I have almost the same story as Crappie Hound. Except I put the plug in while still home in my driveway. I drove over an hour in the rain. I didn't know I was full of water until the day was over. I had just bought the boat at a boat show and told my freind it was running Good. But, didn't have enough power to pull the hat off of my head.

A more recent story had my wife and I exploring islands for our annual camping trip. She tore into me when she discovered her purse was getting wet. Of course I had enough cooth to ask her why in the !@#$ she needed a purse while out in the boat. Then I noticed how much water was back there. I beached it and sure enough I forgot the plug. She got out and told me she was not going to ride in that boat "until I fixed it". She wouldn't beleave it was that simple. I finaly convinced her to get back into it when I told her I would be back shortly with another boat. The idea of sitting on that island alone didn't sound like something she wanted to do.
DP