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Hey guys, so a few weeks ago was our last ride on my brother and my skis. My brother noticed his acceleration was not as fast as normal, however his top speed was fine. Just took a little longer to get to top speed. When we took them home to flush, we noticed that my brothers ski sounded weird when flushing. There was a rattle that we have not heard before coming from the rear of the ski. After about a minute of flushing, we shut off the ski and water. We looked at the jet pump and noticed shavings of black plastic. We looked in with a flash light and noticed the wear ring is being worn down by the prop. However, the prop looks perfect, not a ding or dent at all what so ever on either side of the prop. We looked from the rear, and from the underbody of the ski. Prop looks flawless. Nothing was sucked in during the ride, he would have noticed something if it was.
With that, I am wondering why the prop seems to be hitting the wear ring. Is it possible for the rod to be out of alignment? Or for the prop to be out of alignment?
I plan to bring the ski to the dealer this week to have them take a look, and see what they have to say. Was also wondering what the chances are that this will be covered under warranty. I am pretty sure that once the dealer looks in there and they see that the prop is flawless, with no dings or dents, they will realize nothing was sucked in there at all. I am pretty sure they will want to change the wear ring since you can tell that it is worn down pretty quickly. We got these skis back in the beginning of July, so they are practically brand new...
With that, I am wondering why the prop seems to be hitting the wear ring. Is it possible for the rod to be out of alignment? Or for the prop to be out of alignment?
I plan to bring the ski to the dealer this week to have them take a look, and see what they have to say. Was also wondering what the chances are that this will be covered under warranty. I am pretty sure that once the dealer looks in there and they see that the prop is flawless, with no dings or dents, they will realize nothing was sucked in there at all. I am pretty sure they will want to change the wear ring since you can tell that it is worn down pretty quickly. We got these skis back in the beginning of July, so they are practically brand new...