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Originally Posted by macojoe
We have all forgot the plug at sometime!! Those that say no are telling lie's!!  |
Like MJ said, we've all done it....I'm thinking that we could start a thread just about our experiences with that silly little piece of rubber and how costly it can be. I know I've forgotten it... said so in a different thread a while back. It's one of those things you never forget twice.. So welcome to the "forgot the plug club"
It's a great lesson in how important it is to remember the safety things.. (Amazing how much water can come through that little hole in so short a time, isn't it)?
BTW, I've never seen it mentioned, but speaking about the drain hole, a great tip is if you see that there's a lot of water in your bilge from not putting the plug in, and you're out on the water and not at the dock, throw your motor into forward gear and get up on plane in a hurry.. the speed of the boat thru the water creates a vacuum that acts like a syphon and actually pulls the water back out through the drain hole.. It's like a last line of defense bilge pump, but it gets the water out in a hurry. Obviously, once the water's out put the plug in.
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