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<blockquote data-quote="CedarRiverScooter" data-source="post: 397166" data-attributes="member: 15465"><p>Well today was quite an adventure! Low water level combined with lower sun angle & I missed seeing the shallow water (1/2 hr upstream).</p><p></p><p>Darn top loader grate scooped up gravel & fed it to the pump. Then wouldn't pump beyond idle. Idled back downstream to the nearest sandbar. God placed a railroad tie in just the right position for us to use. We pulled the boat up & over it so the stern was out of water. I was able to climb underneath & find the rock stuck in between impeller blades. I couldn't pry it out with my screwdriver & gave up. Must have loosened it some, as it finally came loose 5 minutes later & we were able to get back on plane & get back to ramp in timely fashion. </p><p></p><p>Lesson learned, I think I will keep the tools needed to pull pump onboard from now on. Also, toploader grate is history!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CedarRiverScooter, post: 397166, member: 15465"] Well today was quite an adventure! Low water level combined with lower sun angle & I missed seeing the shallow water (1/2 hr upstream). Darn top loader grate scooped up gravel & fed it to the pump. Then wouldn't pump beyond idle. Idled back downstream to the nearest sandbar. God placed a railroad tie in just the right position for us to use. We pulled the boat up & over it so the stern was out of water. I was able to climb underneath & find the rock stuck in between impeller blades. I couldn't pry it out with my screwdriver & gave up. Must have loosened it some, as it finally came loose 5 minutes later & we were able to get back on plane & get back to ramp in timely fashion. Lesson learned, I think I will keep the tools needed to pull pump onboard from now on. Also, toploader grate is history! [/QUOTE]
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