Close call this weekend

luvinlifeluvinlife Member Posts: 501 ✭✭✭
So on Memorial Day the admiral and I were prepped for our first run of the season on the 270. Put the boat in forward and slowly pulled out of my slip. Hit reverse the maneuver out of the marina but it stayed in forward. Since I was heading towards the dock across from me I put it in neatral and gave it a burst in reverse. NO. It just lurched forward right into the dock across from me. Hard. Thank god those folks were out fishing. Didn’t hit another boat and nobody hurt but it could have been TEALKY BAD. Looks like no gel coat damage just a few scrapes from the wood that should buff out. So we had the boat towed across to my slip, swallowed my pride and called my mechanic. He pulled and serviced the outdrive in the fall. His first reaction was “I hope I didn’t forget the cotter pin on the shifter cable”. He will credit me the cost to haul and repair if that’s the case. The marina is pulling us today and I will know soon. Fingers crossed 

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