04-09-2020, 02:24 PM
Drain plug removal should have been automatic from the beginning. When I had my IO boat I pulled all plugs even the engine drains as if I was winterizing. I have been watching for a long time now certain inspections on another forum how they were being conducted at lakes in another state, all boaters pay a fee for the inspection according to length of boat. As rediculous as some inspections were going eventually they would domino effect elsewhere. A for instance is having a wet pee bucket would prevent launching until that bucket became a surendered gift to the inspectors, combating effects to the inspectors. All someone has to do is flip bucket over with opening facing down draining to dry. A washdown hose holds water along with your pump, drain them. Aerators same thing, anything that gets wet make sure its dry. Now its a rain storm that you traveled thru to your vacation destination putting water throughout the boat preventing a launch which can wreac havoc on your vacation plans. Sh** happens. This is what its coming to antics at the inspection stations. When you cross the state line into Wyoming FG bound they are looking for drain plugs installed, same with Idaho.