While we're venting, two more things that piss me off: I'm IDLING through a canal, just checking out the scenery on my way to the ICW and some dude in a paddle canoe is giving me the tough-guy stare and mouthing the words "a**-hole". Why is every guy in a canoe pissed that you're in a boat?

Or better yet, when I'm coming back into port at dusk and three guys in a 12 foot boat are fishing right in the middle of the channel. Why do I have to idle in 600 yards before the no wake zone to avoid running over some yahoos who are where they shouldn't be? To me, stopping in the middle of the channel into a port is like stopping in the middle of the highway.

In this situation, HornBlasters Trains in the grille FTW!
Definitely helps people find the go-pedal..



I'm Sure there will be plenty more boating stories after this MEM day Weekend...

Bass boats fishing in the middle of blind curves that are main byways? I don't get it or the attitudes. You can't be catching anything with all the traffic and jeopardizing everyone that rounds the corner.

Jet skis are kamikaze pilots. I learned they will do anythng to pass you, even if putting themselves endanger by pinching you in a curve.

I have come off plane for canoes up river where it might be appropriate location for canoeing (but they really shouldn't be where big boats are), but sea kayaks in the main channel I am not coming off plane. They made a conscious decision to be there in the main channel wakes. In contrast. I choose not to take my power boat to play in a shipping lane jumping wakes or run thru a sail boat regatta.

I really believe the go fast crowd is pretty safety conscious and situation aware compared to all other boaters. I do my part to help project a good image

I agree 100%. It's like if you chose to ride your bicycle or stop your car in the middle of the interstate.... you are asking to get run over... these fools not only endanger themselves, but other boaters who are doing all the right things.

hahahaha, dealt with this same situation just yesterday...guy was flipping me off and pissing and moaning when I went by...I just yelled get out of the channel asswipe!

because his wife is looking at him thru seasick eyes saying "Huny, why do we have a $300dollar canoe and he has a $300,000 nice powerboat, I want one of those because this thing sucks and my ass is wetand Im about to hurl"

I use to bass fish in the same waters I now run the dominator in...I knew that by 10am I didn't want to be in the main river...to much traffic...I would hang around from time to see the occasional topless eye candy though!!!!

X-rated...its open this week why they closed it down last week I really don't know...I was out of town but the pics my girlfriend sent, the water was not to high!!

esp the hurl part

Here's to b*tching about everyone else.

Those are the best arent they, You forgot to mention the sailboat that decides to turn around in the middle of the cut, seems it always happens to me when a cruise ship is on its way in. Its one thing for it to happen in the cig, but from the enclosed bridge on the hatteras those night fisherman scare the heLL out of me, thank goodness I care more about my surroundings and their safety than they do. I can help but say the night fisherman in the 12 foot boat in the middle of the cut arent much different than the homeless man in the wheel chair that decides to cross 4 lanes of traffic at dusk, while the dont walk sign is illuminated.