The Most Costly Lobster Dinner of the Summer.....

[rgilfert]

This afternoon I took my Four Winns Horizon 200 under the bridge in Wolfeboro to pick up some lobsters/steamers from Wolfe Catch. I was in the right center of the channel just past the town docks when my stern drive hit the bottom. Despite the headway speed and very slight bump, two of the prop blades were slightly curled (the lake level was 503.61' today). It never occurred to me that I would need to lift the stern drive to get into Back Bay....but now I know! Beware if you travel into Back Bay beyond the Town Docks!!

When back out in Wolfeboro Bay and at speed....there was no perceptible shimmy/shake and the boat ran at the same MPH at 3000 RPM as it always did....so is it OK to continue to run the boat on the damaged prop or could I be causing even greater problems than simply replacing the prop if I continue to use it without repairs??