Should I pull the plug?

[Kight & Christine]

Do we need to pull it after every time we take out the boat? We've pulled it several times and there's never been any water at all...

[robert theisen]

Pull it and chock the wheels.Then jack the tongue as high as you can,that will get out any water.Because of the convex hull it takes a great angle to drain the water out.

[Timmy!]

You also want to store a dry boat to help prevent the spread of zebra/quagga mussels.

[bigdaddy_houseboater]

You also may want to prop the engine cover enough for it to breath. Moisture is the cause of 99% of electrical problems on your boat.

[Joeprunc]

Pull the plug, it may be dry now, but the day your packing gland starts to leak you will know and can replace it before it causes other issues.

[Nobody]

Yep!!! Pull the plug cause some day rain will rule and a little standing water is enough to ruin the steer cable. Just about everyone here has done a steer cable job, or had it done. Not fun and very expensive.

Just remember to put the plug back before going to the lake.

[TeamAllen]

If you don't remove the plug when stored outside, this could happen to you.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3989644...n/photostream/
http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...ight=insurance

[NICKYPOO]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and and say yes, pull it. Pull it before you hit the road home. The stopping and starting should get any water out of the nooks and crannies. Not that there is much to begin with but,...

[laserfish]

Always pull ours as part of our wipe down at the lake. Just gets any water that you may not see out of the boat. Not that it is ever going to rain again here in TX but you never know....

[Dan and Christy]

Just like Laser, we remove the plug while wiping the boat down on the ramp's wipedown area. The angle of the ramp helps to drain everything and we leave the plug out until the next time we are in the boat-ready lane getting everything ready to launch.

[Vicseek]

We always pull our as well. It's a good habit, since we use the cooler every outing all that water drains into the bilge. Also if you ever cut into a huge roller "like I have" and get a wall of water splash onboard you definatly need to let it drain.

[SPBFAN]

Pull the plug it is a good habit. This way it does not accidentally get left in over the winter and the boat fill with water. Not to mention the instant somthing is leaking and water is not where it is supposed to be you will know.

[Timmy!]

...just remember to put it back in before you put the boat in the water.

[embo]

Pull it and chock the wheels.Then jack the tongue as high as you can,that will get out any water.Because of the convex hull it takes a great angle to drain the water out.

I hadn't been pulling the plug but recenly I took on some extra ballast (opps) and pulled the plug. Nothing came out but I knew I had water in there. I found a STEEP driveway and low and behold, it poured out. Definetly need to raise the bow significantly to get the water to run out. I also always open up both rear locker lids, and the engine cover to make sure the boat "breaths" till the next outing.

[pdhj1990]

I hadn't been pulling the plug but recenly I took on some extra ballast (opps) and pulled the plug. Nothing came out but I knew I had water in there. I found a STEEP driveway and low and behold, it poured out. Definetly need to raise the bow significantly to get the water to run out. I also always open up both rear locker lids, and the engine cover to make sure the boat "breaths" till the next outing.

We pull the plug while wiping down the boat on a steep incline. Once we get to the storage facility, we remove the cushions and open up the rear locker lids and engine cover until the next outing. We lay the cushions on several chairs in the storage facility.

When I was looking to buy a boat last year, several of the boats had a pungent mold like smell. One of the boats (Tige 22V) didn't have any carpet in the storage areas. My guess is the former owner removed it due to mildew.