I recently took my boat out and it developed a problem. While the boat had previously been shifting fine(quietly and smoothly) all day, back at the dock I noticed it was shifting into forward and reverse gears rather rough. And by rough I don't mean grinding but rather a sharp thud. A little history: the drive has 190hrs on it. The drive oil was changed within the last 30hrs. I've always know better than to ease it in gear but rather I push the lever into gear quickly and firmly. Earlier that day I ran the boat pretty hard in reverse to pull off a beach. The motor was in the trim up position when I did this. Could this be a probable cause or is it more likely something as simple as fishing line entangled in the prop? Any ideas?
