Kent flipped the switch on the bilge pump and all he got was a familiar whirring noise but no water coming out. Not good.  We didn’t get the cover on the boat in a couple of the big rainstorms.  It has about 4” of water in the hull below the floor.  That is an extra 300 pounds or so making her ride a little low and she is sluggish to get up on plane.  The quick solution, take the car and boat trailer down to the ramp, pull the boat just out of the lake, pull the plug….yeah gravity, it always works.  Things drain a bit, Kent replaces the plug, and we re-launch. Kent has added “work on the bilge pump” to his home repairs list but for now all is well.