"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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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.


During our voyage south in the Navigator we met up with three guys in a 50'+
SeaRay at Doc Holiday's Marina. I remember it well because it was on my
birthday (Oct 19th) and one of the guys on the SeaRay had a birthday of Oct
18th. We did some serious partying that night.

Anyway, the next morning, nursing a mega hangover, I decided to stay on the
ICW and the guys on the SeaRay went outside.

That evening we stopped at another marina and a couple of hours later the
SeaRay was towed in.
They had been running offshore and picked up a two-inch hawser line in one
prop, ripping the strut and mounting plate right off the hull. They managed
to stay afloat by stuffing rags in the hole in the hull and kept moving on
the other engine until the Coast Guard and SeaTow arrived. Somewhere I have
a picture of the line they picked up, running 20 miles offshore. If I can
find it, I'll post it on the website.

Eisboch