We don't have any extra ballast or run a very large crew. Usually 5 or less people in the boat.


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[cptotr]

Here are the pics from when mine broke

[surroundsound64]

Looks like it propagated from that keyway... sucks.

[ST3]

It's a 2015 G23. Has the 450 in it. Currently has about 190 hours. We typically surf and wakeboard about 50/50. We don't have any extra ballast or run a very large crew. Usually 5 or less people in the boat.


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Thank you. All of this data helps. Also, very sorry about the lost time on the water. Keep us posted on how your dealer and Nautique respond.

[blueroom]

Exactly! I am curious whether or not the new 2805(?) prop with the longer hub helps.

There was another thread on here that was perhaps pointing at longer than stock prop hubs for some other issues related to strut, etc. - prop is too close to the strut. I assume this is why they just came out with the 3345, 18" prop with stock 3" hub length. Acme said there had been a lot of requests for a 3081 with a shorter hub, now the 3345.

[SoCal G-Man]

There was another thread on here that was perhaps pointing at longer than stock prop hubs for some other issues related to strut, etc. - prop is too close to the strut. I assume this is why they just came out with the 3345, 18" prop with stock 3" hub length. Acme said there had been a lot of requests for a 3081 with a shorter hub, now the 3345.

Thank you. The ACME sales rep explained to me that a longer hub would reduce the chance of a shaft breaking. I just looked on their website, and the 3345 and 3081 seem to be identical. Perhaps ACME has their specs wrong online and their sales rep has it backwards? I just left a message for Brian at Valley Prop Service in Ventura, CA. He has been a prop guru for decades. Hopefully he can shed some light on this, and I can share his opinion.