I have a ski boat with a chevy big block in it. At the end of the year I was going to run the gas out of it, warm it up, then take it out to winterize and change the oil. I had nearly a full tank so I took a long 10+ mile run to the south end of the lake. I slowed down, idled for a few minutes looking at the dam, then decided to head back home. As soon as I accelerated the drive belt broke ( crank to water pump and alternator). This was before the days of common cell phones, so my choice was to make it to a dock and call for help or try to patch something together.

I had one of those cheap black rubber bungie cords in the boat. I was able to get it situated around the crank and water pump. Off I go again, but every time I go above idle it falls off. I ended up taking 3 hours to idle home, but made it!

Chuck