Joined 2 clubs at once

dbismyname

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So the boat is a Stratos 279 F/S that we wakeboard behind. We cut off the VRO and now mix our gas in the tanks. Buddy's boat but we share the daily responsibilities when we go out. So he pulls open the empty tank from last week and I dump in the measured oil. We put in the plug and prep everything like normal. Drive to the gas station to fill the tank. I hear him drop a s#it. I didn't put the gas cap back on. We decide to drive 10 mins to autozone instead of 10 mins to go search the neighborhood. Autozone doesn't have any gas caps with that big of a diameter. So we drive 15 mins back to the neighborhood and just happen to see the cap in a turn by a stop sign. Slightly bent from a runover but still threads in. Awesome now we're only like an hour behind schedule. Drive 30 mins to the boat ramp, unhook straps, transom saver, I hop in truck while he starts to trim down motor. We get to the edge of the water and he tells me Woah. I stop and hear him say the words I never want to hear, "boat key's at home" :rolleyes: So we get his dad to go pick up the key and meet us half way between house and river and we joined two clubs at once. But at least I wasn't solely responsible for burning up our river time:D
 

TMoNeE

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Re: Joined 2 clubs at once

well, at least those are all minor issues that are just time consuming, could be a lot worse :)
 

magoo

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Re: Joined 2 clubs at once

i have a key in my wallet.
here in colorado a guy can drive a LONG way to the lake only to be turned away for the no key trick.dont ask me how i know.
at least you got to do your thing that day,I had to listen to the lady the whole 3-4 hour trip home.
I still hear about it from time to time.:mad:
 

dbismyname

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Re: Joined 2 clubs at once

I think if we had driven three to four hours we would have pulled apart the control box and bypassed the ignition. Of course I would have had to browse to iboats on my droid and ask you guys how to do it:p
 

magoo

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Re: Joined 2 clubs at once

I was thinkin the same thing at the time but with her there, it just wouldnt have gone over well.I cut my losses and headed back to the ranch to prevent further embarassment.
 

Bass Tracker TX17

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Re: Joined 2 clubs at once

I think if we had driven three to four hours we would have pulled apart the control box and bypassed the ignition. Of course I would have had to browse to iboats on my droid and ask you guys how to do it:p

Just get the emergency key hidden in the boat.. :)
 

DaNinja

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Re: Joined 2 clubs at once

I just leave the keys in the ignition.
It's not like someone is going to crank up the boat in the backyard and drive away.:p The shop had no problem starting the motor, despite the fact that I hadn't left them a key.

I made the same mistake, once. I was taking friends out. They were only in town for a day and I wanted to take them out on the lake. When I realized that I'd left the keys at home, I unhooked and sped back to the house.

I have joined the "no plug" and "drive guards still on" clubs at the same time.:redface:
 

kenmyfam

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Re: Joined 2 clubs at once

Spare boat key...in lockable stowage box on boat.
Spare lockable stowage box key.......on car key ring
Spare car key...in boat tool box on boat in a combination key box
Spare hitch lock key....with spare boat key
Spare boat plugs........everywhere !!!:D
 

cribber

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Re: Joined 2 clubs at once

^^^^^ And I thought I was bad about spares!!!

I even carry a spare serpentine belt cuz, yeah... a bolt took it out once that had worked itself loose from the alternator. And only had the boat from new for a ouple of months.
 

tswiczko

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Re: Joined 2 clubs at once

Spare boat key...in lockable stowage box on boat.
Spare lockable stowage box key.......on car key ring
Spare car key...in boat tool box on boat in a combination key box
Spare hitch lock key....with spare boat key
Spare boat plugs........everywhere !!!:D

WoW and I thought I was overly reduntant by having three sets of keys 1 in boat 1 in truck 1 in hand, but as far as plugs go I have 3 on the boat and 1 in the truck:D
 

Triton II

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Re: Joined 2 clubs at once

WoW and I thought I was overly reduntant by having three sets of keys 1 in boat 1 in truck 1 in hand, but as far as plugs go I have 3 on the boat and 1 in the truck:D

I have a spare key lockwired under the OB's cowl... hmmm I hope no one from this region is reading this! :D

TII
 
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