Pull the grate. The rock might not even be lodged in tight.I had to pull my grate last weekend at Laughlin because of rocks (no big deal).Don't worry about loc-tite, not necessary.
Thanks guys! I was going to follow everyone out on the run Saturday but when I got on the throttle it had a real bad vibration so I put it o the trailer to look and sure enough.
Mine was stiff when working it back and forth on the trailer. Once I got it on the water and under power, it was amazing!
Brad was there right? He's pretty damn resourceful in getting those stubborn bastards out! He helped me many times, (I think I did it like 4 times the same weekend) and I remember him and I flipping over a wetbike and spending a half an hour getting a rock out of one of those on a beach once............ Ray