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<blockquote data-quote="LDUBS" data-source="post: 459485" data-attributes="member: 21536"><p><strong><em>"Here, hold my beer .... watch this!"</em></strong> --- Haha, among the most regretted utterances in the history of mankind. </p><p></p><p>In the interest of accuracy, the water intake is might be under or partially under the surface, but the prop hub/exhaust sure isn't and I doubt any water is getting to the pump until the unit is tilted down. Another similar thing I see occasionally is the guy will fire up the motor while the trailer is still backing down the ramp. Motor is running before the boat even hits the water. I'm not really keeping score but seems this might be more with I/Os than OBs. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, I can understand someone forgetting but I see this all the time. I'm about as absent minded as they come but even I remember to tilt the OB down before inserting the key. </p><p></p><p>So the motor burns up then the guy will talk about what a lousy motor the <insert brand> is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LDUBS, post: 459485, member: 21536"] [b][i]"Here, hold my beer .... watch this!"[/i][/b] --- Haha, among the most regretted utterances in the history of mankind. In the interest of accuracy, the water intake is might be under or partially under the surface, but the prop hub/exhaust sure isn't and I doubt any water is getting to the pump until the unit is tilted down. Another similar thing I see occasionally is the guy will fire up the motor while the trailer is still backing down the ramp. Motor is running before the boat even hits the water. I'm not really keeping score but seems this might be more with I/Os than OBs. Anyway, I can understand someone forgetting but I see this all the time. I'm about as absent minded as they come but even I remember to tilt the OB down before inserting the key. So the motor burns up then the guy will talk about what a lousy motor the <insert brand> is. [/QUOTE]
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