Rope under boat

[TRDon]

I G25's will come with this as an option;

cheaper upgrade than the 550 im sure

[swankster]

Brother wrapped a trotline around his last year. Picked the weight up off the bottom which happened to be a brick and after about a dozen bangs against the hull at 3000 rpm and 3k worth of damage, he learn to give those markers a wide birth.

Ouch!

Caught the rope twice (shame on me) and added goggles and a knife after the first and thinking about a snorkel with hose extension.

[Miljack]

I think this has happened to most. We had it happen when the wife was driving, and I was boarding and had talked my then 5yr old into riding on the wakeboard with me. A little wind, some distraction for the driver, and the rope slid under the boat. I was lucky and saw it happen and was able to get her stopped. I borrowed my sons swim goggles and made a few dives and was able to unwind the prop and got the rope out without cutting it.
We keep a box cutter/razor knife and googles in the boat. I like AT's idea of shrink wrapping it (but how do you cut it open? :-)) to protect both the knife and the kiddies (not to mention the seats!)

[AirTool]

I like AT's idea of shrink wrapping it (but how do you cut it open? :-)) to protect both the knife and the kiddies (not to mention the seats!)

The bags tear easy enough with your teeth or a key....especially if you don't vacuum down hard on it.

Who cares about the kids, its the knife and seats we care about

[ES]

Had the same experience, it's such a pain that we are much more careful about wind direction and where the rope is.
In addition to the list of items provided by others, I also added a pair of water/working gloves (e.g. I keep boarding/kayak gloves). Found out first hand how sharp the propeller blades can be. With murky, cold water it's tough to be careful not to scrape your hands on them.

[lucky7t]

It's funny a few mentioned how sharp the prop is. I was running my hands all over it and I really thought I cut my hand but kept on getting the rope untangled . When I finally came up the first thing I did was make sure I had five fingers.