[Gerry Zagorski]

Good advice above by Captain Rich.

Braided line can be the most harmful since it is very abrassive and for that reason can do a lot of harm to your shafts. You want to be sure to clear it off before getting underway... I believe it was Mike on the Mi-Jo who told me that he picked up some braided line on one of his shafts. It actually wore a grove into the shaft that was deep enough to cause him to have to pull the boat and replace the shaft.