On 10/6/17 8:11 PM, Alex wrote:
True North wrote:
Hate to interrupt all the 'Americans Acting badly With Guns' posts,
but I had a small bit of misfortune yesterday.
I was up boating with my Springer Spaniel on Grand Lake and got a bit
nosy checking out Sidney Crosby's house and his waterfront access.Â* I
was motoring slowly along when I saw the depth gauge suddenly go from
5-6 feet to just less than 3 feet. Heard the bang right away so I
quickly tilted up the motor and shifted it to neutral.Â* With the swim
platform covering the I/O Alpha Drive it was hard to see if I had any
damage and as I floated back into deeper water I moved into forward
and didn't notice anything unusual so I continued my 2 hour tour of
the lake. Only after retrieving the boat did I see a chunk missing out
of one of my aluminum propeller blades.
D'oh...don't know if that can be repaired or if I have to buy a new one.

I remembered that during the summer, there was a string of brightly
coloured floating balls stretched along where I went about 40-50 feet
offshore.Â* Now I know why they were there.Â* I should send a letter to
Crosby complaining that he should have left the 'barrier' out at least
until Thanksgiving this Monday.


Ever heard of a chart?Â* I/O's are lake boats.

I'm not an I/O fan, but your claim about "lake boats" is just another
example of your ignorance.