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Old 05-07-2014, 08:45 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by Art View Post
Piece of line with weight attached would have told if there was water enough to try reverse (ya know, old-school tests and stuff like that - lol).
Old school line and a weight works fine to tell you what the depth is right under you but it doesn't tell you much about what's lurking out from that area. And since many times you have to wiggle a boat off you never know what might be to the sides of you or what you might suck up off the bottom while horsing it off with the engines. But it's certainly worth a try if you're careful and understand the potential damage you could do.

Not sure if you can be to conservative in those situations though.
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