Hi Carl. And welcome to the forum.

Yes this is a hazard with​ this sort of power. I may suggest NEXT time that you run it tethered or at least nosing the bank for a bit to ensure it runs ok for a few minutes or so (water cooling arrangements permitting) BUT failing that, a rescue boat of some sort in the next easiest way of recovering marooned craft !

Stalling or breaking down is one of those hazards that you have to put up with. I might point out an excellent article in the summer MB special in which the various forms of rescue and recovery were discussed. "boating in Bushy" I seem to recall was the article. Indeed very informative…

AShley

Carl. It was in the summer MB special. It was only part of an article, (which I MAY have written…) and not a specific "how to " job. Good article of course, actually contains hints and tips and my "modus operandi" and so on.

Basically, the options are….waders, and using a long extendable fishing pole with a wire hook on the end,

a fishing rod to cast a weight over the stricken vessel (SV) to drag it back, or a ball of string with a small weight on which you throw over the SV. .

A boat to push the SV in (needs a flattish front and preferably a grippy rubber/foam bumper….we find the small landing craft to be good for this, something you can knock up very cheaply…(.see my album)

Using another boat to tow a long bit of string with a float on the end. The boat goes round and round the SV and the string slips under the SV and gets caught on the prop, and then you tow it back in.

No doubt the more tech savvy boaters may suggest using a drone to carry a line over and hook the SV and either towing it itself or bringing back the string to be pulled from the bank……

Ashley

From a purely sensible point of view (I really do regard the HSE as surplus to requirements, usually, preferring good sense) NEVER SWIM AFTER YOUR BOAT. You are worth more than a toy, and however much craftsmanship has gone into it, it is still a toy. Do not become a Darwin Award example.