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Just got ready to launch at Bucksaw. Young fella just parked headed down the ramp, I'm tying off the boat and he's a running up the ramp. I guess they forgot the plug the way that Champion was sitting low in the stern. He gets back down with the trailer, fella in the boat is coming in to recover, a bunk board goes a floating off. Talk about insult to injury. Boat sinking, now they have to recover the boat on a gimp trailer.
Seen em out on the lake later so at least they got to fish.
If it weren't for bad luck
It wasn't me but Lord knows I've had days like that. How'd you do fishing?
been down that road! sick feeling knowing your boat is going down. I check tht plug 3-4 times before launch now.
Done that once. When you hear the motor start gurgling as it's going down suddenly you realize what you have done.
Did that one time in March when my partner had to park the truck far away from the ramp and he couldn't back the trailer. Had to pull the boat on shore. That water sure is cold when you have to strip down to your underwear and jump in. (((:kewl))) A word of advice: if you do have to pull ashore w/o the plug put the stern ashore, not the bow. Otherwise the stern will sink below the water line and you can't pump the boat out without first pushing it back into the water. It took four men to push it back out when it was full of water. Talk about feeling like a dumb a!s.
Did that two years ago at reelfoot launching by myself at kirbys pocket, also had to park a ways away from ramp when i got back to boat she was bout six inches deep in the back but was able to get trailer backed in and get boat back on trailer to drain. Any other time there would have been five or six waiting to put in or take out.
Did that one time with my old boat. Had a buddy with me and I always keep a spare plug in the live well. Just took her out opened her up and let most of the water get sucked out. Then had my buddy put the spare plug in and let the bilge pump take care of the light work.
Thats why I leave it hooked until motor started-make sure everything is good to go before I unhook. I even do this when someone is backing me in
Did that myself in January took coat shirt off stuck head in water took plug out looked at it put it back in wrong hole and almost sunk before got it on the trailer.
like working man said, if ya ever forget to put the plug in, just open her wide open and the vaccum of the prop will pull most of the water out, once it goes up on plane most of the water will be gone. then you can hurry up and stick the plug in and let the bilge do the rest. I know from experience.:banghead
Good point. Used to do that with the Jon and the duracraft.Quote:
Originally Posted by south point
Can't reach it on my ranger. would be a good idea to have a plug that would fit on the inside of the hole, just incase on the ranger.
Did it once, at a no wake lake. Man the boat gets heavy.
I never take my plug out, is there a reason that you do?
You stuck your head in the water? In January? :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by day dreamer
I once pulled the drain plug out of a 14-foot jon boat while the boat sat on a dock, examined the plug and then just tossed it into the lake. I have no idea why I did that.
I went out fishing with my dad one morning and forgot to put the plug in. That afternoon, I took my son in law and his buddy out...told the story of how I was such a dumb azz just that morning....and then proceeded to do exactly the same thing AGAIN! Twice in one day. That is a personal record. I hope to never do this again, but I ain't making any promises!!! Now we have a rule when putting the boat in...."Did you get the plug????" I never tire of hearing that question....getting old is getting old!!!!:Doh:
I dont either.Quote:
Originally Posted by clfarms1
I've oft thought of getting small bumper stickers with "GOT PLUG?" or "PLUGGED?" for us fishermen to put on the tailgate of the truck. Or "PLUG?" would work
Been there done that......except for the floating trailer parts......guess I have that to look forward to some time in the future.
Lol maybe somebody would take this the wrong way when your not pulling your boat. :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by G.Gordon
That'd be a good loading screen for your console electronics!Quote:
Originally Posted by G.Gordon
I don't turn on my electronics until I'm moving away from the ramp to fish. Good idea for those that do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Twitch
Brian,
I don't even want to know why that came to your mind.
You have to admit, it is better than DP? As in drain plug, or double...
:donoI have never had the plug issue yet. I did drive 60 miles one time
to figure out I left the boat key at home. I also had an experience
were I was driving about 4 am through a very heavy rain and thought
my truck was loosing power. I pulled in to gas station and found my
stuff floating in the boat. 18' flat bottom with 10" of water. I had the
plug in. It was heavy and the truck didn't like it. lol
My all time best was when I backed my son age 14 into the water in December with a cross wind. As he drifted down the bank the motor decided not to start. Lucky there was a dock to drift into about 50 yards away.
Jeff, I launched on an Oxbow lake in AR one time, the hook unhooked itself, the wind was straight away from the ramp, I watched as the high sided tin boat made it's way across the lake. Finally waved down a passing boat, he took me to my beached boat in the timber on the other side. Nice fella.
Some good stories can be shared about "When I did stupid".