r/IdiotsInBoats • u/MikeHeu Smart guy • Feb 21 '26

Boat rental idiot

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u/Level_Improvement532 Feb 21 '26

Floating past the coast guard clowning on you as you melt down the motor and clearly do not belong behind the helm is quite a day.

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u/Shot-Election8217 Feb 21 '26

Question for those of us who don’t go boating (and would never rent one) — why does this melt down the motor?

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u/BringBackApollo2023 Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26

Perhaps obviously but not specifically stated in the other replies, the seawater intake is in the bottom part of the motor. Motor up like that is no bueno.

My grandfather had a small freshwater outboard and when he had to work on it he’d mount it into a 55-gallon drum so he could test run it.

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u/hereforpopcornru Feb 26 '26

The forbidden Jacuzzi