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Decided to do some mud ploughing near Port Solent took short cut across Tipner ranges strange noises and black mud appeared do you think i have done any expensive damage to props or do they like mud!
 
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You twat !! were their any hard metalic sounds or just mud ,because if just mud and you were not going very fast / poped into neutral when bottomed then I dought it is any thing to worry about .
I had a narrow boat ( yes I know not a motor boat is it ) but on the Grand union you constantely either grounded or found shopping trollys to fight with .
The prop which was 16 "" took it all in it's stride and never needed major attention.
I did also do things like the London ring and lower Thames to windsor so it got a fair amount of higher rev usage .
Because the propp's are well protected in the stern swim area I would be more worried about other things like depth sounder and so on
Mick
 

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Unless you heard unusual noises like stones being thrown at metal then you have probably got away with it. Why not put on a wet suit and have a look, in fact water is now the warmest of the year so don't even need the suit, just mask.
 

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I would check your raw water strainers for mud pie and the impellers for damage, but if you get no major vibration I would check the props when it next comes out.

BTW - we've all done it!!!

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Nice, friendly reply.

Mark, what engines/drives do you have? If you've bottomed out aluminium props in mud, you may well have no obvious damage, but may have knocked the pitch out
 
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