Couple years back the kids returned from the ramp convinced the boat was sinking and we needed to go back and put it on the trailer. I could see the boat had 10 inches of water in it but noticed it did not seem to be getting any worse so I convinced them we had time to figure out where the leak was. The bilge was running and the level was slowly receding. We noticed the engine compartment was soaked. I had them switch the motor on and the water pump hose had come free and was pumping a ton of water into the boat. The moral to this story is that your motor can pump water into your boat faster than the missing drain plug ever could.
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