Hello - I recently upgraded my Miss Elam to Lipo power and on the first run, everything was looking good when suddenly, coming out of a turn, I got on the power and BLAM! It dove under the water, and then popped back up, missing the hatch cover and sinking rapidly! Luckily, the water was warm enough for me to jump in and save it before it sank to the bottom. In any event, see the attached picture for what I found...bent flex shaft, broken strut, etc. I've seen other people post pictures with similar damage, but haven't seen a good explanation for what happened...any ideas? There are some dings on the prop, like it might have hit something, but there was nothing obvious in the water, and the rudder right next to the prop is fine. Looking for some feedback, so I can prevent a similar occurrence next time!

-MarkS.

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