most common boat ettiquette violations at the ramp

[Ona-Mission]

I didn't see anyone talk about this guy... The one who loads his boat and pulls up enough to clear the dock, but not far enough for me to get my 60' rig squared up to back in. Now not only is this DipSh&t in my way, I'm in everyone elses way. Then he look at me as if to say "im not moving till i get all my wifes bags, the kids toys, and my fishing stuff unloaded and into the truck" oh then he also remembers now is a good time to search for a wrench and pull the drain plug. During this his wife and kids run to the bathroom and of course he will wait for them also.
There are a lot of people who like to boat. There are Few Boaters.
It also seems like every guy who just borrowed his father in laws boat for the day is at the ramp while I'm there.

[Ona-Mission]

Originally Posted by Pismo10

Cruisers with wives and kids get 15seconds free and $5 per minute.

Cruisers with Wifes need to have some kinda sliding scale. They can give more entertainment value then an evening at the local comedy club.

[Ona-Mission]

Originally Posted by BLAZE

Saw these posted on S&F had 2 post em!
Don't know the story though but a picture is worth a million words!

It doesn't get any better then that!!!!!

[SmurfOnABoat]

How about the guy that doesn't have enough truck to pull his boat out of the water???

Over the summer I was out on St. Clair at the sheriffs launch (south river road) and there was a guy towing a 38' formula with like a tahoe or yukon, something smaller like that.

Like some stories you guys have, he loaded incorrectly, boat was tilted big time on the trailer, so he backs it down the launch again, and went a little further this time that before. Front wheels were still out of the water, and he got the boat set where he wanted, and started to pull it out.... well that didn't go over so well, he had all 4 tires spinning, the truck whipping side to side on the launch trying to move this boat.... So here I am launching a 23' footer with a F350... so I hooked up a tow strap and gave his truck a little helping hand....

[Powerplay25]

I watched a guy pull up to our ramp at dead low tide with his 28' cabin cruiser. This ramp is very steep. He than proceeds to back up his 2-wheel drive F150 stick shift to tow the boat out. As I watched him backing up the truck I said out loud there is no way he is making it out. Of course once the boat was loaded he did nothing but spin tires.

Lucky for him I had my tow strap. Backed my truck down, hooked him up and towed the whole rig out (truck and boat) in 4-wheel low range.

[Pro5l]

I was waiting for a friend to get is boat on water then a couple were in front of him. A little princecraft trailed by a buick regal. The husband get in the bass boat and the wife try to back up on the ramp she jacknife the trailer and even go out of the ramp. So you have 1 wheel of the trailer in the air and trailer frame stuck to the pavment. The Wife come out off the car and look at is husband. My buddy ask he need help. The guy just say let's putt the princraft on ground ... the little 25hp was scrapping everywhere on the pavment.

They finish to trail the princraft on water putt it back on trailer and go back home. I laugh big time hehe wish i had bring my camera

[dave krehbiel]

Originally Posted by MZEZ

Practice, Practice Practice. I did, with and without my husband. We/I have a system. I can drive it, trail it, launch it, secure it, Park it. I get a little chapped by the folks who think I just got "in the cab". I don't take my eyes off or direction from anyone but my husband. He's the captain.
If we screw up its on us.
Practice and Preparation are the keys.

BTW, its a triple axle trailer, 35 fountain, with a crew cab duallie,,,care to dance??

DAVE's wife----Right on sister!!! Me too!!! We have a 382 fastech, I can back it, load it, dock it and run it like it's made to run! Heck..I even so much as loaded 5 others boats on trailers just to get them out of my way during our flood so we could leave before night fell. And yes...all were men!!! Just goes to show it's not always the wife who can't back.

[hoff2483]

Heres an interesting one for you guys....There was quite a line waiting to trailer my boat so I left my friend off at the dock and just idled around on the other side of the river to wait for the line to die down. I happened to catch two guys backing their trailer into the far launch, which is a no no where I launch at because the concrete does not go very far back on the launch. He backed in way to far and backed his trailer off the back of the ramp (it's an extremely large dropoff). He tried pulling it out, but of course his fenders were getting caught on the ledge of the concrete. I tried to warn the two guys multiple times, but they didn't listen to me and sure enough a couple of minutes after ramming it back and forth a few times the truck took off up the ramp, but with only half of their trailer dragging behind.....thats right they ripped their trailer in two and the back half of the trailer and their tandems are probably still at the bottom of the river to this day....

Thats the problem where I boat its hard enough some days to trailer with the strong current, but you also have to be looking out for the other idiots who just go out and buy boats but have no idea what they're doing nor have any boating experience.....I've seen quite a lot of funny scenario's.

[fastassfun]

Originally Posted by cbeastwood

This will be a long thread! I can't name just one!

I would say my biggest pet peaves are (in order):

1) waiting until they're at the water's edge still on the trailer to un-strap it, test-start it, and load everything in for the day.

2) taking up more than one lane at the ramp.

3) having no perception that people are waiting for you to get out of the way; taking you're own sweet time.

4) fishing from the dock at the ramp (despite all the No Fishing signs) and they don't even have a boat.

5) having the wife back the truck down the ramp when the wife has no idea what she's doing.

yeah i know im digging up an old thread but i had to say it.... how bout the guy who is barely floating around screaming i forgot my f*%king pluggggg

[live wire]

Found these on youtube



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvAHYR5DnZE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cc6koI0fDo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmQGABYIxWA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YLvVP9ZPP4

Their is a bunch of other funny blooper vids to check out