To un-plug or not to un-plug, that is the question...
So, here's an easy one. Tell me about your "plug" habbits.
At the beginning of the season, I would religiously take the center bilge plug out after a day on the water, and I would put it back in before dropping the boat down the ramp. Not surprisingly I had two times when I forgot to throw it back in and realized this just after dropping the trailer into the water.
For the second half of the season I've just left the center plug in. The bilge pump is Automatic and I leave my batteries on float chargers when I'm not using the boat...
I've only ever removed the rear plug once, when I was trying to clean out the bilge some, and I found it not only ineffective for draining anything out of a level boat, but I also had my friend lose it on that one time I had it out.
So, for those of you that trailer your boat each time you use it, what do you do with your plug(s) and why??
To un-plug or not to un-plug, that is the question...
I only have the rear plug, but pull it
Out every time I leave the dock. Just leave it and a small wrench in my door panel so I don't forget about it.
I knew a guy who left his in when his boat was in a storage lot before a big storm. Even though it was covered, it filled up and submerged the engine because of the angle it was on.
To un-plug or not to un-plug, that is the question...
Put it In in the spring time so you don't forget to put it in every time, and pull it and put it in a ziplock bag with the keys zip tied to the steering wheel. This way you don't loose the keys or the plug over the winter, it reminds you to put the plug back in in the spring. This is what we do at the shop. It also a sign to let us know the owners used there boat before we de winterized the boat.