Operator advised that he had just had some work done on his engines and had the mechanic on board with him to test them. He was running on an unfamiliar stretch of river and ran outside the bouys into shallow water near Mink Creek. When operator ran aground it bent both shafts, both props, and the supporting struts. One strut also punched or tore a hole in the hull. The boat was pulled back into deep water by a towing service and returned to the marina under its own power.
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