03-17-2014, 12:06 AM
I launched my boat today at that same dock you are tied to. I launched by myself, backing in and letting the boat come off the trailer then pulling it back with a rope. When pulling it back the bow bounced off a rock then beached it self just as I pulled it up to the dock. Just bought this boat last fall, a 19' Larsen. The marina was 3' deep the channel heading out was 8'-9'. Once out in the main body of water it was 10'. This new boat of mine seems to have a governor that slows the boat down in shallow water. It would only go 8 mph and run at 1100 rpms, when in gear. Running it at a higher rpm an alarm would go off. I thought that happened at strawberry 2 times last fall but wasn't quite sure why it slowed down, not being too familiar with the boat. I'm about 99% sure that's what was going on.
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