re: Boat launch comedy

i launched my boat at verret landing in the rain tied the boat off and waited in my truck for about 20 minutes. when the rain let up i went to my boat and the automatic bilge pump was pumping water in a stream like a fire hose. my 15 foot la traveler had a pump rated for a 26 foot boat and had just a small amount of water in it. had i installed a smaller pump, i'm sure the boat would have sunk.