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I was suprised at how long the boat was floating in the water without the plug. *I can only figure that once the outside water matched the level of the inside water it slowed the flow. *I went home at lunch yesterday to put the cover on the boat beacuse they were calling for severe thunderstorms. *As I approach the boat I hear a humming noise coming from the back of the boat, sure enough it was the bilge pump *>:(. I must have left the switch on. *Where was the pump when I needed it, *So now I guess I will be looking into why the bilge pump failed when I needed it *most.

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this was almost you

For more of the rescue of this boat see link below.

http://www.porthole2.com/Photos_salvage.htm

http://www.porthole2.com/images/Budg..._One_On_07.jpg

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or actually this by the dock

http://www.porthole2.com/images/Budg...02-13-2001.jpg

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that 'faulty' bilge pump is probably why it didnt sink after 10 or 15 minutes. maybe it just couldnt keep up with the 'tidal surge'. but bilge pumps are relatively cheap. if you have nay doubt i say replace it. or just add another. couple years ago i was launching my bayliner at the lake for a test run.i had some force 'issues'. while i was trying to get her fired up some guy in a brand new truck with a brand new bass boat that didnt wiegh half wat the mercury 3.0 he had did, started *****in i was in his way. he had some excuse for not wanting tu use launch on other side of pier.said i needed to "get that piece of **** out of everyones way" there was me, him and a guy who had just pulled his rig out. i realy wanted to hold his head under water, just for a little while, but i decided to just paddle to other side of pier.he backed his boat in tied it off and went to park his truck. he stopped to bs with his buddy in other boat who he was apparrently showing off for. as his buddy pulled off he noticed his boat was gone. he came runnin. asked me what happened. i told him while he was being an assss, he forgot his plug. i watched it go under. took maybe 5 minutes. i told him "you need to move that piece of **** before someone tears there boat up on it. icing on the cake, in midst of his insuing tantrum he reached in his pocket for his cell phone and dropped his keys in the watter, just as my rig fired up and team no-bucks pulled off into the sunset

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love it love it isn't it great when you get to see payback without doing anything um i'd loved to have seen that.

I've always said Bass boats are just a waste of a good motor.

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Cool photo's. Hopefully you will never see any pictures of me on there. :o

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racerx, that's a GREAT story...wish I coulda watched that boat go down...nothin' worse than a ba$$hole in a a$$boat ::) ...

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You are right Franco, Thongs for Stinky! Bill Mc

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;D

Racerx, you are one funny guy! LMAO!

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Took my lil'16' Bonito to the ramp..to service the trailer as well but, I was alone. I launched the boat and tied it. Worked on the trailer for about 20 minutes then noticed my boat was low in the water. It had about 5" of freeboard left. I had to stand beside it to bail it out. :-[
One of the many times I went fishin' with my Pop in his 25'ChrisCraft I/O we were twenty miles out'a Miami. Everything seemed normal. Then when we stopped to rig our bait I noticed the pump had been spewing water out the side. I raised the motor cover and we had a foot'o water in it. The motor was half under it but still running. I dove over the side with a spare spark plug and rag and plugged it from the outside while my Dad...ever the funny guy yells "SHARK !!!!" :o When we returned to the Marina Pop starts yelling at the boat lift tender...who w/o sayin' a word points to a huge sign..
" Owner RESPONSIBLE for installing Plug"
Both my Bonito and V-20 has two pumps now. One on a toggle switch, one on a float switch.....and I always carry spare plugs. :)