I grew up on the Delta and have been boating on it on my own for over 17 years. I have never hit a log big enough to do damage...only clumps of tules, hibiscus and the occasional, obviously waterlogged, um, log. I have friends that have hit logs and done damage, but they have less time on the water than I do by a large degree. I think experience plays in to this quite a bit. If you know where to go, where there is likely to be snags, and where the river is likely to silt up from year to year, you can avoid most of the underwater hazards. The rest is luck. Still, I'd rather hit a log on the Delta than go to Folsom and hit the ground. Rocks break your boat ALWAYS. Logs, only sometimes. ;) P.S. I used to sport a fish finder on my old boat ('98 ProStar 205, pre-tower) and it never hit anything. This is because you can see the bottom profile over time and get a better idea of what is going on below you. This tends to work better than just seeing the exact depth below you right now. It also tells you if there is a snag, which a dash depth guage won't really do. In the process of getting a new one for the new boat. Just my $0.02.
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