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Thread: Lost decoys

  1. #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by gooseaholic View Post
    Best guess : if the bank was steep and too much hull was on the hill, water can go over the transom.
    Ah. I was picturing the boat being completely in the grass with bow and stern at the same level.
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    Tidal water...

  3. #23
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    Tide goes out, hull settles into the mud.
    Tide comes in, hull stays sucked into the mud. I have personal experience with this phenomenon.

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    Been there. Not fun. Somehow bilge/batteries were still working and we got it out.

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