I committed the unthinkable

[stan_deezy]

Re: I committed the unthinkable

Originally posted by QC:<br /> LMAO @ Stan <br /><br />

so were all the tourists and boaters <br /><br />I'm still getting therapy for it

 

[aspeck]

Re: I committed the unthinkable

Oh Stan, Stan, Stan, Stan ... <br /><br />"This is another fine mess you've gotten us into, Stanley!"<br /><br />How are the teeth? Has the time changed, or is it still tooth hurty?

 

[stan_deezy]

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Have to say Aspeck we compounded the "plug" error by trying to escape in dramatic fashion from the area with me wading out to fend the boat off and then supposed to do one smooth movement entry into the boat.....only I didn't quite manage it and ended up hanging onto the side of the boat yelling at the cox'n to kill the engine Not a day I'll forget in a hurry, no matter how I try.<br />Teeth still grumping: now not getting done until next Tuesday due to infection so forgive my poor posting, but my, aren't opiates pleasant

 

[Limited-Time]

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Seldom remove the plug, and if I do it goes back in directly after the bilge is drained. Sooooooooooo never in my boat ...........................But was helping a friend launch his ski boat(me in the boat him manning the trailer) when after the picture perfect launch I got this sinking feeling. Yep auto bilge kicks on and OH SHEET comes to mind. Plugs not in I have NO idea where it's at and owner of "slowly sinking" is nowhere in sight, disappeared into the black hole of a parking lot. Gott'a act quick, motor to the shallows, jump in and do the "Little Dutch Boy" thing with my finger. About (seems like FOREVER later) five minuets later, owner comes strolling down to the dock and spies me doing the Dutch Boy thing and starts roaring with laughter. By this time the bilge pump has emptied the bilge of all the excess lake water and kicked off. Trailer tender gathers his composure enough to tell me the plug is in the aft port side cup holder, about 3 feet from my head. After securing the pug in place I motored to the dock and picked up the still giggling owner.

 

[dogsdad]

Re: I committed the unthinkable

Originally posted by WillyBWright:<br /> <br /><br />Keep a spare plug in the glove box at all times.<br /><br />

Don't you find it a bit disconcerting to find a plug when you're rummaging around looking for your bottle opener? If it wasn't so easy to peek at the bilge on my boat, I think keeping a spare in the glove box would encourage me to do a lot more swimming than I do! <br /><br />I like CN Spots' idea of keeping the plug on the keychain. Maybe one of those keychains that separates into two parts with the push of a button would be a good idea.

 

[rwise]

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well, mine screws in from inside, and when running on the water acts as a bilge pump. Problem with that is when I go alone, it a little hard to reach from the drivers seat

 

[Drowned Rat]

Re: I committed the unthinkable

Those that have, those that will, and those who lie about it. <br /><br />Nice catch!

 

[bh357]

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well, mine screws in from inside, and when running on the water acts as a bilge pump. Problem with that is when I go alone, it a little hard to reach from the drivers seat

I can just picture it now... nobody at the helm, and the only thing visible is the captain's "stern" in the stern. <br />That would definately be the beginning of a SHT.<br /><br />As for me, I haven't forgotten the plug yet. However I did chase the boat down the ramp waving like a madman for my dad to stop backing up . He did stop in time, otherwise I would've joined the club.

 

[QC]

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Originally posted by Limited-Time:<br /> After securing the pug in place

I hadn't thought of that before . . . don't tell PETA

 

[KaGee]

Re: I committed the unthinkable

Which end of the Pug do you use????<br /><br />

 

[Ron G]

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]I now live to see a boat on a trailer, going down the highway, with water coming out the bilge pump outlet [/QB][/quote]<br />I was behind my buddy leaving the lake last year it was summer on a 4 lane road we started up and over the brige and his kicked on shot water right in the window of the car beside him,i thought i was going to wreak laughing,dude in car pulled up to him throwing him the bird,he had know idea what the heack was going on.

 

[eeboater]

Re: I committed the unthinkable

Crap... i'm not looking forward to that day....

 

[CN Spots]

Re: I committed the unthinkable

LMAO@Ron!<br /><br /><br />-Hey, I hit 400. Wheee.<br /><br /><br />spots

 

[rolmops]

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I have good reason for my signature.<br />Maybe this way it penetrates into my thick skull.

 

[Limited-Time]

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Originally posted by eeboater:<br /> Crap... i'm not looking forward to that day....

Just hope its mid season for ya ee, else that lake water can be dang cold, not to mention the pucker factor when ya take the plunge.

 

[Gone]

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Never done that!.......Cept once or twice........a year

 

[QC]

Re: I committed the unthinkable

Originally posted by KaGee:<br /> Which end of the Pug do you use????

You just need to be happy he didn't say Snoopy . . . <br /><br />LMAO @ Ron too. Just noted that the other guy's window was down . . .

 

[NOSLEEP]

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Thats something I have never done.<br />I can be forgetful at times. But I have always<br />had a practice of putting the plug back in as<br />soon as the water is drained "before" heading off<br />with the trailer in tow.