A young girl sleeping in the back of her parents convertible is tired of them arguing over the mother's modeling career so whilst they are getting gas near Coral Key, she sneaks into the Ricks' camper to run away.
Bud is making a raft with a sail and he and Sandy get into a brothers teasing session (Sandy mocks the makeshift raft and Bud mocks Sandy's singing). Sandy and Porter head into town and the girl comes out and persuades Bud that she's an orphan and to go sailing on the raft. The raft quickly falls apart, they swim with a life jacket to a buoy and climb in but the lid closes and locks them in.
Sandy finds the girl's scarf just at the time that Porter hears from the police about the missing girl and they embark on a search for the pair in the launch. Trouble is Bud encouraged Flipper to stay away so Flipper can't guide Sandy and Porter. Bud and the girl sway the buoy and make noise to try and attract attention. Flipper hears the banging and sees the unusual motion and then Porter and Sandy see the weird motion of the buoy and rescue the pair.
Parents and child are reunited - the runaway stunt persuades the mother to give up going to Key West to model.
Bud is making a raft with a sail and he and Sandy get into a brothers teasing session (Sandy mocks the makeshift raft and Bud mocks Sandy's singing). Sandy and Porter head into town and the girl comes out and persuades Bud that she's an orphan and to go sailing on the raft. The raft quickly falls apart, they swim with a life jacket to a buoy and climb in but the lid closes and locks them in.
Sandy finds the girl's scarf just at the time that Porter hears from the police about the missing girl and they embark on a search for the pair in the launch. Trouble is Bud encouraged Flipper to stay away so Flipper can't guide Sandy and Porter. Bud and the girl sway the buoy and make noise to try and attract attention. Flipper hears the banging and sees the unusual motion and then Porter and Sandy see the weird motion of the buoy and rescue the pair.
Parents and child are reunited - the runaway stunt persuades the mother to give up going to Key West to model.