Boat Drain Plug Regs

[mnvikingsfreak]

Is it really that big of a deal to take an extra 3 seconds and remove your drain plug? Wow.....

[walleye29us]

It seems like alot of people over think this issue..Just pull your plug and clean your boat the best you can...Thats all you can do.

[amateurfishing]

Is it really that big of a deal to take an extra 3 seconds and remove your drain plug? Wow.....

who said it was?

[ANYFISH2]

It seems like alot of people over think this issue..Just pull your plug and clean your boat the best you can...Thats all you can do.

+1, Can't be any more simple. Spot on.

[SkunkedAgain]

This conversation morphed into what you REALLY need to do to avoid transporting invasive species in your boat. Removing your plug is good but probably doesn't drain all of the water from your boat

[SkunkedAgain]

Wow! I'd like to see a picture of that!

That Fisher was a relatively light boat - narrow beam. It's not like I'm super human or anything.

[JeffS]

You guys caught me on a slow day at work yesterday. Ever since I saw the DNR wash station on Gull Lake last year i have wondered how many people are able to comply with the recommendation to pressure wash the boat with very hot water (over 140 degrees F) before putting the boat into a different body of water within 7 days.

We were discussing this topic at work & one of the guys called a plumber that he knows. The plumber told him that most of the hot water heaters he puts in are factory set to 120 degrees. He will adjust them up or down for customers, & most people have them set to 125 or 130. He hasn't seen one set to 140 in quite some time.

Where I live there are hundreds of lakes within 30 miles & many people fish different lakes several times a week. If zebra mussels can live on the hull of a boat for 7 days out of the water then I don't think there is anyway to prevent their spread to every public lake in the state.

[amateurfishing]

thx all, just reviewed regs and am overthinking this.....but as for this particular reg, i have my doubts on how well it really works for what its intended purpose is.

[SkunkedAgain]

True, but it's a step in the right direction. Imagine if the DNR had come out and demanded all boats be thoroughly cleaned. Half the folks on this forum would have pulled out their torches and pitchforks