Left the plug out!

**NICE PAIR** · 06-02-2016, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by 282

I started sailing at 8 years old I am now 49, so 41 years on boats and this is the second time I left the plug out. My 17 year old daughter was driving, of course as fast as she can so we did not notice until she slowed down. I jumped in put the plug in, bilge did the rest and off we went. Who else has done this? Can I be the only idiot??

No! there are plenty of us out there ... don't ever feel lonely. ;-)

**baja200merk** · 06-02-2016, 11:08 PM

3 open plugs on a 18ft tunnel at rest will get heavy quick..... I thought he was very rude I was passing a cold one when he scrambled to the seat and started it wide open.

**282** · 06-03-2016, 03:21 AM

My stoker had 3 plugs, i guess i would have sunk that one for sure if i left the plugs out. My daughter did not panic, she kinda found it funny. She said what would we have done if it sunk? I said we are in the river we could just walk to the shore.��

**tux974** · 06-03-2016, 05:12 AM

Originally Posted by NICE PAIR

No! there are plenty of us out there ... don't ever feel lonely. ;-)

Hey, speak for yourself, I have never ever done that.....

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Originally Posted by 282

My stoker had 3 plugs, i guess i would have sunk that one for sure if i left the plugs out. My daughter did not panic, she kinda found it funny. She said what would we have done if it sunk? I said we are in the river we could just walk to the shore.��

That's a good and funny response.......

I'm sure she is a good swimmer why panic and would have simply said, dad I'm headed to shore.....

**Dave Strong** · 06-03-2016, 08:54 AM

I only ever did it one time, backed down the ramp and realized I had for got to put it in. Pulled it up let her drain and installed the plug. Lucky for me only one other person at the ramp to laugh at me.

Dave

**delawarerick** · 06-03-2016, 08:15 PM

Remember the drain plug and forget to put the kill switch on pull the cover do all these checks and realize the lanyard is on your jacket and not connected.

**Dave Strong** · 06-03-2016, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by delawarerick

Remember the drain plug and forget to put the kill switch on pull the cover do all these checks and realize the lanyard is on your jacket and not connected.

Lol.

as long as you figure it out before you kill the battery.

Dave

**Robby321** · 06-03-2016, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by delawarerick

Remember the drain plug and forget to put the kill switch on pull the cover do all these checks and realize the lanyard is on your jacket and not connected.

GUILTY! But at least floating but?..."why don't the witch fire"

**Dave Strong** · 06-03-2016, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Robby321

GUILTY! But at least floating but?..."why don't the witch fire"

Do you guys realize how many people drop their boats off at the shop for a " No Start " that they forgot about the kill switch?

Dave

**Robby321** · 06-03-2016, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Dave Strong

Do you guys realize how many people drop their boats off at the shop for a " No Start " that they forgot about the kill switch?

Dave

Smart enuf to have one, to stupid to figure it out?

**tux974** · 06-04-2016, 05:11 AM

Originally Posted by delawarerick

Remember the drain plug and forget to put the kill switch on pull the cover do all these checks and realize the lanyard is on your jacket and not connected.

Never ever done that either.....

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Done this one plenty of time.......

**CDave** · 06-06-2016, 03:29 AM

I launched my dads aluminum boat without the plug in when I was a teenager. Never did it with my Ally or STV though.

**vnemous** · 06-06-2016, 05:50 AM

Customer out in boat and it wont run so he puts it on trailer and brings to us. No appointment gonna be a couple weeks. No cover on boat, rains so we pull his drain plug so boat doesnt sink on land. Get boat fixed, customer picks up. Get call, boat sank, rushed to get on trailer, jack knifed trailer and damaged truck bed and whos to blame, Yep..............

**Dave Strong** · 06-06-2016, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by vnemous

Customer out in boat and it wont run so he puts it on trailer and brings to us. No appointment gonna be a couple weeks. No cover on boat, rains so we pull his drain plug so boat doesnt sink on land. Get boat fixed, customer picks up. Get call, boat sank, rushed to get on trailer, jack knifed trailer and damaged truck bed and whos to blame, Yep..............

Been there.

Dave

**stokernick** · 06-06-2016, 11:29 AM

How about this? Had a manual switch installed for port and starboard fuel tanks, switched from port to starboard [so I thought!] , ran about a minute and the engine quits. I had turned the switch to neutral/off, no pill for stupid!!