Keep multiple drain plugs in both your truck and boat, and make installing the drain plug the first item on your pre-launch checklist. The plug prevents water from entering the boat when launching but ...

Meanwhile, the DNR also will have 146 boat inspectors and 23 boat decontamination units at landings this summer, said Adam Doll, DNR acting watercraft inspection coordinator. Doug Smith • 612-673-7667 ...

Anglers, hunters and other boaters who use the state's waterways are being reminded of a new regulation that took effect Jan. 1 requiring all boat drain plugs to be removed before and during ...