I've told this one. In early 80's , living in Louisiana working offshore. I'd bought a tracker x-17 with 25 hp. I was in my 20's, tm was no good. Buddy of mine told me his dad had a old tm we could mount and use till I bought new one, he said I'll get it and mount it so we can fish when I get back (ok). Headed to Henderson swamp cause bream were on the bite. Put boat in , I asked on the way , how he mounted everything sounded good. Started out to big water to I-10 bridge. Passed another boat coming in , I'm on plane. Hit other boats wake and tm bounces up and locks down, and it's gone, snatched nuts &washers through plywood and power wires into at connectors. I stop boat and turn around we fish for tm , no luck. Then my buddy said I remember now dad said tm didn't lock in stow position. So there's still a old evinrude brute at bottom of swamp.