tomatolord
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Oct 1, 2004
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Dad buys his 1st "big" boat - 17.5 mckee - center mount -70hp evindude (different story)- fishing boat, we always had little 6hp run arounds <br /><br />We are 22 when dad gets the boat.<br /><br />My twin buys a bilge pump and hose and brings it over to hook up to the boat.<br /><br />Dad says NO WAY - you will drain the battery! This boat is self bailing!!! DO NOT INSTALL and got very angry about it.<br /><br />We go out on the 1st trip to the delaware around N philly - it is early spring - cold - no one else really around.<br /><br />we go out fishing, catch a small striper - toss it back<br /><br />After a day of fishing we head back to the dock.<br /><br />A tug boat heads down river with no load - creates large wake - <br /><br />DAD - again - go slow go slow go slow!!!<br /><br />We tilt up and then down and the 2nd wave crashes over the bow hits me about knee high and loads the boat with water<br /><br />Remember no bilge pumps allowed.<br /><br />DAD says no problem!! Its self bailing - <br /><br />Problem!! Plug is on OUTSIDE of the boat below waterline, <br /><br />Dad says get boat on plane and we can pull the plug out!!<br /><br />Boat now loaded with water as we try to get on plane the water rushes to the back causing bow to point very very high!!<br /><br />Boat on plane now pounding up river, Brother 1 hanging over back of boat to pull out plug - brother 2 holding onto brother 1.<br /><br />Me I am driving at 90% throttle because boat is loaded with water.<br /><br />Water drains from boat yeah!!!<br /><br />Now we cant stop because the plug is out!! Must repeat steps to hold brother when putting plug back in!!<br /><br />Next day dad put the bilge pump in.<br /><br />---------------
