Somebody is having a really bad day…

Some pics from Facebook, I can't figure out what it is.

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That's so awful. Looks like it had been taken care of, too.
 
We lowered the boat to show off your new bimini...
This sucks. I second the forgotten drain plug (if it has one)
 
Golfman25 said:
So they drop the boat in and take to their sales docks until owners come down and move to its permanent slip. Looks like something failed -- drain plug? Thru hull? And then because it's not plugged in, bilge pumps drain the batteries.

This is why I am always present when they launch my boat here. First thing is to open up the hatches and look for water rushing in while the blower is on.
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I'm always present when the marina handles my boat. At launch time the boat stays in the slings until the bilge is checked for water, part of their launch procedure.
 
Woody said:
I'm always present when the marina handles my boat. At launch time the boat stays in the slings until the bilge is checked for water, part of their launch procedure.
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Same here. She's not hauled or launched unless I'm present and I'm the one who removes / installs the drain plug.
 
Woody said:
I'm always present when the marina handles my boat. At launch time the boat stays in the slings until the bilge is checked for water, part of their launch procedure.
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Same here. I would be totally useless all day if I tried to do something else while the marina hauled or launched my boat, so I may as well be there and have peace of mind.
 
firecadet613 said:
Same here. She's not hauled or launched unless I'm present and I'm the one who removes / installs the drain plug.
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My yard has a "plug line". When splashing any boat they have a stop point at the top of the ramp where the the boat is double checked that the drain plug is installed.

My boat actually does not have a drain plug. One less thing to worry about. Confused the hell out of the yard staff though, so much that they called me to confirm.
 
Halfhitch said:
During the years I spent dredging, we would occasionally dredge marinas in the vicinity of our Corps of Engineers jobs. It always surprised me how often there were boats in distress due to a lack of attention. Some boats would be polished to perfection, the tails of the dock lines flaked out or coiled perfectly, a fresh boarding towel every day and the owner would be the one to offer our crew a coffee or soft drink as we worked around the marina. Right next door would be a boat with algae growing all over, dock lines tied to the handrail with a couple half hitches and usually we would never see the owner as we moved the boat for dredging and if we did, they would be unfriendly. We were involved in lifting several that looked like that picture. Sometimes we would have to refuse to move a boat because it looked on the verge of turning turtle so we would get the Dock Master involved. Invariably when we dealt with a sunken boat, when the owner would show up, they would be pissed off at everybody and being an ass when it was their negligence that caused it. Not always though, I remember one guy whose boat had sunk and was just hanging by the dock lines. He came down with a friend and after looking it over before we lifted it, he said to his buddy, "see, I told you I had the perfect system for dock lines" . They laughed, we relaxed and they went up to the bar overlooking the basin while we lifted his boat to the surface. They came back down when we got the trash pumps going to dewater it and they were already a little limber legged. Still happy as could be. Nice guys. Good friends to somebody. We found wherever we went from Alaska to California, the people at marinas were for the most part friendly and helpful. Sorry for jabbering so long, I'm retired and have lotsa memories.
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Ha! I’m retiring in September. Y’all better get used to long posts.
 
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