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We decided this year to leave our boat at a marina rather than trailer it back and forth. Its not in the water, but on the trailer in there storage yard with the cover on. Question is do you guys that store your boat outside usually pull the drain plug incase of heavy rains? I heard someone say its a good idea?

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

I pull the plug everytime I pull mine out of the water. Most of the time there is only a little dribble of water but it better to just get that water out than let it sit. Just dont forget to put the plug back in before you launch!

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1996 4 Winns Horizon 170 SOLD
1997 4 Winns Sundowner 205 SOLD
2000 4 Winns Horizon 230 CURRENT
Tow Vehicle: 2007 Toyota Tundra Limited SOLD
1999 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 SOLD
2003 GMC Yukon XL 2500 6.0

Absolutely pull the plug.

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

007, didn't your's get soaked in your yard last year due to the heavy rains Wisconsin got ?

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

+1

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Norris Lake, Stardust Marina, Andersonville, TN
2005 Four Winns 230 Horizon 5.7L Volvo Gi/DP
2001 Maxum 1900SR 5.0L V8 (Sold)
2011 Nissan Armada Platnum

Yes it did! This is why I was asking. Didn't know if that was just a freak rain storm or if I should pull the plug every time. Forgot to put it in once on our first boat so now I tend to leave it in for that reason. I will start pulling it though.

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

Any time my boat is on the trailer, the drain plug is out. Ony during winter storrage (when it is indoors) is the plug in. That's to keep the critters out!

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2009 H180 w/3.0 Merc
Homebuilt Minimax Hydro
2011 Zodiac Cadet 310

I guess that was one reason I was leaving the plug in. Don't want any damn mice in there!

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

I pull the plug and also raise the trailer tongue to make sure any water will run out the back....

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2003 Horizon 240 With 5.7 Volvo Penta

Wrap a piece of wire around the plug and hang it from your steering wheel. Its hard to forget to put it in when it smacks you in the knuckles.

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Pac Winn

First Boat:
2000 Vista 268

This ^^^^

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Paul
2007 Four Winns Horizon 220
Mercruiser 350 Mag MPI w/ Bravo III Drive
2004 Ford Explorer Limited (V8-AWD)
Pomme de Terre Lake (Southwest Missouri)

Pull the plug!

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-Tony
2016 Robalo R200 w/Yahama 200!

Previous boats:
2003 Four Winns 248 Vista - sold
1994 Sunbird Corsair 200 - sold
1980 Checkmate Predictor - sold

Pull the plug , absolutely!
ON my first boat it had a plug with a diameter of around 2 inches,it was great for washing the boat out. I only left it out once when lauching and it was the quickest retrieve ever. I realised what I had done as the boat was sliding off the trailer and started winching it back up straight away. I still managed to ship around 5 to8 gallons of water in that time. Since then I have never forgotten to put the plug in!!

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Ardy
Adelaide South Australia
Red H180 3.0 Merc

Yep, pull the plug and make sure the bow is up.

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Jnizi

2007 Vista 338 "Better Yet"
Previously:
2007 Vista 258 " Just Right"
2005 Horizon 230

I'll add to the hog pile, pull the plug. Minnesota actually has made it illegal to transport your boat with the plug in it. Trying to fight off invasive species being transfered from lake to lake.

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LuvmySL242
"Zoey Too"
2010 SL242