12-09-2010, 08:07 PM
Punctures of any sort when far from shore in deep cold water when equipped with a conventional troll motor and battery (about 80-100#). Your backup trapped air pockets on the tube will not keep the tube afloat and you partially above water; with the weight everything is going straight down, including you if can't untangle. Hypothermia will get you before you can get to shore even with a PFD. If the leak is fast, someone from the power squadron would be only hope for rescue. I knew they had to be good for something... Never had any trouble, even in FL with wildlife in 45 years, but I may be lucky or overdue...
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