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boat full of water, yet bilge drain wide open?
edmaude	#1  Posted on 03/14/10 - 12:45 PM
Member Posts: 117 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/02/08	I am confused. My boat was full of water up past the center console and as high as splashwells, yet the bilge drain was unplugged and free of debris. How the hell did this happen? I have the trailer tilted up and water has always drained before as it should What am i missing?
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 03/14/10 - 12:57 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	There has to be some kind of obstruction in the tube. Maybe frozen water inside the tube? A bucket won't hold water if it has a hole in it. At least my buckets don't.
luckydog	#3  Posted on 03/14/10 - 1:01 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 82 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/01/06	Yea, frozen water, leaves, bottle cap, dead mouse, wasp nest, or maybe a smart car? Let's take guesses, I'll go with bottle cap.
edmaude	#4  Posted on 03/14/10 - 1:07 PM
Member Posts: 117 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/02/08	the drain tube is clear and wide open.........I am stumped
edmaude	#5  Posted on 03/14/10 - 1:16 PM
Member Posts: 117 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/02/08	.........Please disregard this post.................. The drain was clogged and I am a bone head for not realizing something this simple. My wife just laughed her ass off when I told her I posted this question on line..... Wow...........
Joe Kriz	#6  Posted on 03/14/10 - 1:21 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Let your wife tell us her story. We would like to hear it.... :-)
whalerman	#7  Posted on 03/14/10 - 1:50 PM
Member Posts: 540 Comments: 5 Joined: 06/26/07	By all means, fess up lets hear it, FROM her!!! THOM : 1999 Outrage 18, 2012 E-TEC 150, 2012 EZ Loader trailer
ioptfm	#8  Posted on 03/14/10 - 2:05 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1533 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/28/06	Oh just blame it on Stress! Tom 1979 Sport 15'
edmaude	#9  Posted on 03/14/10 - 2:06 PM
Member Posts: 117 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/02/08	Guys, I just need to think before I type/speak moving forward. Jumping to stupid conclusions like this makes me wonder...... Maybe I can get her to chime in with the nonsense I just pulled At least boat is free of water now that the acorn in the drain tube is gone
CES	#10  Posted on 03/14/10 - 4:09 PM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	Sometimes it's the simplest things that will get us. Case in point, when I reconnected my battery yesterday, I put the black wire on the + terminal and put the red wire on the - terminal. Guess what happened? Yep she wouldn't crank. Once I quickly figured out what I did wrong, the damage was done. Fortunately the only damage was to the inline 10A fuse to the starter solenoid. Lesson learned: check, recheck and then check again. Lol. It happens to all of us bro, don't sweat it. Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
whalerman	#11  Posted on 03/14/10 - 5:04 PM
Member Posts: 540 Comments: 5 Joined: 06/26/07	Pesky acorns, do it to you every time. Or was it the squirel out for a ride when you weren't look'n ~ THOM : 1999 Outrage 18, 2012 E-TEC 150, 2012 EZ Loader trailer
Binkie	#12  Posted on 03/14/10 - 5:19 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 2012 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/19/05	Plugged drains. I hope you are not a plumber. That would be really embarrassing. Rich
edmaude	#13  Posted on 03/14/10 - 5:43 PM
Member Posts: 117 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/02/08	Not a plumber thankfully...........I've laughed this one off..............Just one of those days today