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Old May 17th, 2008, 02:19 AM   #4
james croft
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Get four 5 gallon joint compound buckets or something similar if you dont have lift bags. Put a couple of slings underneath near the bow and stern and attach a 5 gallon joint compound bucket on each side. Snug up the slings so when inflated the gunnels of the boat rise above the surface and then bail or pump out the water.

A more dynamic method is to tie the john boat's bow off to a line attached to a good size motorboat. Pull out the bilge plug on the johnboat and then dirve off. The jonboat will come to the surface and if righted properly it will self-bail itself once up on plane.
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