Near the end of the '14 boating season I hit something at the ramp while loading the boat. Put a small ding in the prop, nothing major but it needed to be repaired. Over the winter I sent both props to New England Propeller for repair and balancing.
First trip out in '15 we cruise down to Alton Bay, boat is running smooth as silk. On the way back we stop at the West Alton sand bar. Drop the front anchor, drift back and drop the back anchor, and then I did something I never do, I put the boat in gear to help the Admiral get us back into position. The second I put it in gear I sucked 6' of chain into my props! Duhhh!
It is not easy getting chain out of props when it's wrapped in two different directions.
Surprisingly there was no damage to the props.
Took me about a month to get over such a dumb move.
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