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The dealer delivered my new boat to my house on July 1,2007. I bought the boat unseen and it was everything I dreamed it would be. Perfectly suited for my needs, Me and the dogs cruising the local lake. My first and only launch was a total disaster. As soon as I launched the boat the bilge pump kicked on and ran continually. I was taking on water but couldn't figure why so i jumped in the water to check to see that the two drain plugs on the transom were tight. I had checked them prior to launch but figured maybe they came loose somehow. They were tight and secure. So i crawled back up onto the boat. I was still taking on water but mean while numerous boaters were trying to launch and retrieve there boats. So I tried to start the engine but it would not start. I remembered earlier at my garage the dealer tried to start the boat in my garage and it wouldn't start. So he hit the little button on the side of the throttle to disengage the gear shift and advanced the throttle full forward and it started and shut it off immediately and said i shouldn't have any problems because it checked out OK in the pre delivery checkout. Well at the lake I tried the same thing and it would only start on full throttle and would not idle. So I managed to get it in gear and drove around in circles until everyone had launched and retrieved there boats. Buy this time the water was about 2 inches below the top of the transom but i was able to get the boat onto my trailer and out of the water. I then opened the two drain plugs and drained out what seemed like a couple of hundred gallons of water. It took a good ten minutes for all the water to drain out. I called the dealer and explained what had happened and they said they have never had that happen to anyone. A new boat that wouldn't float and a new engine that would only run on full throttle. Since the dealer I bought the boat from is over two hundred miles away they arranged for me to visit another Triumph dealer that is only 80 miles away. I guess I'll take the boat up there after the July 4th traffic rush ends probably sometime next week. Now if they are able to get the boat to float and the engine to run properly I my be able to get it into the water one last time before Labor Day. Maybe if I'm still around next year I'll have better luck.