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06-25-2009, 9:21 AM SiriusBlackOp Joined on 06-15-2009 Hudson, WI Posts 445 Sinking Boat. Long Story, but I'll try to sum up: So, I have a older Bayliner Capri and because I was feeling ambitious this morning I decided to get up early and take the boat to work. (I live 2 blocks from the river, and work 2 blocks off the same river but about 7 miles north.) Here's where the sinking begins... I dropped the boat into the water, docked the boat, parked the trailer and came back to find 3 inches (over the floor boards mind you) of water in the boat. I then realize that I forgot to put the Drain Plug back into the hull!!! Panic ensued! I then had to grab the plug, almost jump into the water and screw it in... the whole time I'm thinking "Don't you dare drop this plug!". Next... No bilge pump in my boat... YET!... so I had to go back, get my trailer, get the boat on the trailer, drain the boat, PUT THE PLUG BACK IN, and then drop it back in the water. Ugh! Luckily, when I showed up late for work, my boss just thought it was hilarious and started laughing! Anybody ever completely sink a boat like this? 1981 Honda GL500    Report

06-25-2009, 9:36 AM CXSarnia Joined on 01-11-2008 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Posts 2,628 Re: Sinking Boat. Reminds me of that German Coast Guard video on Youtube: boat: Mayday Mayday .....We're Sinking.... German Coast Guard: Zis is the German Coast Guard..... Vat are you Sinking about? LOL.... bfg! 2009 DN-01 Spakin' New! 1982 CX500 Turbo & Parts bike 1981 SL185 Yamaha Exciter 198? V45 Magna 1979 CX500 Deluxe 1982 CB750K Daily rider September 1999 1982 CX500 Custom - project Originally bought April 1982 safetied and on the road 09/2008    Report

06-25-2009, 9:46 AM SiriusBlackOp Joined on 06-15-2009 Hudson, WI Posts 445 Re: Sinking Boat. That Vid is Awesome CXSarnia!!! Thanks! 1981 Honda GL500    Report

06-26-2009, 11:57 AM CXSarnia Joined on 01-11-2008 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Posts 2,628 Re: Sinking Boat.  SiriusBlackOp wrote: ......... Anybody ever completely sink a boat like this? There was a poor fellow in our marina in Prescott Ontario.  He had the mechanics taking a look at his cooling system on a Friday afternoon.  They finished their work, and by Saturday morning, she was sunk.  All the lines still attached to the dock, but nobody noticed overnight as it must have sunk lower and lower - as the night progressed.  Apparently it's a common error to forget to hook up your cooling lines correctly.  "industry standard" requires double hose clamps for this reason - a quick check count could save hours of frustration and bailing!  2009 DN-01 Spakin' New! 1982 CX500 Turbo & Parts bike 1981 SL185 Yamaha Exciter 198? V45 Magna 1979 CX500 Deluxe 1982 CB750K Daily rider September 1999 1982 CX500 Custom - project Originally bought April 1982 safetied and on the road 09/2008    Report

06-26-2009, 10:18 PM Blindstitch Joined on 03-14-2009 Greenfield Wisconsin Posts 9,863 Re: Sinking Boat. I partially sunk a boat when I was a kid. My dad has the tendency of thinking kids can hold a boat while he parks the truck and trailer. He pulled away and the boat started going down. By the time he got back there was about a foot of water in the boat and it took several of us to pull it back in to drain the boat and install the plug. Canoes are so much easier. 1979 CX500 Supertanker ATGATT makes riding a bike like a sled easier. Quick Reference    Report

06-27-2009, 9:46 AM DavidfromWisconsin Joined on 03-19-2008 Appleton, WI Posts 2,458 Re: Sinking Boat. That isn't better than the guy just bought his boat and the boat wouldn't plane when under full throttle. He slowly drove the boat to the local marina and when they checked for what was wrong ... the trailer was still firmly attached to the bottom of the boat!!! David From Wisconsin ... R80Dave '82 GL500I alias Candy '82 GL500I alias Candy II '00 BMW K1200LT & trailer '81 KZ440 (Wife's learning bike)    Report

06-27-2009, 6:30 PM bri-guy-ga Joined on 06-04-2008 Powder Springs, GA Posts 702 Re: Sinking Boat. DOH!!! 1982 GL500i (currently being rebuilt from ground up) NO! Try not. Do or do not do. There is no try - Yoda    Report

