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Dave R · 08-25-2016, 01:31 PM

I have to confess that I touch the bottom more often than I probably should with my boat's lower gear case/skeg/props. I like to "gunkhole" and it comes with the territory. Always at low speed and with no meaningful damage The only time I did any damage hitting the bottom with my current boat was backing off my trailer and backed directly into a rock. That hit broke my gimbal ring and was an an insurance claim.

08-25-2016, 01:31 PM	#10
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	I have to confess that I touch the bottom more often than I probably should with my boat's lower gear case/skeg/props. I like to "gunkhole" and it comes with the territory. Always at low speed and with no meaningful damage The only time I did any damage hitting the bottom with my current boat was backing off my trailer and backed directly into a rock. That hit broke my gimbal ring and was an an insurance claim.