O i figured it out.

IF YOU LOG OFF YOU CAN THEN GO TO THE HOME PAGE AND GET todays posts. REALY???

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OK so I have not logged on since the GREAT new upgrade and would go to the TODAYS POSTS. like I always did before.
I would just go to the site and not log on and get TODAYS POSTS.

now I logged on and only get NEW TOPICS.
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Waterlogged you are the best on this...

2004 X-7 came with OJ 12.5x12 TC OJ prop. Used it for a long time. We mainly ski the course. A friend told me to get the ACME 843 (3 blade) and I did. Now I have 2- OJ 12.5x12 I never use and 2 ACME 843's.
We go to the river a lott and an extra prop is a must.
The Acme 843 is softer then...

agreed, your coupler is backing off the shaft. I have a direct drive so when it happened to me the prop hit the rudder and I needed a new prop. Screwed the coupler back on with some blue Loctite, put on the extra prop and back in business in a few hours.
I know there have been other posts with...

have had this happen several times. as was said above:
Once removed, you may be able to straighten out the pin.
if the wheel doesn't spin freely the pin is bent. push out the pin and straighten. reinsert and you are good to go.
the fins are gone from mine for awhile and it works...

Ok, I just have to ask, what do you do with the ball bearings and gauze pads?...

Put one on last month. only had the boat out a few times but works just fine. no heat build up or dripping.

04 x-7 and switched from an OJ 12.5 x 12 -4 blade (original prop at purchase) to an Acme 843, that's 13 x 12 -3 blade.
me and the buds think it is a softer wake.
we ski all speeds and line lengths and on a lot of different boats, the 197 is a great SKI boat. keep the weight down, only...

I have and keep a new impeller in my tool bag in the boat. have changed one out on the water in 5 minutes. pliers yank out old. soap up the new and shove in. just make sure you grease the puppy up on the shaft for future removal. that's one a 197 dd.
Now for you guys that have the v drives...

used to all the time, no issues but it was a custom sunbrella cover, used to be $1,200 to make in 95, now its over 2K.
Reason i stopped was i couldn't see the police officer behind me on the freeway, (boat cover in the way)
Here you gotta go 55 towing and that's hard to do. Got pulled...

Colorado River, Ferguson Lake, Yuma, AZ
weekday all to ourselves...

Feel like sharing what happened and how many hours were n the motor? I have the same motor in a 04 with 1,200 hours. Just curious, I hear these motors should go over 2,000 hours but you never know....

That looks like a boat buddy in the road and it came off . It looks like no winch strap was hooked up. hit brakes and boat no stop, bummer

I say take it apart. Take the housing off and check the threads on the shaft and the nut. Don't forget loctite when putting back together if everything looks ok.