Challenging day

**dansdad** · 06-26-2020, 03:55 PM

Does anyone know how long it takes to get from Niagara reef to Port Clinton in reverse with a prop with 2 of 3 blades? Roughly 4 hours!!! I stopped just north of Niagara this morning at 6. Fished for a half hour then decided to head out to the west sister area. Didn't quite get on plane and I hit a submerged log roughly 20' long. It stopped me dead. Needless to say for some reason I had reverse only. Thought about getting towed but elected to idle back the whole way in reverse. It was a beautiful day for a boat ride.

**Lucky Duck** · 06-26-2020, 06:56 PM

How did the engine sound and run with only two blades? Did you have an aluminum prop on your boat?

**dansdad** · 06-26-2020, 08:20 PM

It sheared one blade cleanly off at the hub. If I ran over 900 rpm it sounded and felt like the boat was shaking apart. 2-1/2 mph into the wind the whole way back.

**bushman111** · 06-27-2020, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by dansdad

It sheared one blade cleanly off at the hub. If I ran over 900 rpm it sounded and felt like the boat was shaking apart. 2-1/2 mph into the wind the whole way back.

that sucks ,i always worrie about that ,sorry it happened,i propably would have trolled.

**dansdad** · 06-28-2020, 07:59 AM

Im not really into trolling but if I wasn't by myself I would have. Just keeping it strait going 45 degrees into the wind was full time.

**Hudsons20** · 06-28-2020, 02:51 PM

WOW! Sorry for your misfortune. That would have been a ***** going up the river, I'm sure also.

**addaline** · 06-28-2020, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by dansdad

Does anyone know how long it takes to get from Niagara reef to Port Clinton in reverse with a prop with 2 of 3 blades? Roughly 4 hours!!! I stopped just north of Niagara this morning at 6. Fished for a half hour then decided to head out to the west sister area. Didn't quite get on plane and I hit a submerged log roughly 20' long. It stopped me dead. Needless to say for some reason I had reverse only. Thought about getting towed but elected to idle back the whole way in reverse. It was a beautiful day for a boat ride.

That's one of the main reasons I added a kicker to my boat a couple years ago.

**Fishing Addiction** · 06-28-2020, 08:05 PM

Do u have tow insurance I sure as hell would have used it

**pimplepounder** · 06-28-2020, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by dansdad

Does anyone know how long it takes to get from Niagara reef to Port Clinton in reverse with a prop with 2 of 3 blades? Roughly 4 hours!!! I stopped just north of Niagara this morning at 6. Fished for a half hour then decided to head out to the west sister area. Didn't quite get on plane and I hit a submerged log roughly 20' long. It stopped me dead. Needless to say for some reason I had reverse only. Thought about getting towed but elected to idle back the whole way in reverse. It was a beautiful day for a boat ride.

Holy smokes what a ride that was I bet. I hope you had a good sized boat to do that reverse trip!