[libstripper]

Ther's a drain plug in the bottom of most power boats, right at the stern and directly underneath the outdrive or the outboard, as the case may be. It's taken out to drain the boat when the boat's on its trailer. A SMART BOATER WHO DOESN'T WANT TO SINK ALWAYS CHECKS IT BEFORE LAUNCHING HIS BOAT. Looks like Mr. Penn didn't know zip about boating, but he expects us to take his advice about national security.

[texianyankee]

Dubya musta taken the plug.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

With my very first boat and on my very first outing I almost did the same thing. I was a kid who knew little about boating and was told by someone else to pull the plug on the way to the lake because of rain. As I was starting the motor I looked back and saw everything floating and the water almost to the top of the back of the boat. Fortunately, the motor started right away and I was able to plane and suck it out and insert the plug. Almost lost my boat on the trip.

[bad company]

Ther's a drain plug in the bottom of most power boats, right at the stern and directly underneath the outdrive or the outboard, as the case may be. It's taken out to drain the boat when the boat's on its trailer. A SMART BOATER WHO DOESN'T WANT TO SINK ALWAYS CHECKS IT BEFORE LAUNCHING HIS BOAT. Looks like Mr. Penn didn't know zip about boating, but he expects us to take his advice about national security.

A smart boater wouldn't have tried to put a boat that big (enough for his personal photographer) into a flooded town in the first place.

[Doohickey]

It's also a good idea to run your motor on the muffs before you drop it in too. LOL!