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Old 08-24-2019, 07:50 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
Kinds depends.

I have heard of wrapped lines pulling engines off mounts too. Funny how it's not consistent.
That happened to a friend of mine on his MT 38. Attempting to grab a mooring at Block Island. Wife had a line set up on the gunnel and it fell overboard. When the boat backed to do a second try for the ball, the line tangled in his prop and pulled the mounts.
He had to get towed back to Mystic.
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