Well Folks, as the title asks.
I don't think much more needs to be explained, it should be fairly self explainitty to why I ask Needless to say a nice weekend was cut short.

Thanks LooseChange.

So basically, the answer is yes, but your curious in what happened...... Fair enough.

In a narrow, small and crowded bay with reef to the north. 20kts southerly blowing. We were a few metres off the reef approaching an area just starting to open up a bit. I know the bay reasonably well. For some reason still yet to be determined, at that point I had a steering issue. That and with the southerly I drifted north and knicked a bommie. 2 blades broken about half way down. Luckily no (well very little) hull damage. Could've been worse.

Thanks for the answer in any case, and I think you're right. Having done a bit more research after my intial post, it is probably cheaper to just replace it.

LooseChange said..
The initial response I gave was a bit tongue in cheek, naughty of me to do that to what was obviously a serious incident.

I assume the prop is fixed blade and you were under power at the time.

With two blades gone it is technically possible to to rebuild, assuming you get someone to take on such a daunting task, often what is technically possibly doesn't mean that it practical to do it and as you have surmised, replacement in this case is the going to be the cheaper and technically superior option.

No worries LooseChange, as we all know, it is impossible to hear the tone hence sometimes the meaning of the written word. Unless it is plainfully obvious, I don't take much said here to heart and will assume most people are having a little bit of a banter. This is by far one of the kinder forums I visit (even HW).

As for the incident, it wasn't as serious as it sounds. Just an expensive nuisance