G23 Prop Fell Off .....

[scottb7]

I could be wrong. But I thought the taper allows for the load to be shared around the whole shaft.?

[GMLIII]

Fits nicely...

Scott here is my tow vessel should I have an emergency such as shearing off my prop

[Beach-TJ]

Looking through the pictures of failures i don't see evidence of failure due to torsional loads. The shafts have no twist in them.
From building jeeps i have seen what a torsional force does to a shaft, and it is obvious after failure.
I wonder what grade steel they are using, what forging process ( hot, warm, cold ) and what heat treating process.
So many factors, each affecting torsional strength, shearing strength, and corrosion resistance.
Hopefully they get it straight.

[scottb7]

Scott here is my tow vessel should I have an emergency such as shearing off my prop

Nice. Or this.

[Nickleej]

Just sold my Axis today, and will start the process of buying or ordering a G23. This thread kinda makes me wonder/scared of buying a G. Wouldn’t be happy to have this happening after paying that kind of money.


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[nohlan_4]

Ha! ha! Have you tried this yet? How far do you think a trolling motor is going to push a 6000 pound boat on those batteries? I think someone stuck that trolling motor in there as a joke.

Batteries will last forever just run the motor while operating the trolling motor......charge with the power of the alternator.

[swc5150]

Just sold my Axis today, and will start the process of buying or ordering a G23. This thread kinda makes me wonder/scared of buying a G. Wouldn’t be happy to have this happening after paying that kind of money.


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The new X Star may be worth a look? Not to invite backlash, just a thought.

[scottb7]

The new X Star may be worth a look? Not to invite backlash, just a thought.

If I was shopping for a new boat I would look at the new Supra SL before jumping into anything. And for a lower price point I would like at new Axis A24.

[blueroom]

I am interested to know if anyone has seen a shaft fail on a '16 G23. I have been following these threads for awhile, and I can't recall seeing one mentioned. It's like the issue was there, went away for a model year or two and came back in '17. Perhaps I am wrong, but I am curious.

[dlowry81]

I am interested to know if anyone has seen a shaft fail on a '16 G23. I have been following these threads for awhile, and I can't recall seeing one mentioned. It's like the issue was there, went away for a model year or two and came back in '17. Perhaps I am wrong, but I am curious.

First post on page 5.

[blueroom]

Yep, there it is. : ) Thanks dlowry81

[Wayward]

The new X Star may be worth a look? Not to invite backlash, just a thought.

Provided he has a good MC dealer........ but ya, myself and my whole crew absolutely love the new star, and every one of them owns a Nautique. SL is pretty nice too, and a little cheaper. Could really stand about 1000lbs more ballast, and a better tower design. Pretty sweet boat though.

[kmarine]

It seems to me like they got a bad batch of stainless stock before machining the shafts. I have seen high power boats last twenty years without issue. Then again the new ballast tanks now have added a lot more load than ever seen before. I am sure correct craft is working on a solution. what they pay for under warranty is another issue.

[Wake.BC]

My 1 1/8” shaft is pushing 5000 in ballast just fine... so you would think the larger one just maybe would be fine too, but I guess not.


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[swc5150]

Provided he has a good MC dealer........ but ya, myself and my whole crew absolutely love the new star, and every one of them owns a Nautique. SL is pretty nice too, and a little cheaper. Could really stand about 1000lbs more ballast, and a better tower design. Pretty sweet boat though.

Good point. Our MC dealer is 5 minutes from our house, which was a deciding factor in moving away from Nautique this time around.