I did think about that, however the winds were extremely strong... I would
not have been able to paddle nearly fast enough to get out of trouble.
However I could of brought my trim all the way up and saved my prop damage.

Mike

"James Gemmill" wrote in message
...
A paddle.

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 08:03:52 -0400, "Mikhael"
wrote:

For those who don't know, I own a brand new four winns 180 freedom. I
hit a
shoal this weekend. Extremely windy on the st lawrence near
johnstown/ogdensburg. In the bay near grenville park there is a bunch of
shoals. These are marked, however the one I hit was not. The marker
was
submerged. I was just raising my tilt when I hit it. I immediately went
to
neutral, then raised my tilt as far as I could stand it, then puttered
out
of there.

In 10 years of owning a boat, the shoal incident waits until I own a very
expensive boat to occur.

When I finally made it back to the ramp, I brought my boat on shore to
examine the damage. To my relief, it was only minor damage to the prop.
I
planned on purchasing a new prop with my xmas bonus this year anyway.

Question: Is it ok to run an Mercruiser Alpha drive in a tilted up
position
where the prop is barely covered in water? I can't really see the joints
on
the drive lasting too long in that position. If I get into another
situation where I have to trim way up or hit a shoal, what are my
options?

Mike