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10-20-2008, 09:18 PM
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#101
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Location: Detroit, MI / Miami, FL
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Originally Posted by young-gun
at my ramp: people putting thier boats into the water in the OUT ramp... and vice versa.
And what grinds my gears the most...boater putting on their trailer tie-downs while still in the ramp...you can do that outside of the ramp!
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Add to that...
The bad behavior and loud music played by some knuckle heads w/boats & jet-skis
Especially the younger guys...
Oh yeah...The littering pisses me off as well...
Divenstar 
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10-20-2008, 09:59 PM
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#102
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Location: Detroit, MI / Miami, FL
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Originally Posted by daredevil
I agree on the littering, but i dont hear loud music once my engine fires up !!!! LOL
Its about 150 dcb .  |
Touche'...
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10-22-2008, 12:24 AM
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#103
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Location: windsor, ontario/grosse pointe, michigan
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FW Liberator with a Merc 454
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loud engines firing up: If its a good exhaust note...ill let it slide...but if its a raspy 4 or 6 cylinder firing up...i will hate it.
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10-22-2008, 01:08 AM
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#104
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Location: Toronto, Ontario
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i've got a pretty good system going where I will back the boat down the ramp with my brother in it, he cruises around then picks me up once I park the truck. and when we come in the same thing, he drops me off and cruises then we load the boat on the trailer. all in all about 30 seconds on the ramp. what I do not understand is why people insist on not only getting the boat ready on the ramp, but when someone is pulling it out to stop on the ramp and put the straps on, that is what the parking lot is for. There really should be a list of rules at ever ramp and fines for idiots
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10-22-2008, 08:40 AM
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#105
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Orlando, FLorida
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1999, fountain, fever
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How should it work when I am the only one capable of driving the boat and parking the truck? (Not that I am saying I am the only one capable of doing these things, but just that the people on the boat don't have a clue how to do either) I haven't had any problems as of yet but want to know the proper way to handle it if any come along.
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11-05-2008, 12:52 AM
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#106
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Location: Central New York
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Oh I've got a bunch, but a couple really stand out. The launch I go to is only wide enough for 2, so this doesn't help. One day after being out on the water we go to get some food, about 15 miles from the ramp. As we're getting back in the boat we can see a storm coming, ok no biggie. We head out and it seams to be coming quick, as usual around here. We make a mad dash back to the ramp to find about 6 boats in front of us. My buddy starts putting the cockpit cover on as I'm turning circles in 4 footers waiting. We finally start to head in and get the boat to the dock, we jump out and I run to the truck as it starts to down pour. I get back to the ramp to see this moron backing down it and PARKS IN THE MIDDLE!! THEN, he gets in the back of his truck and starts to wave his friend in that's about 8 boats back!!! Meanwhile, I'm standing on my running boards watching this putz with my mouth wide open wondering what the hell he's thinking? I had enough... I ripped into this guy so bad, everyone was getting soaked waiting, needless to say, he went up the ramp boatless and the line behind continued to move like a well oiled machine.
One more-
Gotta love watching these guys that do nothing but scream at the top of their lungs at their wives and kids, I feel SOO bad for them. The best part of watching all of this, by the time they are done (10-15 mns later) the wife usually throws "the jab", I told you so, HA! It must make them feel 2 inches tall.
Anyone that knows what they are doing should take only a couple minutes, a lot of the time I launch alone, granted my boat is only 24', but I'm in and out in under 3 mins from backing in to parking the truck and leaving the dock.
There should really be a "launching test" to get a license....
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11-05-2008, 01:55 AM
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#107
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Tulsa, OK
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rank amatures
When we were kids...dad , then us later would fire the 35 erude up..still on the trailer and get ready for a high speed launch compliments on the truck brakes!! There wasn't any hold up at the ramp!!! Same loading...put the damn trailer in the water...drive it ON! hook it up and away we go...dont' forget to pull the fuel line...let the motor run out of gas while running!!! "Only Rank Amatures winch there boats on" John L. Sharp, circa 1966, RIP DAD
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02-24-2009, 01:30 AM
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#108
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Location: battle creek michigan
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My biggest pet peeve at the ramp, is the cranky old farts that try to tell everyone how to do everything. They usually have a bass boat that they drive on their trailers, revving their motors. There are 3 foot tall signs attatched to each dock that say no revving motors while trailering. You would think they could read foot tall letters.
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04-07-2009, 06:56 AM
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#109
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Denmark and hopefully some place nice
Posts: 1,561
42' Sundancer from 2004 formerly known as Big azz cruiser from 2004. Still looking for the right new 38-42 ft. v-bottom!
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04-07-2009, 09:42 PM
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#110
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bay City, Michigan
Posts: 720
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folding chair $20
video camera $300
Saturday afternoon watching idiots at the boat ramp. Priceless!
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