I had my boat serviced by a local marina here in NJ. A 22ft I/O 1997 striper.
Had the yard tune up the engine and look for any other problems. The mechanic said all looked good except for the shift cable. I said to replace it. Picked up the boat last friday, and on saturday, I launched the boat with my two boys on board ready for a day of fishing. As soon as I easied up on the throttle I knew I was in trouble because I didn't feel the propeller engage. The winds were blowing and the current quickely took the 4000lb boat out and back several feet away from a pile of rocks. Achoring was not a good option because I wouldn't of been able to let out enough scope without crashing into the rock pile. There wasn't enough time to call out a may day and time was really going fast. I felt for my two boys they were safe on board the boat that was a calculated decision. I jumped into the water and towed the boat to the dock which was about 20 feet away and seconds from the rock pile. I took the boat back to the marina where it was serviced. Does anybody have any recommendations.
Had the yard tune up the engine and look for any other problems. The mechanic said all looked good except for the shift cable. I said to replace it. Picked up the boat last friday, and on saturday, I launched the boat with my two boys on board ready for a day of fishing. As soon as I easied up on the throttle I knew I was in trouble because I didn't feel the propeller engage. The winds were blowing and the current quickely took the 4000lb boat out and back several feet away from a pile of rocks. Achoring was not a good option because I wouldn't of been able to let out enough scope without crashing into the rock pile. There wasn't enough time to call out a may day and time was really going fast. I felt for my two boys they were safe on board the boat that was a calculated decision. I jumped into the water and towed the boat to the dock which was about 20 feet away and seconds from the rock pile. I took the boat back to the marina where it was serviced. Does anybody have any recommendations.