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You actually contribute gas money!?
Damn, I should replace a couple of my friends with you 😂
On today's episode of who's the butthole...
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Damn, I should replace a couple of my friends with you 😂
Never, ever invite a Republican on your boating/fishing excursions.
He'll smoke all your weed.
Invite two of them, and they won't smoke any.
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There are several youtube people that just hang out and film at boat docks. Though there's one person whose videos I've seen are basically fights he starts when people tell them not to film them from the very close range that he does. He's an asshole that will walk right on the dock with people and start instigating. And then he calls the cops like a little bitch when people react fiercely. Anything for clicks I guess...
I thought going boating was awesome growing up. As an adult I absolutely can't stand boat people.
Though only an assumption, it's certainly possible. But by doing what he did, he ended up by his truck, with his trailer tires almost in the water, for 10+ minutes, blocking the boat ramp for everyone else, all to prove a point. I guess he really showed them.
So what should the solution be, let the idiot get out of his boat, and go get his trailer. Talk about wasting 10+ minutes while everyone else waits. It doesn't make sense that anyone can just pull up to the dock and block everyone and jump the line.
Not sure what the answer is. Do uou think what the guy did worked? If so, what did it accomplish (other than maybe next time the guy in the boat does better - maybe.
Based on how the guy had the boat tied of to the cleats, it's pretty clear he is a novice boater. Maybe offer some friendly advice, or offer a hand. I've done it plenty of times at public ramps. When I'm going out on the boat, I'm going to chill out and have fun, not get into an argument that could've easily turned physical.
I have nothing to add...everyone knows who is in the wrong (both are dipshits though). I will only say that I do enjoy driving by the launch ramp whenever I leave or return to my slip. There is definitely drama on the weekends, but for the most part...the guys that launch around here Mon-Fri are pros and/or commercial fishermen, and I don't see much of this type of thing. There is more drama on the radio which is pathetic in its own way.
I think the guy should have just politely walked up and said, Hi, sorry to bother you but I'm in a bit of a hurry to get into the water. Could you pull your boat over to the courtesy dock so that myself and others can use the ramp until you've got your trailer ready? That's the common practice here so I just wanted to talk to you quick and make sure you knew about the courtesy dock.
Nice work. My boats stay in the water from April to November, but I’ve been to public ramps countless times and nothing tugs at my heartstrings more than watching a newb trying to back his boat in on a Saturday morning when the line behind him his ten deep with people screaming at him. The nice guy that I am, I’ll calmly walk up and tell him he’s embarrassing his wife and kids right now and to get the f out of the truck and let me do it and comeback on weeknight and practice.
I don't...I had a friend that would keep his boat there and didn't have a slip. He would call them a couple hours in advance and they bring it down and tie it to the dock and then take it out at the end of the day and store it for you. He would keep it there all winter. That sounds great but I live 30 minutes away and we use our boat in a little no wake lake 5 min away a couple times a week so it didn't make sense for us.
I'll agree with you there. But loading and unloading boats can become stressful when dealing with all the people. As I said in an earlier post, many boaters are like golfers, there's not a lot of patience for beginners. If you want to "join the club" you better be prepared for what you're going to deal with.
It looked like others were coming down the ramp getting involved. I know if I was waiting behind the truck, I'd be telling the guy tied off he was wrong and his selfish stubbornness was holding everyone else up. I'd venture to say the guy was feeling like a turd once he realized it was him vs the world. LOL
If truck guy were to have pulled up, it'd just been the next guy backing down to have gotten into it w/ the "ramp blocker".
Do you have thoughts on a Tritoon versus a standard boat? I am thinking I might get one in a few years, but don’t know where to start. I think I like the idea of a pontoon boat that can pull skiers and sleds, because there is more room for people on them. My long term plan is to have a honey trap to encourage my kids and hopefully one day grand kids to settle in the area…
I wouldn't be thinking about pulling skiers behind a pontoon boat...you won't get the "out of the hole" pull you need (especially if you have a deep water starter, like my dad, with two-feet in). You also won't get a large enough wake. Pontoons are great for pulling various tubes and slides and day drinking.
The ones reading about are the v/tri toons that are better for that, especially if you get a motor at least 150 hp. But you are probably right. Just gathering up the info.
And well you should...it's a major purchase and you've got to find balance between your needs and goals with it.
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Agreed, if I had my own dock and lift I would own a boat. The thought of trailering it, driving somewhere, boating, then trailering back home and cleaning it thoroughly when give me pause to take it out at all.
If you had your own dock and lift you could buzz around for a while and be back home in minutes.
I would want a pontoon with a grill out it, shade, and a TV. Just roll around and chill watching football.
The solution is to charge more for registration fees and have a state employee at the ramp during peak times to tell people to back it in load/unload and GTFO.
Check out some "Deck boats". They might be what you're looking for.
In this scenario I’m renting a slip/docking slot at saylorville lake every season. I’m not doing all of that every time I want to boat. It is a shitty reservoir lake but it’s all I have around here.
That's my retirement plan. I have family with side-by-side waterfront homes on Lake George. Three docks. I'm going to rent one of the docks and live nearby. Already arranged. They offered it for nothing, but I'm no mooch.
We bought a new boat in May, it's a SeaDoo Switch. Basically a Jet Ski with a Pontoon built around it. I guess it could be considered a tritoon, but it's a 225hp jet boat. Unfortunately it's not strong enough to get a good hole shot like our other deck boat was. Also not as nimble to do the circles and things the kids liked to bounce around on.
We love it but we just generally park it in the water and hang out with friends and drinks in the water. Occasionally we fish off it as well. It's really a great introductory boat. we have 120 hours on it already.
