Mackay mishap

[randell]

Don't you hate when this happens..
http://www.dailymercury.com.au/news/boatie-forgets-put-bung-and-boat-sinks/3039068/
randell

[Noelm]

Must have been moored or something, or he had no idea? Even the biggest bung left out still gives you plenty of warning and time to do "something"

[scottar]

Dual one inch bungs fills a 4.5 metre tinnie to the floor in less than a minute (admit it - we have all done it). If you didn't notice and then moved to one side, free surface effect would probably finish the job off quite nicely.

[Lovey80]

Find me a bloke that has never left the bungs out and Ill ask if he ever owned a boat with bungs lol.

[airlock]

We've all managed it, although not to those extremes. Who ever thought optional holes in the boat were a good idea huh?

[Triple]

I've never done it...



Yet.

[Back In Black]

Never done it either, but saying that, I have Juna to find all my mistakes..........................

[PixieAU]

Did it once. 25 years ago when I went for my licence. Fortunately launching into shallow water next to a sand bank. By the time I noticed I was still able to haul the little tinny on to the sand. That lesson now comes to mind every time I launch. Never done it since.

[Fish Face]

I forgot the bung in the new Bonito a couple of years ago. Just out on the Broadwater for a couple of hours.
Didn't find out till I put it back on the trailer ! Fully sealed under floor except for the tank space.
Only took on about 50 litres. Air couldn't come out so water couldn't get in... Love it...FF

[ranmar850]

Did it once with a UB 19 Yamaha with a 32 mm bung. Must have been quick off the mark off the trailer, didn't notice until I was about to anchor 2 or 3 miles away :-[ A very quick anchor- drop- the- lot -with- a- float -on- it and plane it out while I still could. Now I put both in before I leave home,and run around the back for a second check before I back down the ramp.

[ranmar850]

This mishap was far worse

http://fishwrecked.com/forum/drive-carefully

[Darren Mc]

Haven't done it yet, but there's still plenty of time. Haha.

[Cobbo1]

I backed halfway down the ramp once before I remembered, jumped out and found that the old man had screwed them in at home anyway, now I have a bung on the boat keys, that way I always have a spare and its a quick reminder when jumping in the boat at the ramp, havent forgotten since though