Well, we arranged to have the boat hauled out and the underwater damage examined at Two Rivers Marina in Rockport, IL. Once we pulled out of Keokuk the heart stopping vibrations that come from a damaged prop or drive shaft set in. That meant we had to work our way down to Rockport on one engine, which actually was not difficult once you got used to how the boat responds with only the starboard engine running. Rockport is about 70 miles down river from Keokuk, so we had to break the trip into two parts because with only one engine there is no way we are going to get up on plane. Our next stop was Quincy, IL.
Just south of Keokuk is lock #19, which is the first lock we go through that has floating bollards to hold your boat rather that just lines hanging down that you hang on to. This is also the largest drop of any lock north of St. Louis, 38 feet. The picture above is from the inside of the lock.
Quincy was a nice stop. We tied up at the Quincy Boat Club, which is a 170 member organization that is a pretty "free flowing" group. They were very hospitable, gave us some good suggestions for dinghy rides and riverside dinner spots. They were also aware of the rock situation at the Keokuk Club, so I suspect I was not the first boat to run into trouble there.
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