STORY OF 'O'

Not to be confused with the 'R' rated movie/novel.   Its Often said that when you get Older or Over the hill as some say, you Overreact, Overcompensate, get Overanxious  and Overstate things.

 All probably true.

Now the Orange boat has had its problems in the past.  Ran Over a rail and put a big hole in the bottom.   Bent props hitting rocks etc. that were covered Over with water, and a few Other niggling  minor things caused by Overdoing things .  But all in all a great boat.

However, Over the past few weeks we have noticed that there is an Overflow of water from the bung holes On returning from fishing.  Other fishers have given heaps of advice on the problem.  Over-stressed bottom resulting in Opening cracks.   Running Over rocks resulting in holes etc.  But it was only after Peter O'sullivan said to me, " You silly Old Oaf, its your O rings."

So sure enough after the boat was put on stands, and I dried the bottom of it with towel, I Overfilled it with water.  Overfilled because I forgot the bloody hose was On and the water was Over the floor.

After I went Over the bottom of the boat, I could not find a drip, (Cathie says she found One laying under a boat filled with water) except a constant drip in the bungs (as Pete O had said).  When I really tightened up the bungs the drip stopped.

The O rings were cracked and apparently on some bungs, don't run Onto a flat surface but to a beveled One and if they are not new or really tight they leak.

So make sure you have good O rings and the bungs are tight.

PS  Going to check Corroboree tomorrow and will give you a report, also we have some interstaters on the way up in a few weeks so will be arranging some fishing days. 

Will let you know what is happening as far as those fishing days go just in case you can make it out.