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On Mar 30, 8:22*pm, "JimH" wrote:
"photomom" wrote in message

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I took my boat out for the first time this morning. *Finally got it
started but it would die after several minutes if I didn't give it
some throttle. *It is an older model Glas-ply with a Volvo motor. *I
lifted the doghouse on the engine and the entire bottom was filled
with water. *It had evidently sprayed the motor. *Do I need to insert
the plug in the back of the boat to keep the water out, or just run
the bilge pump? *This is the first boat I have ever owned and any
suggestions you coulc offer would be great.

I take it this is not a joke. *If not............you need to take boating
safety course before you head back out on the water again. *Based on your
question you should not be on the water until you take and pass the course..
You may also want to purchase and read the latest edition of Chapman.

http://www.amazon.com/Chapman-Piloti...Illustrations/...

Do not take boating safety so lightly...........we do not want to read about
you being the cause of the death or injury of your passengers or other
boaters on the water.

Oh, STFU.

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On Mar 30, 6:15*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:05:01 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Mar 30, 5:57*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:47:01 -0500, John H.

wrote:
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:19:35 -0700 (PDT), photomom
wrote:

I took my boat out for the first time this morning. *Finally got it
started but it would die after several minutes if I didn't give it
some throttle. *It is an older model Glas-ply with a Volvo motor. *I
lifted the doghouse on the engine and the entire bottom was filled
with water. *It had evidently sprayed the motor. *Do I need to insert
the plug in the back of the boat to keep the water out, or just run
the bilge pump? *This is the first boat I have ever owned and any
suggestions you coulc offer would be great.

Yes, put the plug in before you launch it.

I swear this is absoutely true.

There is a big sign behind the service desk that reads:

"Plugs are required to be removed from boats in this facility. *Please
reinstall plugs prior to launch".

I swear that's true. :)

And I can tell you the reason why too.

And no you morons, it wasn't me.

Although I have been guilty of doing that. :)

Hey, I bought a boat awhile back and ran it up to the lake and forgot
to unhook the stern tiedowns, that thing wouldn't come off the the
trailer for nothing!!

Been there - done that. *:)

I've also forgot to remove the restraining strap from the bow eye,
undid the stern dock line and was lazy about where I put it with the
resulting prop wrap, Scotty caught a lobster trap due to stupidity on
my part, grounded myself at the mouth of the Connecticut River at Old
Saybrook Light when I misread the tide chart and tried to cross the
sand bar, run out of gas in one of my old bass boats, fallen over
board twice trying to boat a fish, dead batteries due to keeping my
ignition key and radio switch on and that's just for starters. :)

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I was on Lake Sinclair one time and it was VERY early spring, the
water was cold as hell. I got a spotted bass on that was one of the
biggest I'd ever seen come out of Sinclair, so of course I was so
excited thinking I may have a lake record that I reached down to lip
it, not even thinking that I'd changed from a worm to a Rapala.
Shakes, a couple of treble hooks go into my hand, yank my hand out,
causing me to lose my balance. In the lake I go. When this happens, my
brand new rod and reel decide to leave my hands in 30 feet of water. I
wonder if that monster fish is still laughing.