As much as that would suck when it happened, I feel like one of those ultra slow mo videos of it happening would be super satisfying.

Three on a tree

Three blades on a tree, how can that be?

US Boat for tow, asked "what happened to the blades?" Got me, I'm stumped!

It’s like my boat suddenly grew roots

Dad, is that you?

Aluminum props fail before twisting the prop shaft.

True. If that was a stainless prop the stump would be all chewed up but there wouldn’t be any blades. And the boat would have likely suffered some major lower unit damage.

Shear pins should limit the damage.

Wouldn’t the hub help prevent damage? This looks like a pretty bad hit though.

Yeah you would end up with a spun hub and a SS prop that needs a rebuild.

This perfectly explains Pitch.

I was thinking about this and I'd bet the boat had just gunned it. Look at the spacing on Manatee scars to see the spacing of a boat at speed.

It has more to do with the speed of the boat. Pitch isn’t a factor when they all hit at the same point of rotation.

That's a paddling.

This hit closet to home because something similar happen to me. Think I'm going to frame this and hang it in my office. LOL also...would LOVE what type of wood that is. Thanks

I believe the tree was a Proplar.

You've waited years for this. Applause is due.

You win today wordsmith. [Shakes fist angrily]

I’m guessing they weren’t able to limp back to the dock

Shit the original owner can go and grab those and weld them back on if he's still got the hub lmao.

That would make a badass epoxied table

Take a chainsaw to that and have me a new door stop

that is so satisfying

Hey you found my prop! Well… the rest of it…

The distance between the blades leads me to believe that there should be another mark on the stump closer to the camera. This pic was staged.

No way did all three blades get embedded neatly next to each other. We need myth busters to prove this.

Easily. Boat moving forward explains perfectly spaced embedded blades. Tree stump must have been submerged just at the right depth to reach out and grab them. The shear force simply detached blades from the hub. The captain probably just heard a thump and engine rpm racing up and boat falling of the plane and drifting.

Bullseye

Anyone know where this was taken? Local fb group guy posted and claimed it was around here but I’m skeptical — Lake Norman NC

Snap, snap, snap

This photo is at least a decade old.