I went sailing today. My new used motor fired right up, ran like a champ and was so quiet. I backed out of the slip like a pro. I shifted into forward and throttled up. Suddenly the engine make a loud bad noise and I was moving between two piers full of boats in slips and no engine. I have a slip near shore so there was a long line of boats on both sides.
I learned that one guy paddling like a madman can stop my boat and get it back to a slip with a very light wind.
The line I use to pull the engine mount up and down had dropped into the water and wrapped around the prop. I was able to unwrap it and nothing was damaged. I am going to be a lot more careful about that line. I have it tied to the motor as a safety rope. Just in case the mount ever let go of the motor. I think that I will now use a separate line and shorten the line I use to control the motor mount.
This is the first bad situation for me where throwing out the anchor would not do any good.
I think I panicked for a few minutes.
Sorry, no pictures I was trying not to crash.
I learned that one guy paddling like a madman can stop my boat and get it back to a slip with a very light wind.
The line I use to pull the engine mount up and down had dropped into the water and wrapped around the prop. I was able to unwrap it and nothing was damaged. I am going to be a lot more careful about that line. I have it tied to the motor as a safety rope. Just in case the mount ever let go of the motor. I think that I will now use a separate line and shorten the line I use to control the motor mount.
This is the first bad situation for me where throwing out the anchor would not do any good.
I think I panicked for a few minutes.
Sorry, no pictures I was trying not to crash.