So there I sat 100 yds from the boat ramp hoping we would hit one of the pilings on the bridge. I was thinking, “It’s just a little bad gas in the carbs. The boat hasn’t been run in a while. I’ll just drain the carbs and we’ll be good to go.” WRONG!!!!

After being towed back to the ramp by some very friendly and greatly appreciated brother fishermen, I started to dig into the problem. Apparently, while I was in the hospital, I left the plug in the boat. That was the week we had torrential rain and of coarse the boat filled with water. I really didn’t give it a lot of thought until yesterday. I ended up taking nearly 8 gallons of water out of the tank. Considering I only had 7 gallons of gas in it, you can see the problem.

I had pure water in the carburetors, filters, fuel pump and lines.

I spent all afternoon Saturday replacing and draining everything. I was very concerned about the motor. Thankfully, I pumped some fresh fuel through it this morning and it started right up. Talk about being relieved. Now, I just need to figure out how the water got into the tank.

It looks like things will be ready for next weekend.