sold my V and.......

[macojoe]

The guy just called he launched the boat and it has almost sunk!!!!

I said did you put the plug in?? He said yes but just finger tight.

I said that boat has never leaked! that he better ck the plug did not fall out.

Her is going to call me back?

[charlie_the_tuna]

have him call me.
i'll tell him whos problem it is now.
what'd you get?

[macojoe]

$3500

I have never had water get in that boat!! Well thur the bottom ;)

Use to have a toliet in the boat and the 2 ball vaules are closed and from the otside i pluged them up so thy never be used again!

So all there is, is the plug. I have used the boat since the Wave and it has never leaked?

the boat had a ton of rain water today and I drained it cause I left the plug in?

But he says they have it at the ramp tied to the dock so it won't sink :o

I hate selling stuff, we should just all throw it away when we are done!!

[randlemanboater]

No wonder you were so hot on selling that thing.

[macojoe]

Yea right!!

I feel real sick now!! :-[

[THEFERMANATOR]

Did you ask him how steep the ramp was? No boat likes to be launched down a cliff.

[macojoe]

I just called him again and i have no answer??

I have a full transom so water at launch isn't going to be the problem?

[macojoe]

We swaped trailers a few weeks ago and the boat sat in the water half hour and never got a dop of water.

I am hoping he did not or the plug fell out? He said it was finger tight he did not put a wrench

[steplift20]

hey mac what happened to your boat i heard something happened and you could have sunk what was it and glad your ok now you have to get another steplift

[macojoe]

OK heres the deal

I showed the guy the boat, I walked him all around, On the transom I have one of the plug holders that holds the plug so you don't lose it.
I said here is your plug you need a 9/16 wrench to put in the bottom.

I forgot to take the plug out and boat was full of water this morning so I knew there was something messed up, cause if it holds water in its going to hold water out!!


He launched the boat and headed out and when he saw water coming up from the floor headed back, they strapped it to the dock to strop from sinking.
Harborer master came and pumped it out enough so they could get on trailer, now its draining!

He said I miss understood you, I thought that was the hole the plug was in and I take it out with a 9/16 wrench!

So he never put the plug in!!! I told him you are not a real boat man till you forgot the plug!
So I guess he is one now, and I am sure he will never make that mistake again!!

My stomach still feels sick now, but I am glad thats all it was! I still hate to sell crap because of this stuff!!

[Hammerhead]

I know the feeling. The lil' Bonita I had for the past 20 years has been sunk TWICE by the woman who bought it last month. Both times I raised and got it running for her. I regret selling it to her. Relatively speaking your buyer is Admiral material.

[tsubaki]

Natural selection almost worked today! ;D

[macojoe]

Well I am not worried now!! He sunk it!! Not that there was a warrantte, But any problems that might have come up are out hte window now!!

He owns it now hook, line, & sinker ;)

[tsubaki]

Poor bastadge, *:o
That was an ideal boat and plenty of website gossip to back it up.
If he can read :-X get him to go thru the website to put his mind at ease.
Being uneducated in todays light is OK by societies standards. ;D

[tsubaki]

Can you projectile vomite? ;D ;D

[msbhammer]

Did you turn over all your V20 tee shirts as required in our Bylaws. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[macojoe]

Not one T shirt!! But i did tell him about the site! He not much of a computer guy?? Guess not much of a boater either ;)


The boat did not go to the bottom, but buy what he told me it had a lot more water in it then when the Wave hit!

Was strapet to the dock so ity would not go to the bottom!, Was listed over bad with water at the top of the gunnel!!

[tsubaki]

What's the new owner going to do with them?
Wipe up water? ::)

[scook]

MJ - Maybe the guy should moron-proof the plug like I do mine.

I put a wire hook on my wrench with some bright orange survey flagging and hang it on the steering wheel and keep the plug in the cup holder. If I miss that, the wrench pokes me in the nortons when I sit down.

So far it's kept me from becoming a boatman.

