Was hoping this was by design, makes carrying things far distances much easier. I suppose I'll simply have to use it while it's still in place.
Helps for rescuing boats people lost too, since many don't know of it, I've found some valuable items in boats trapped in the river.
Really this is the only way I know of saving a boat trapped in the river without swimming (which I refuse to try), so if it's patched I'd hate to see a crash while in a boat :/