So we have a house boat booked on Lake Ouachita this summer for a weekend and I am looking for the experts who have towed behind a house boat and also who have been to Lake Ouachita on a house boat.

Question one: Is there anything that needs to be done to the boat to tow it? This may sound silly but back in 2018 we broke down on Lake Hamilton (starter failed) and a fellow forum member rescued us and towed us a good distance at a relatively slow speed. While under tow I kept hearing a strange harmonic sound and we traced it to the proper shaft. As we were being towed water going through the propeller was causing it to spin (slowly) and it was making a sound that sounded almost like a harmonic sound but I wasn't sure if it was the shaft seal rubbing due to no water being pumped to it with the engine off. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it ok to just let the propeller spin as water flows across it even though its not getting lubrication water to the shaft seal?

Question two: Where are the best placed to park a house boat on Ouachita with good water for riding? I was looking at Pollard Creek but I am not sure how stumpy it is. Navionics shows "flooded timber" in the area so that makes me nervous.