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Old 07-13-2009, 12:18 PM
skipjake04 skipjake04 is offline
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Default Re: fun with boats

i think my favorite one it this one.
Years ago I had a 17ft Aquasport, that the fuel line had rotted or rubbed a hole in itself. Instead of replacing original I added a different fill on the console,since my tank was underneath it.
My uncle asked to borrow it since he was normally landlocked and didn't get down much. Reluctantly, I agreed. When I came home from work, the boat was siting pretty in the driveway, so with relief I asked how the day went. Said they had a good day, but we needed to check the gas because he could smell a little during the day, must be the engine flooding. Also my gauge ws broken because he had put 45 GALLONS in it and it didn't register. I asked him how many cigarettes had they smoked and he said a few.
"did you pull the plug at the ramp"
"yes"
"Smell like gas"
" a little"
"let me show you something i forgot to tell you about"

I think my sides quit hurting sometime that evening.
That might have been the last time I allowed anyone to use a boat of mine that hadn't already been on it numerous times and I fully trusted.
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