G23 Prop Fell Off .....

[surroundsound64]

Yes. The hull is thick, so it barely punched through, but still ruined another trip. Since buying this Nautique new in 2016, I have not been able to take it on a multi-day trip without some sort of problem that shortened our trip and cost thousands of dollars. Either Nautique is not the quality brand I thought it was, or this particular boat is a POS. I have lemoned two vehicles, so I know the process to go down that road. I get mine back later this week form the Havasu dealer. Hoping to have my first successful multi-day trip without a breakdown next weekend in Havasu!

Looking at the positive side, at least my boat has low hours since it is in the shop so much.

Sounds like you are hard on stuff... either way, I hope they make it right for you and you end up enjoying the boat.

[funkster]

I also agree. This could be life threatening. Think of the people that use their boat in salt water bays or on major rivers. This could be a VERY dangerous situation. I can’t believe a company as reputable and renown as Nautique hasn’t done a major announcement or recall, this is BS.


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[ScooterMcgavin]

Never really commented on this issue but this is ridiculous . Especially for Nautique not to publicly address the issue of at least a major recall. Geez am I the only one that feels this way ?

I feel bad for you guys and gals out there with broken prop in middle of lake .


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I definitely agree

[cmerritt]

Today.....friends 2018 G23. Broke in the same spot as all the others. 50 hours

Looks like this one also has the long keyway. The new one they sent me has a shorter keyway that is below the point where the shafts are breaking.

[j2nh]

Not addressing problems head on leads to bad PR and threads like this. Worse is the damage done thru word of mouth.

We have a problem, we have a solution, this is what we are going to do to remedy the problem for those that have this issue and this is how we are preventing problems going forward. We apologize for any inconvenience this issue has caused to our customers but rest assured we are a company that stands behind its products and with our customers.

Kind of business/life 101 don't you think?

[scottb7]

Agree, beyond what is in the warranty documentation, they should put in writing what they are willing to do for people.

[GMLIII]

Never really commented on this issue but this is ridiculous . Especially for Nautique not to publicly address the issue of at least a major recall. Geez am I the only one that feels this way ?

I feel bad for you guys and gals out there with broken prop in middle of lake .


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Nope I agree with you 100% . Nautique needs to publicly address the problem. They can’’t keep pushing it under the covers

[lucky7t]

Never really commented on this issue but this is ridiculous . Especially for Nautique not to publicly address the issue of at least a major recall. Geez am I the only one that feels this way ?

I feel bad for you guys and gals out there with broken prop in middle of lake .


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[Kenv]

Today.....friends 2018 G23. Broke in the same spot as all the others. 50 hours

[SoCal G-Man]

That is pretty major damage, is there a actual hole through the hull?

Yes. The hull is thick, so it barely punched through, but still ruined another trip. Since buying this Nautique new in 2016, I have not been able to take it on a multi-day trip without some sort of problem that shortened our trip and cost thousands of dollars. Either Nautique is not the quality brand I thought it was, or this particular boat is a POS. I have lemoned two vehicles, so I know the process to go down that road. I get mine back later this week form the Havasu dealer. Hoping to have my first successful multi-day trip without a breakdown next weekend in Havasu!

Looking at the positive side, at least my boat has low hours since it is in the shop so much.

[scarbs]

I bought a new leftover 2017 G23 earlier this year. While on my annual Lake Powell trip in June, the transmission completely failed because the front seal failed and drained all of the transmission fluid into the bilge. Anyway, as part of the warranty replacement, Nautique told the dealer to proactively change the shaft and prop even though the shaft did not fail. I was told that there was a fairly long run of defective shafts from one specific supplier that have had an extremely high rate of failure and that my boat fell within the production run of those defective shafts. Allegedly, the new shafts are from a different supplier and do not suffer from the same issue. I called BS and pointed out that the shaft failure issue has been occurring for years. The dealer response was that there are several production runs of defective shafts. But that Nautique believes that the newest versions of the shafts will not suffer from this failure. I don't necessarily believe these statements--just passing along information recently conveyed to me.

[swc5150]

While not a hole, it's a nice size gouge in the gel that would make me mad too. Also look at it from his perspective...it's another issue on a long list.

[DealsGapCobra]

Let's keep some kind of sanity here in this thread. This is not "pretty major damage." It's a chip in the gelcoat.

You are correct, I was looking at the photos on my phone and saw the reflections as major ‘sheets’ of gelcoat missing! I was trying to figure out why is separated in straight lines, now I know why. That chip is unfortunate but not a big deal.

[surroundsound64]

Let's keep some kind of sanity here in this thread. This is not "pretty major damage." It's a chip in the gelcoat.

I kept looking for a hole... then saw the chip. lol... I would be upset too if my prop came off, even more if it happened a few times... But it sounded like the boat was taking on water.

[charlesml3]

That is pretty major damage, is there a actual hole through the hull?

Let's keep some kind of sanity here in this thread. This is not "pretty major damage." It's a chip in the gelcoat.