jdpromo33
New Member
I guess in Barnegat Bay you dont break your cherry until you've run aground, which is what I did on Saturday.
With a boat load of people I tried to avoid a lot of boats but taking a wider route towards Tices, then in a split second I saw the depth go from 9 feet to 1.9 feet and suddenly the boat came to a sudden stop.
I trailer up the alpha's and heard a knocking sound coming from the starboard outdrive.
I lowered the drives just in the water and slowly put her in reverse and backed out into deeper water.
Once in deeper water I lowered the drives fully and got under way.
The knocking sound seems to have stopped but I wonder if I may have caused some damage that I'm not aware of.
Anyone have some ideas and should I have the drives checked by the mechanic?
Thanks guys
With a boat load of people I tried to avoid a lot of boats but taking a wider route towards Tices, then in a split second I saw the depth go from 9 feet to 1.9 feet and suddenly the boat came to a sudden stop.
I trailer up the alpha's and heard a knocking sound coming from the starboard outdrive.
I lowered the drives just in the water and slowly put her in reverse and backed out into deeper water.
Once in deeper water I lowered the drives fully and got under way.
The knocking sound seems to have stopped but I wonder if I may have caused some damage that I'm not aware of.
Anyone have some ideas and should I have the drives checked by the mechanic?
Thanks guys