Forty or forty-one years ago, after having our then-ancient 26 foot
Chris Craft pulled off of a snag and towed back to the marina, the also
ancient dockmaster just grinned and said "Well boy, now you know: You
can't run a boat everywhere the water is wet!" That lesson sunk in very
well when I paid for the tow, a haul-out, shaft straightening, prop
rebuild, replacement of the broken rudder stuffing box, and
straightening the bent rudder stock. Everything can be broken, but
everything can also be fixed - given enough money and/or work!