Has anybody done this and had any luck with it staying together?

Fun N Sun has access to reconditioned prop shafts that are super inexpensive. Used one from there a couple of boats ago and had zero issues. It was cheaper than a deductible too.

Done it several times no problems.Nettlesprop shop in Austin does it all the time give em a call.

better to remove prop shaft a good machine shop can straighten an reinstall with new prop shaft seals cheapest not always best.

Nettles Props in Austin straightened the SAME shaft on my 225 Vmax on 3 separate occasions without removing ...over a 15 year period. I bent it so bad the 4th time I decided to replace it. A reputable mechanic did the work and said the bearings looked great, just needed the shaft. Same bearings in the boat since new in 2001. Still going strong.


Nettles has straightened hundreds of those things over the years.

Thanks for the reply�s .... Well only time will tell but I straightened the shaft myself while on the boat . Got it to 1 1/2 thousandths of being perfect.

Now to get the skag repaired and prop straighten out Wendsday and I will be back on the water.

There are youtube videos on this, I did 2 of them be sure to keep the seal cool while heating the shaft.

I did not heat the shaft . All the videos I seen were not heating the shaft.

I straightened mine last week. Used a dial indicator to find the high spot and put a bottle jack between the cavitation plate and the shaft. I put a piece of steel plate on the cavitation plate for back up. Kept the dial indicator on the shaft and would put pressure in .010 increments till it started to bend. Got it within .005 and works great! I know a guy that used to take a piece of long pipe and slide it over the shaft and bend them back.

Sometimes it works, other times your prop ends up at the bottom of the lake.

This.

I tagged the top of a tree when getting up on plane on T Bend maybe 25 yrs ago and bent the prop shaft. Nettle in Austin straightened it and it's been fine ever since.

I always take it out and straighten it on the press. Done several this way, but have not tried doing it while still on the boat. Sounds like many have done it with great success.