Hit something

[Anvil]

I was traveling on Paugus Bay between Big and Little Island on Sunday and hit something. At first, I thought I hit a rock but according to my Bizer map and App, the depth was around 17 feet. It put a nice little chink in my prop. Does anyone know of any new low areas there?

[HellRaZoR004]

Welcome to the forum!

My guess is a partially submerged log. My lower unit picked up a decent tree limb this weekend near Gov.s Island and Stonedam Island.

[AC2717]

in that area it is nice and deep in the straight shot in the middle of the markers but it is almost like a channel the sides come up quick

[rick35]

With all the rain we've had the lake is higher and there's a lot of run off. Lots of logs and other debris floating all over the lake.

[brk-lnt]

I was traveling on Paugus Bay between Big and Little Island on Sunday and hit something. At first, I thought I hit a rock but according to my Bizer map and App, the depth was around 17 feet. It put a nice little chink in my prop. Does anyone know of any new low areas there?

FWIW, I can't recall ever seeing anyone travel between those islands.

[AC2717]

very few do, there are markers, most belive, i myself do not see the need to, but for fishing yes

[jrc]

Looks like at least one area with some shallow spots in there. Of course you can't see the markers on this bing map image.

http://binged.it/ZIHGyi

I never go through there, but the Bizer map says you can.

[Belmont Resident]

Both my wife and I have taken that route for years, like 10, and never hit a thing.
It is the straightest route up or down the bay and eliminates a lot of traffic.

[BroadHopper]

I always take that route. Even in the middle of the night. I don't see it very hard to do if you just pay attention. I did notice the buoys have shifted a bit through the years. I tend to travel a lot further from the navigation markers lately as I notice a number of markers have drifted out of place. When the buoys were wooden, then had a number plate on them to report to the MP. The plastic ones they used do not, making it more difficult to report.

[jetskier]

We noticed some semi-submerged dock debris with nails floating in Paugus on Saturday. It is possible that you hit that. We mentioned the debris to a couple of boaters; since we were on the PWCs we could not pick it up.

Jetskier:cool:

[Broken Glass]

I go through there all the time because it is the most direct shot out of the bay from Lakeport. I would never go between the markers though. I always split the difference between the markers and the small island. If you go between the markers, you are headed for a huge pile of rocks that is not very deep, but very hard!

[Anvil]

Thanks everyone for your input....next time I am going the longer way. Better to be safe than sorry!