Doh! Anyone ever gas up their....Rod Holder?
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HighTechRedneck
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- Montgomery
There are just some posts you should keep to yourself.
Thanks for Shareing. I had to wipe the laughter tears off my eyes to see enough to respond to your post...
HTR
Thanks for Shareing. I had to wipe the laughter tears off my eyes to see enough to respond to your post...
HTR
rscott
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- Mentor
A friend of a friend pulled into the gas dock a couple years ago, told his buddy to gas up the boat while he went inside to get bait and ice. He came out and the guy pumped almost 50 gallons into a bottomless rod holder and into the bilge of his boat. The marina owner made him untie the boat and push it out into the river and called the Coast Guard.
Dave LeGear
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- What's left of Pine Island
- State
- Florida
Don't feel bad, no worse than me running around with all the hull drains open all day long and then wondering why the bilge pump light was staying on for a few seconds longer on each cycle? Then it hit me that I forgot to tighten them when launching the boat back a O-Dark Thirty
Hey that is why we created this one forum and titled it they way we did since "One can never live long enough to survive them all"
Hey that is why we created this one forum and titled it they way we did since "One can never live long enough to survive them all"
HighTechRedneck
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- Montgomery
Ok I got one.
I put brand new downriggers on my boat this year and on the first time out when I was pulling the boat back on to the trailer I forgot the fold the rigger in so it hit the pier broke it off.. There is a good side to this story. I called Cannon Downriggers and told them what I did and that I needed a replacement frame and they sent me one FREE of charge with NO shipping costs because like a craftman tool they are guaranteed for life. Even if it was done out of stupidity.
HTR
I put brand new downriggers on my boat this year and on the first time out when I was pulling the boat back on to the trailer I forgot the fold the rigger in so it hit the pier broke it off
.. There is a good side to this story. I called Cannon Downriggers and told them what I did and that I needed a replacement frame and they sent me one FREE of charge with NO shipping costs because like a craftman tool they are guaranteed for life. Even if it was done out of stupidity.HTR
Jim Jenkins
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- City
- Candler
Gas in Rod Holder??
On our 195's the gas is the middle hole between two rod holders. Yes I pumped about a cup of gas in the holder which got into the bilge. The gas odor was bad. Put my stern plug in, poured a bucket of Dawn solution in the bilge and drove on to the coast. Dumped in a grassy area away from the water and rinsed with more water. Most of smell and fuel residue gone.
When I almost did it again, I made two PVC plugs to fit in those pesky rod holders so this dummy will not repeat this foolishness.
On our 195's the gas is the middle hole between two rod holders. Yes I pumped about a cup of gas in the holder which got into the bilge. The gas odor was bad. Put my stern plug in, poured a bucket of Dawn solution in the bilge and drove on to the coast. Dumped in a grassy area away from the water and rinsed with more water. Most of smell and fuel residue gone.
When I almost did it again, I made two PVC plugs to fit in those pesky rod holders so this dummy will not repeat this foolishness.
BeeReel
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- City
- Brockton
Worse thing about the experience was that it was 4AM and I was trying to save money at an unfamiliar station, gas was $4.25/gal at the time, nothing like flushing $25 down the drain. BTW: the clicking off of the gas flow 3 or 4 times didn't register at first as an indication of the wrong hole since I have also experienced fussy nozzles shutting down even in the correct gas opening.
My son works at a gas station near a busy boat ramp and he says this happens about once a weekend during summer.
One day this guy worked out what he had done, pulled the drain plugs then drove away ... 10 gals on the driveway and down the road. ( should have lit that fuse! )
One day this guy worked out what he had done, pulled the drain plugs then drove away ... 10 gals on the driveway and down the road. ( should have lit that fuse! )
BeeReel
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- Brockton
I've seen them at West Marine but expensive and may require replacing the stock rod holder. Improvising a cap would seem to be the way to go.
fl81turbozx
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- Wesley Chapel
glad to see I'm not the only one!
eddie-of great bay
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- City
- Kearny
I poured a bottle of gas treatment in my rod holder when I had my 215 . It's right next to gas filler,
charlie jo
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- City
- Tampa
- State
- FL
OH YA, I kept on squeezin the nozzle, gas kept spurtin out, I thought I was low on fuel, then I camly pulled the nozzle from THE ROD HOLDER and stuck it where it belonged. I'm so happy to share this unforgetable stunt.
nocturn
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- City
- Colonial Heights
- State
- Virginia
D*** if I didnt just dump a whole bottle of Stabil into the rod holder. Sheesh! I went to Lowes and bought 4 PVC endcaps and put them in the holders. I'm a idiot for not remembering what I did last year. Getting old and forgetful stinks!
Dave LeGear
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- City
- What's left of Pine Island
- State
- Florida
Well look at the bright side, at least the past fuel in the holder will not spoil now
And don't feel bad, over 47 and going downhill as fast as the rest of us
And don't feel bad, over 47 and going downhill as fast as the rest of us
