How did I submerge my battery?

[korygrandy]

I like to have fun with my stupid human tricks since I'm airing out muh dirty laundry.


How did I manage to submerge my boats battery this weekend? :facepalm: I'm really hopin one of the guys that always want's to be right guesses, but we'll see!

I'm giving my mates in Aussie first crack at this...unless your a night-owl.

 

[TimBobCom]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

Submerged your battery? I'll venture that it wasn't the plug, but you forgot to remove your transom straps and water flooded the battery compartment from the top.

(not speaking from experience by the way, I just see how that could happen with the way my battery is set up.)

 

[Jlawsen]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

O.K. I think I might have it. You're boat is moored just off the beach in fairly shallow water. You were blasting the radio all day and when you went to start the boat your battery was dead. So, you pull the battery and walk through the water to the beach. On the way, a crab locks on to your big toe and you drop the battery in the drink. How'd I do?

 

[Idlespeedonly]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

Dont think they have crabs in Minnesota. Well, the kind you eat anyway.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

swapping batteries at the dock and dropped it between the boat and dock?

 

[Maclin]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

Someone captured it on video...:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YLvVP9ZPP4

 

[LongLine]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

Your battery box is located under the hole in the engine well where your control cables go thru it and you removed the battery case cover. It rained overnight and the water dripped into the battery box. Don't ask how I know.

 

[BonairII]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

My guess is that you forgot to put the plug in.

 

[Alan_Scott]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

For some reason, you had it in the trunk?

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

you did this: http://www.power104.fm/powerblogs/J...t/uploads/2009/09/truck-in-water-boat-dry.jpg

 

[fishrdan]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

I know exactly what happened.

You were tooling around the lake and happened across a weird animal crawling along the shoreline. Going in for a closer look, you were puzzled at first, then realized it was the infamous chupacabra. Just as the kids said "aww ain't he cute" the beast looks over and starts running across the water's surface directly at your boat. You scramble for something to fend off the hideous creature and the first thing that pops into your head is "battery", yeah BATTERY! that will sink the beast. Furiously you whip out a crescent wrench, rip off the hold down and nuts, get the battery free, and,,, wait... Right as the chupacabra puts a paw on the side of the boat, you drop the battery on top of it, sending the little monster to Davey Jones Locker.

OK, I win, where's my prize.

 

[shockrr]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

You didnt have an anchor so you used your battery. I know a another guy who did that

 

[korygrandy]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

You didnt have an anchor so you used your battery. I know a another guy who did that

Creative.

Pulled the boat out of water via trailer. Yanked battery and put on starboard bunk. Was 3am in dark. Proceeded to remove items and strap boat down completing sleepy road check.

Got the chains, and removed the plug and milfoil, and strapped the bow and stern...after I had backed into the water to center the boat properly.

So I take one quick walk around the truck looking in the bed KNOWING I am forgetting something. I go to the boat and look around to no avail. I look in the truck cab to no avail. Ahhh crap it hits me. I turn the truck around toward the launch and there it is cahunas deep in water. :facepalm:

Moral of the story...drink more caffeine.

 

[shockrr]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

Friend of mine was at the fireworks on July 1st (Canada) on a fairly fast flowing river. He had thrown his anchor overboard without tying on the rope a week before. He goes to anchor on the river because there are about 60 boats anchored ready for the fire works and he was drifting down the river and dint want to drift away from the group. Goes to get his anchor and remembers he threw it overboard a week ago. He runs two batteries so he pulled one out, tied it to the rope and threw it overboard.

He and the family watch the fireworks...and listen to the stereo. After the fireworks, goes to start the boat...yup, dead. Tells the boy to pull up the "anchor" so he can start the boat. Its been on the bottom for about an hour. As he is pulling up the battery, he starts to drift in the current. His engine is dead, his battery is dead and drifting fast down the river and heading to a sharp bridge concrete pillar. Grabs the battery, hooks it up, gets the engine started and within 5 feet of the bridge drives away

Your story was okay, by buddies story. C R A Z Y

 

[12vMan]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

Creative.

Pulled the boat out of water via trailer. Yanked battery and put on starboard bunk. Was 3am in dark. Proceeded to remove items and strap boat down completing sleepy road check.

Got the chains, and removed the plug and milfoil, and strapped the bow and stern...after I had backed into the water to center the boat properly.

So I take one quick walk around the truck looking in the bed KNOWING I am forgetting something. I go to the boat and look around to no avail. I look in the truck cab to no avail. Ahhh crap it hits me. I turn the truck around toward the launch and there it is cahunas deep in water. :facepalm:

Moral of the story...drink more caffeine.

Awwww...I like the story about the chupacabra better

 

[korygrandy]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

Friend of mine was at the fireworks on July 1st (Canada) on a fairly fast flowing river. He had thrown his anchor overboard without tying on the rope a week before. He goes to anchor on the river because there are about 60 boats anchored ready for the fire works and he was drifting down the river and dint want to drift away from the group. Goes to get his anchor and remembers he threw it overboard a week ago. He runs two batteries so he pulled one out, tied it to the rope and threw it overboard.

He and the family watch the fireworks...and listen to the stereo. After the fireworks, goes to start the boat...yup, dead. Tells the boy to pull up the "anchor" so he can start the boat. Its been on the bottom for about an hour. As he is pulling up the battery, he starts to drift in the current. His engine is dead, his battery is dead and drifting fast down the river and heading to a sharp bridge concrete pillar. Grabs the battery, hooks it up, gets the engine started and within 5 feet of the bridge drives away

Your story was okay, by buddies story. C R A Z Y

Love it! I can only imagine the adrenaline running through his veins when his son lifted the battery from the riverbed. :facepalm:

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

I thought a battery underwater discharged itself immediately? Or is that just salt water?

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

if its freshwater and sealed, it should be fine

 

[catfishcarl99]

Re: How did I submerge my battery?

well ive dunked a battery via one of the above. im 270-280 depending on my dinner. i was in the back of my uncles 14' sea nymph with a 9.9 and i said come on back. as my buddie backed the lil boat in the weight was to much at rear and under my arse went. my clothes i had brought to keep me warm that eve while fishing went floating away. we pulled out and drained. the second time i sat in front and stern lifted right up. what made it real bad. there was a picnic table full of old locals watching.:facepalm:this is exactly what happed to me. but the straps were off and we didnt loose the fuel tank. i was yelling the same thing. i got quite a bit wetter than bill did. i was waist deep.