deputydawg
Lieutenant Commander
- Joined
- Aug 29, 2004
- Messages
- 1,607
I finally got the boat out last night for a little bit. Took my kids ages 1, 3, 5 out for their first boat ride. Was great! My 5 year old was yelling faster daddy. Had a great time. As I was cruising along I saw a couple with troubles. As I turned to go help them, I smelled burning oil. A quick check told me the valve cover gasket had squished out and oil was running out the side. I turned and headed for the dock trailing a white cloud of burnt oil behind me. When I got to the ramp I saw a crowd of people and a line of about 6 boats waiting to load. Usually not a problem, but I was sitting in a cloud of smoke. I could hear over the noise of all of the boats people saying I was on fire. The line of boats moved and gave me the dock, ramp and almost the whole lake. I knew I was in no serious trouble, so I was trying to wave people into the ramp that had been waiting ahead of me. <br />So, next time you are in a hurry to load and get off the water, pour a little oil on your manifold as you approach the dock. <br />My friend was out with his boat so he pulled the other couple in and I helped them load after they helped me get loaded. People are so nice sometimes.<br />Got the leak fixed, now I just have to get the oil cleaned out of my bilge.
