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We were delivering the boat to Lake Ontario from Lasalle Ontario. Heading up the north shore of Lake Erie we were approaching Point Pelee. We were well off shore (not far enough as it turns out) when I noticed something about the water didn't look right. The water was lapping back on itself and there were seagulls floating in the water. I told my wife to go up forward and I cut the engines to an idle. (We were motoring on a windless, ripple free day). Just as she said "I can see the bottom" we just came to a dead stop in the soft sand. Luckily there was no wind to push us around and I just cranked the rudder and managed to back up off. No harm, no foul.
We then motored WAY out from shore and managed to round the point.
I was always told "it is not IF you go aground, it is WHEN". Figured I got mine in, think I"m done?
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