TC + extended hitch
I'm a newbie when it comes to TC's and towing. I don't own a TC yet (still shopping/reading/learning) and don't have an immediate need to tow concurrently. I'm trying to make sure I understand the p...
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skyhammer wrote:
In California it is against the law to travel with the boat plug in.
When I come back to California from Oregon and stop at the border station and my plug is in I get fined.
I got scolded about that going through Idaho too. But it was obvious the boat wasn't headed for water as evidenced by the moving boxes inside it!
I'm in agreement with trying to stop the spread of zebra mussels, but like many govt initiatives, it's a flawed plan, until you can also keep every migratory bird from transferring them as well! Plus some of the bumbling around by park service trying to Decon my boat, that actually resulted in a guy taking a high pressure shot from a Hotsy pressure washer/steam cleaner confirmed that they're not getting them all no matter how they try.
It was the zebra mussel check that got me with the bilge plug. My boat has a center plug that is the low point for draining and another on the transom that is largely ineffective unless there's a lot of water in the bilge. I had the center plug out that I always leave in a cup holder with the keys, so I'm not THAT guy. Lol
Well I was required to take out the rear plug as it was most visible.
Between talking, wrangling the kids, prepping the boat, switching drivers, forgot that plug in my pocket! After the first onset of panic as I watched my truck and trailer pull away out of sight of the ramp while the bilge pumps kicked on and the immediate jump in the lake, clothes, wallet, phone and all, it was pretty funny! Would not have been funny if I dropped that plug in the lake cause I didn't have a spare and hanging off the swim deck with my toe in the hole would have made getting the boat on the trailer interesting!
