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to the rescue ..

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Assisted in saving two sinking boats yesterday.

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Seems a thru bolt somewhere in the hull came loose and fell out somehow and
water was rushing in like a geyser.
I think it was one of the bolts for the cutlass bearing mount. Attempts
were being made to stuff the hole with anything handy, but the broom handles
wouldn't fit. One guy was furiously trying to whittle a handle down.

I remembered that I had an assortment of tapered, wooden bungs on my boat
and ran back to grab a couple.
One size fit the hole perfectly and stopped the leak with one good rap with
a hammer.

Lots of handshaking going on after that with a very nervous boat owner.

Eisboch

I've used those styrofoam fishing floats for just that purpose before.
Not as permanant or solid as a wooden bung, but it fixed the problem
until we were able to get back to the lift at the dock.

Sexton

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