I watched a Japanese family hit a submerged boulder in area 3 with a rental. Really hit it hard with the prop. Apparently the gate guy didn't notice and they didn't say anything. I wonder how that prop faired? I would't want to be the next person to use the boat.
Might be some anti fishing group trying to have fishing totally shut down. It's a great way to do it.
Years ago (30?) I remember renting a boat with my dad and we clocked one of the old stone walls that extend into the water HARD.We limped back to dock and played it off like nothing had happened. Still have some lingering guilt over that.
Do the rental boats have new motors? Last time I was there, years ago, the motors didn't go fast enough to make waves.
It happens. I think the number one rental mistake (and I was guilty of it) is hitting the lower unit on shoals. Way back when I was a big googan...I dont think navionics was a thing and the first few trips it seemed unavoidable.
Very true but I've been known to snicker a little when I see an expensive powerboat hit a shoal at high speed because they were inexperienced. I wouldn't snicker at them if some of them weren't so rude to anglers in smaller boats. (Not on Quabbin of course).
Or did the put the plug on the inside?
Pat and I hit one doing 35 last summer on Champlain...lucky we didn't fly out of the boat.
I thought they all go on the inside? Mine is on the inside.
If you place it on the inside, water pressure will help push it out into your boat. If you place it on the outside, water pressure will hold it in place. Just be sure the handle is flipped up. You don't want it below the bottom of the boat where it could get bumped open.