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Old 06-12-2021, 08:56 PM   #17
rslifkin
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City: Rochester, NY
Vessel Name: Hour Glass
Vessel Model: Chris Craft 381 Catalina
Join Date: Aug 2019
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Originally Posted by Gdavid View Post
I closed my seacock to the engine to replace zincs and forgot to reopen it then my sister and my new brother in law stopped by my slip and I offered to take them for a ride. I was halfway down my fairway before it dawned on me. STUPID. I flew down the flybridge ladder and opened that thru hull in record time.

I've got a personal rule on stuff like this: if I'm doing anything that makes an engine not safe to start, I trip the ignition breaker (in the engine room) so that if I forget, I can turn the key all I want and nothing will happen. Then I have to go down to the ER and should notice or remember the concern.
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