G23 Prop Fell Off .....

[GMLIII]

Now go join SeaTow if you are not a member . They towed my G 23 on a prop shaft breakage failure and an electrical failure . Worth every penny .

[chitty71]

You can add me as another G23 owner that has the prop shaft failure. 2016 and only 190 hours on it. Bought it two months ago and the dealer thought that it was already upgraded. I’m guessing not if it failed. Like most, we were out wakeboarding, when we finished, I selected the back to dock function. About 3/4 of the way home noticed a slight vibration that got worse. Slowed the boat down and it went away. Took back off and bam, engine rpms to the moon after a loud bang. I’m hoping the new shaft is the fix as I went through all 45 pages and came up with not much of real answer if it’s truly the fix. Lucky for us we still have our trusty and true 99 Air Nautique so we aren’t without a boat.

[Scooter G]

45 pages in, probably don't need to start a new thread here.
300 hours in on a '16 G23.
Had just dumped a surfer in the water. My wife said she was feeling/hearing a vibration, more of a sound thing about an hour earlier.

Will be some interesting conversations come Monday. I have a service receipt that the dealer in Washington indicated that they had replaced the shaft under warranty in March of this year when we picked the "new to us" boat up from them, along with the underwater lights. Called our local dealer about closing time yesterday, said they were about 3 to 4 weeks out. Sounds like a good time to catch up with some friends and hitch some rides...

Funny part of the story - We got towed in by some small beat up circa 70's in/out, and nobody thunk to dump the full bags until we got back to the dock. I kept thinking, man, he isn't going to get us there. Could of made his life so much easier, lol.

[Kenv]

Wow....thread brought back from the dead. Post just above you was a 16' also. I know it went into the 2018's as well...as I had a friend throw one on his 2018 G23. Your location is classic.....now THAT is funny. LOL

[bturner]

Dang son that's nuts. I remember hearing about this years ago but figured everyone was over it. Sounds like your season may be cut a bit short with this one. Good luck getting back on the water.

[Scooter G]

Thanks for the love & support!
Fortunately, we have a large network of friends that opened up their wallets for Covid boats. We pretty much have our choice of brands across the spectrum. Never shredded a wave from the Axis, excited to do some comparisons (and report back).

Here's our etiquette dilemma, do we offer to pay for gas, or just sponge like everyone does with us, I would hate to disrupt the food chain, haha.

For the Sherlock Holmes theory that has been running through my head, thinking out loud. If the dealer in Prosser Washington (not to mention any names) did a warranty shaft replacement @ 275 hours with no problems. Which by the way, neither I nor the previous owner requested this to be done, just showed up as a warranty line item on the receipt. And the new replaced shaft breaks @ 25 hours in, does something feel a little off here..? I thought the replacement shafts were pretty bullet proof. It just seems odd, almost like someone's boat got a new shaft, but it wasn't mine. There were a few other oddities, but I'll stop there.

[bturner]

Boating etiquette varies by situation I would suspect. I never ask for money, I won't take money nor do I offer to pay for gas from out tight group. That said, we seem to be always going from one boat to another throughout the summer and I think things pretty much get evened out. That and in my case I do free upgrades/repairs where I can, winterize everyone's boat and do the occasional rebuild (see my other posts on the trailer refresh for the BIL a couple weeks back). That doesn't stop me from bringing over a case of beer, a pitcher of mules or subs in a cooler from time to time. I think if you're in a tight group most hosts would prefer the unexpected offering, at least I do. Money is cool but most people with boats like these are pretty set there.

Went yesterday and didn't pay a thing. Then again being on a boat the third weekend in August in Michigan, the conversation came up about winterizing the boat and fixing the trailer that we've put off since April (we agreed to get started on the trailer next weekend). With the PITA getting service scheduled and the cost to winterize a surf boat these days, I think most would be happy with this arrangement.

[Skidave]

I always offer cash for gas, but my friends never accept. I do the same when they offer. But for my barefoot crew, I always bring cold brew coffes for the owner. Just a quick thanks for using your boat and a good morning boost!

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[Scooter G]

Thanks for the gas etiquette suggests. I mentioned it more in gest, but it's good to know alternatives just the same.

Received great news back from the Dealer today:

"Hey Scooter good news! Heard back from Nautique regarding your situation and they said they will get you a new prop and prop shaft under warranty. Expect it to take 7-10 days for both to arrive." (Boat was out of warranty in March)

Probably mid September before Idaho Water Sports can squeeze me in, hoping for sooner.

Way to stand behind it Nautique, thank you!!!

[Scooter G]

Boat went to the Dealer Doctor yesterday for prop & shaft surgery, parts are supposed to be in today. We'll see if the 3 large Pizza's I sent over to them last Friday buys me any love on a rapid operation.
Interesting report back from Nautique, and it seems my theory was partially correct. The Dealer in Prosser, Wa that did the "upgraded shaft replacement" under Warranty , never ordered the replacement parts from Nautique. So they either pulled a hack off the shelve from inventory, or they turned in the claim and did nothing. I wish I would of done a thorough inspection of that shaft when we picked up the boat, got busy with other things I suppose. There will be a few phone calls made, I'm not super fond of being deceived.

[GMLIII]

Scooter G My dealer said they had had so many prop/shaft failures on the problem year Gs that they just keep the shaft replacements in inventory so yes they did probably just pull it from their inventory. In addition, even if they pulled it from existing inventory more than likely it is an upgraded shaft vs the older compromised shafts.

[Scooter G]

Thanks for the thought GMLIII, and I hear you & appreciate anything you have to offer, however, if the shaft was replaced with the upgraded version this Spring (or what they thought was an upgraded version off the shelf), it wouldn't of snapped with less than 25 hours on it, ain't no way. I mean stranger things have happened, I'm just not seeing any commentary on the upgraded shafts failing, are you..? It just doesn't smell right.

[GMLIII]

Scooter G so you have had TWO replacement shafts due to failure if so I didn't realize that. Wow is all I can say

[Scooter G]

Well, a short re-synopsis, just in case in comes up in the future with a similar experience for someone GMLIII. We bought the boat @ 275 hours, original shaft. The Dealer told the previous owner that the shaft didn't match the serial # of the bad shaft so they never replaced it, no problems to this point. The owner dropped the boat of at the Dealer for the final warranty work before we picked it up, it was just some upholstery repair on a rear cushion, and upgraded underwater lights. I called to see if the boat was ready, and was informed that they had replaced the prop shaft, no heads up to me or the previous owner. Dudes, if it's not broken, and it's not a bad shaft, don't fix it at 275 hours, what the..?
Hoping that I am the last "bad shaft" Mohican out there, and this 45 page saga will live silently in the archives of infamy, the end, lol.

[GMLIII]

Scooter G A fellow G23 owner who I surf with has a 2015 G23 and after my G23 2017 had a prop/shaft failure and replacement, the same dealer agreed to replace his 2015 G23 shaft even though the original shaft did not break. It was replaced proactively by the dealer just in case the original shaft may have been compromised in the future.