What have you hit?

[cwilt]

Hit an alligator at dusk few years back. Didn't see it, but felt a thump and the back got loose. Looked behind me and saw a tail thrashing around. Realized it was wedged between boat and motor. Settled off of plane, got up to see it and it was gone. No damage to my boat. Waited a few minutes to see if the gator would show itself, but no. I was only doing about 35/40 mph. My guesstimate that it was only a 5 or 6 ft'er.

[XpressJeff]

Dkibat:

You should feel bad!

That Shellback ceremony was really quite embarrassing and humiliating.

It's kinda like surviving cancer, that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger. As a young jarhead I survived worse! We honestly believed we were 10 foot tall and bulletproof then anyway!

[Oldone]

LOL While backing in and rushing I hit something under water. Damaged a never wet prop, broke both clamp brackets, broke pivot bracket, bent pivot shaft and prop shaft. Had to tie the motor on with straps to get home.

[dkibat]

Dkibat:

You should feel bad!

That Shellback ceremony was really quite embarrassing and humiliating.

It's kinda like surviving cancer, that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger. As a young jarhead I survived worse! We honestly believed we were 10 foot tall and bulletproof then anyway!

Yes those were some crazy times glad you served and now enjoying life. I salute you.

[The gurg]

I was fishing a saltwater Creek with a friend for rids, we had the big motor down and he hit a crab pot with the skeg while using the trolling motor in the front. It sent him overboard.

[SeaPro Admin]

I was fishing a saltwater Creek with a friend for rids, we had the big motor down and he hit a crab pot with the skeg while using the trolling motor in the front. It sent him overboard.

I've been known to hit a crab pot too.

[The gurg]

I've been known to hit a crab pot too.

wow! ive hit the buoy line a time or two, but cant say i've ever seen that one.

[Covurt]

Hit something, stump or rock, pretty low speed. Bent and took a chip out of the bottom of the skeg. arrgh !

Did this baking up in some shallow water once. :(

[mattg589]

I've hit rocks on three occasions and each time it broke the skeg and damaged the prop. Makes me sick just thinking about it.

[tav]

i was in the Niantic area ct. doing a drift and there where some pilings under water and hit one, no damage but scared the crap out of me . then on champlain i was near the launch near shore and decided to use the motor to turn around....and bam i hit some rocks and took a nice chunk from my skeg. new skeg guard on now. boating is such fun.

[SOONER*REDNECK]

Hit a gravel bar running about 55 mph in my Charger. Shut me down completely. Luckily damage to my prop was the only thing that happened.

[friogatto]

Buddy hit a 10ft+ gator with the trolling motor.
He strolled to the back until all the splashing was over.

Stumps in the Santee Cooper, walk around the parking lot after a tournament and most skegs have chunks missing. We hit 2 stumps back to back each one took a bite out of the skeg.

[dmac279]

4 railroad ties wired together p, slightly submerged in the Mississippi River. Kicked motor up no damage

[Scbirddog]

My dad hit a submerged car in the river when I was younger. Turned out it was stolen, and dumped off of the bridge...

[Bass newb]

Low speed trolling with outboard and my boat rocked uip and over a submerged stump. That was odd but no damage.

High speed in 18' of water and hit a branch that was attached to a submerged tree, still rooted. Scared the shit out of me but no damage. Who knew there where rooted trees in 18' water.

[Crankb8]

Fishing a flooded Grand Lake in Oklahoma years ago, Running across the lake I caught a glimpse of something breaking the surface about 100 yards ahead of me. Managed to shut down and coast alongside a large wood picnic table floating upright! No telling the damage that would have caused. I tied on to it and towed it about a mile to shore!

[sayner]

I've lost 2 lower units to stumps, 2 props to rocks and the worst was this spring on the Mississippi I hit a nearly submerged floater loosing the prop, bending the shaft and inflicting a 6"x24" gouge in my hull. It almost ejected me from the boat which probably been better than bouncing off the steering wheel and both gunnels.

[Florida Jig Co.]

Gators, Coots, Ducks, logs, sand bars........ When you are in shallow Florida water, you never know what you might hit.....LOL

[crankman]

Running our river early dawn nailed a coast guard buoy in the channel. I never realized just how big those are. And the massive cable a anchors them down. Sheared my skeg off clean and knocked a good size hole in the port side. Note to self wait till safe light to run.

[rab62184]

Years ago, lake Fork with my father in his boat, large waves, idling around, the waves calmed down, and the boat stopped and was raised up on a treetop. Took some maneuvering in that old 492VS Ranger.

For me and my boat, brand new prop, first time out, decided to go up the river at lake Conroe. Hit a stump, darn near tore off the diffuser ring on the new prop... A Turning Point 4-blade... I really liked that prop...
Also on that same day, when I got back to the truck, and some guy's wife had backed into my trailer, breaking the tail light...


Not a bad day overall...