Memorial Day 2005 Apache Lake Trip

Yup, there certainly was water inside of one of the pontoons. Each pontoon is devided in half by a bulkhead. The back section of this one had water in it.	A little 12v on-demand water pump helped get the water out a little faster. The hole in the top of the pontoon for draining was quite small. I had to use vinyl tubing like what fish tank aerators use. It was slow going getting the water out, but after 5 hours it finally ran dry. There was probably 20-30 gallons of water inside of the pontoon.
Eric made a mistake before the trip. He started up his boat without the water muffs on. That melted the rubber water impeller. He discovered he had melted it when his engine overheated on the lake the first day. Luckilly, Tim just happened to have one on his boat that fit. One small problem came up during re-assembly though. One of the three bolts that holds the water pump housing together broke. We tried it without that bolt, but it leaked water all over the place. After some searching, Mike found a replacement bolt...on his Sunbeam Gas Grill! It fit perfect and had Eric back on the water.
A huge dead catfish floating on the water.	Mike. A little Thursday morning cruise on the lake.
That's Eric. Later renamed "boss hog" by the park ranger he was hassling by calling him "rosco".	That's Tim.
Mike and Brittany.
They should make a TV game show where people have to setup a tent without instructions. That'd be must-see TV.

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