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We boat on Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee. After a good rain, there is usually debris within several miles of the dam. Last year, in our 19 footer, we hit a submerged 2x8 going around 20 mph. The board was around 2 feet long and it wedged against the lower unit perfectly sideways, creating a fin or tab. The angle of this newly installed fin caused the bow of the boat to dive like a submarine!!! Needless to say, it got our attention quick like. As the front end was about to go under, I cut off the throttle in time to stabilize the boat. If anyone had been standing up or had been up in the bow, it would have been all over. The scary part was that the debris was completely invisible...floating near but not quite at the surface.