07-01-2009, 10:02 AM Dash Joined on 08-25-2008 San Francisco, California Posts 628 Re: Sinking Boat. Some years ago back in Michigan I hired two high school boys to detail my SeaDoo jet boat.  They were supposed to finish the job, launch the boat and tie it off on a transient dock by 3 PM.  My date and I arrived at the dock but no boat.  Wait, isn't that my pink mooring line leading down into the water?  Uh-oh.  I pulled hard on the pink rope but it was taut and had no give.  Called a marine salvage company and they showed up quick.  A diver dove in and hooked a cable on the front of the boat.  Then a crane winched the whole thing out just like a fish on a hook.  Forensic analysis: yup, no plugs -- the detailing boys had forgotten them. '67 Honda Dream '70 Moto Guzzi Ambassador '75 Suzuki GT250 '76 Goldwing '81 GL500 Silverwing '82 GL500 Silverwing <--just bought it 16 Mar 2010 '90 Yamaha XT350 '91 Kawasaki KDX200    Report

07-02-2009, 6:58 AM wingsofthe101 Joined on 10-31-2007 Santa Paula, CA Posts 48 Re: Sinking Boat. When I was a teen my older sister married a guy who loved the ocean and who had built several boats over prior years. At that time he had a homemade 20 ft cabin cruiser moored in Santa Monica bay. Santa Monica then had a breakwater with several hundred boat moorings behind it. One saturday my new brother-in-law took me and four of his buddies on a fishing trip. The bilge had accummulated some water, and before he started the single outboard engine, my bro-in-law opened the bilge drain. Then he started the engine, sort-of.....coughing and sputtering. We proceeded to head out from the breakwater at approx 1-2 knots per hour. The boat was overloaded with five adults and one teen. We could not close the drain because my bro-in-law had painted so heavily that it stuck open. The water steadily flowed into the boat thru the drain, and as it did the boat sank lower and went even slower. We had long since cleared the breakwater and were in open ocean when the sputtering engine died. We pried up the deck we were standing on and started bailing water with a coffee can and a bait tackle box. Somehow my bro-in-law got the engine to fire. We gathered speed, bailed water untill the bilge drained, hammered the drain closed and ended up catching the limit that day. That was my last open water fishing trip with my bro-in-law. 101 Winger GL650 (for sale ) GL650I (not for sale)    Report

07-02-2009, 10:22 AM NateDawg Joined on 10-15-2008 Oshkosh WI Posts 491 Re: Sinking Boat.  SiriusBlackOp wrote: Long Story, but I'll try to sum up: So, I have a older Bayliner Capri and because I was feeling ambitious this morning I decided to get up early and take the boat to work. (I live 2 blocks from the river, and work 2 blocks off the same river but about 7 miles north.) Here's where the sinking begins... I dropped the boat into the water, docked the boat, parked the trailer and came back to find 3 inches (over the floor boards mind you) of water in the boat. I then realize that I forgot to put the Drain Plug back into the hull!!! Panic ensued! I then had to grab the plug, almost jump into the water and screw it in... the whole time I'm thinking "Don't you dare drop this plug!". Next... No bilge pump in my boat... YET!... so I had to go back, get my trailer, get the boat on the trailer, drain the boat, PUT THE PLUG BACK IN, and then drop it back in the water. Ugh! Luckily, when I showed up late for work, my boss just thought it was hilarious and started laughing! Anybody ever completely sink a boat like this? Yup! Sank at the dock. Of course the launch area was full of parked trucks and trailers, So my truck was several blocks away. The boat was a bit heavier with water up over the back seat but managed to get her out. Still had 2 girls with bikinis waiting to go out so... of course we went and had a good time. We laughed all afternoon about it. Damn plugs! 78' Standard Maggot    Report

07-02-2009, 11:07 AM Keith in Rocky River Joined on 06-25-2008 Rocky River OH Posts 308 Re: Sinking Boat. Had a boat in our marina that went down becasue they didn't turn off the water. internal hose broke and the 34' steel clipper was bow down on the bottom. glad it wasn't mine! Keith in Rocky River 71 CL175 If Harley riders buy chrome and BMW riders buy tires, What do CX and GL riders buy?    Report

07-02-2009, 2:13 PM PWG in Lowgap NC Joined on 01-07-2008 Minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway Posts 2,381 Re: Sinking Boat. You ought to see a Bosun's mate striker in dress whites trying to insert a threaded plug into the drain of a 40 foot liberty launch. With the davits already headed up to pick up the next tier. 06 Suzuki S50 daily ride CX500c Honda Magna BC age 72    Report

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