RedactedNarrative: On Thursday September 25th at approximately 9:15 AM, Operator was unloading his 18'' Xpress fishing boat at the Mascoutin boat ramp. Operator had recently taken the boat in for service (replaced solenoid) and after unloading his vessel he was letting it idle for several minutes. He began to head to one of the boat docks near the ramp. Operator noticed a large amount of water in the hull of his boat. Operator attempted to insert the plug but was unable to seat the plug. Operator decided to try to get his boat on plane to get the plug hole above the water line and to drain the water. Operator increased the speed of his boat and headed South of the boat ramp (towards the middle of the lake), Operator also turned on his bilge pump. When Operator reached the middle of the lake he noticed that his attempt to drain the water had failed. Operator slowed his speed and notice that his boat was starting to capsize. Operator grabbed an accessible type 4 pfd and jumped into the water. 
  A boater was notified by someone on shore that Operator was in trouble. Good Sam rescued Operator from the water and transported him back to the dock. 
  Operator''s boat was recovered from Clinton Lake Marina and towed to the Mascoutin boat ramp. Once the boat was near the ramp Illinois Oil Marketing Equipment lifted Operator''s boat from the water and set it on Operator''s trailer by crane. 
  Operator''s boat was transported to the Clinton Lake Marina for repairs. Operator was not issued any citations or warnings. There was no visible structural damage to Operator''s boat but it is unclear the extent of the electrical and mechanical damage due to capsizing. EOR