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Chris41
07-01-2009, 05:16 PM
Not fact checked but funny.
Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, CA, some folks, new to boating, were having a problem. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t get their brand new 22 foot boat, going. It was very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power they applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, they putted into a nearby marina, thinking someone there may be able to tell them what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything in perfect working condition: The engine ran fine, the out-drive went up and down and the propeller was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard.

They still had the trailer attached to the bottom of the boat.

336LJ
08-01-2009, 02:25 AM
Would NOT suprise me in the least.

gixkat
08-01-2009, 09:00 PM
Bit of an urban myth that one, i first heard a similar version twenty years ago, good for a laugh though.
cheers, GK.

Cruisecontrol
08-01-2009, 09:38 PM
They tested that one on mythbusters