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I'll 'fess up to another....
It was our first season with Pazienza II, our Sabre 28. We were preparing for our first long weekend and were filling the water tank from the deck fill. I was sitting on the foredeck waiting for the water to backup and overflow the tank before stopping the water. My wife and I waited and waited and it just didn't seem to be filling. It was a 26 gal tank, but I figured that it was just taking a while. My wife (ever one to question the obvious) asked if the tank shouldn't be full by now. I replied that it was a big tank, etc. We waited a bit longer and she finally poked he head below to check the time, and let out a screech! The tank had overflowed and there was a foot of water in the cabin. She started hollering that the boat was sinking and everyone on several docks turned their heads, etc. I stopped the water (duh), and set to pumping out the boat (we didn't have an automatic pump).
I'd left the cap off the tank when winterizing the previous season (we bought the boat at the end of November) and never replaced it when we put the boat back in the water. I still feel pretty dumb when I think about it, and it's been 20 years! But at least the floor got a good cleaning....
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Sabre 38 "Victoria"
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