"Tom Francis" wrote in message
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On 11 Oct 2006 07:57:04 -0700, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:

but I would be surprised to meet very many experienced boaters without
knowledge of some twin engine inboard boat (with traditional
propulsion) that has gone straight to the bottom after striking a rock
with a strut and punching out a fair sized section of the bottom.

Or fishing.

I know a guy who had struts knocked off by a large Tiger shark in the
800 pound class - boat damn near sank until two other boats held it up
until the CG could get there with some serious pumps.

In my youth, we wrapped a cable in the prop and ripped the struts loose. CG
got to us with some pumps and towed us the rest of the way to port, but 6
teens and 3 adults with buckets moved a lot of water.