I forgot how to post pictures - if I can figure it out again, I'll post one.

[tsubaki]

You recogn one made for a necktie would have helped him?
NNAAAAHH

[Pipe_Dream]

Never installed that bilge pump, eh? :P

[tsubaki]

Oh man, I forgot that part. Hardhead ;D

[macojoe]

He knew it had no pump, I told him so!!

I don't tyhink he will make the plug mistake again soon!

[Mac_Attack]

Maybe you could make him a deal on your bilge pump

[C YENSEN]

hey man. put a bilge pump in your new boat for all of us to feel better ;)

[chumbucket]

He's got 2 in the new boat. And they both work!!!!!!!! :o ;D

[Blue_Runner]

Sounds like that guy had never even seen a boat before let alone owned one ::) I guess if he hadn't sunk it he would have eventually ran the motor without muffs and blew the powerhead andyway. :o

Man, that is just crazy!

[Airslot]

He's got 2 in the new boat. And they both work!!!!!!!! :o ;D


You mean they worked when he took delivery. God only knows what works now ::)

[rhahn427]

Man ........... that boat served you well for years .......... how could you sell it to such a dipstick !!!!!!

Poor Boat .......... !!!!!! ;D

[Seacrets]

Chum, it's your responsibility to make certain he doesn't unhook them to save electricity. ;D

[parishht]

Congratulations on the sale.

As far as the sinking, that is his fault for not knowing
the rules of boating.

1 - put bilge plug in.
2 - check to make sure bilge plug is in.
3 - Is that bilge plug in?
4 - Bilge plug, where is it?
5 - Honey, look to see if the bilge plug is in.
6 - Muffy and Duffy, do I have the bilge plug in?
7 - If you want to ride in my boat, look if the bilge plug is in.
8 - put boat in water.
9 - I think the bilge plug is in.

[chumbucket]

Why is it my responsibility? I have no control over this nutjob! >:(
MJ is a very complex person. Who knows why he does many of the things he does.










Alright. I guess I'm confusing complex with sheer stupidity and outright weird. He scares me sometimes. :o ;D

[msbhammer]

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :o :o :o :o

[Hammerhead]

Bwhahahhahaaaaa.....yer killin' me!!!

[bradford]

MJ you gave that boat away too cheap, and it's the new owners problem if he's too dumb to put the plug in. I think She was trying to go to the bottom knowing that her service was over. Old boats have souls. ;)

[reelapeelin]

You'll just have to buy it back...tell him you'll give him $5,000 ;D ;D ... then you'll feel better ;D ;D ;D ...

[macojoe]

Nope its gone forever!! Just hope the old girl hasn't seen its last years!!

That guy has a big job ahead of him now!!

[Pipe_Dream]

MJ you gave that boat away too cheap, and it's the new owners problem if he's too dumb to put the plug in. *I think She was trying to go to the bottom knowing that her service was over. *Old boats have souls. * ;)
Oh man, that's so sad . . . :'(

Reel's right -- you gotta go get her!

[macojoe]

What the sad thing is that all that starboard!

I need to go buy a sheet for a project I want to do on the new boat, I should just call the guy and salvage the starboard before it goes to the dump!!

[C YENSEN]

you need to change the pic in your signature......

it hurts to me look at knowing what the old girl is going through :'( :'( :'(

[Sea-r-cy]

Don't they have a dump you can take it to?? :'(

Seems like you should have taken your own advice?? ;D
sea-r-cy

[macojoe]

Why is that??

Mine was just fine and in very good shape! I just about gave it awy, I had to move it as I have bought something else.

Not my fault the guy forgot the plug!

I can take it as well as give it, But make sure you have a idea what you talking about if you want to play with the big boys!!

Will not take long to take yours to the dump, its mostly saw dust any ways :P

[Seacrets]

Can't ya just feel the love?? ;)

[Blue_Runner]

Sweetie pie ;D

[macojoe]

lol ;D ;)