Since I don't have a sunpad or swim platform, I bought a few large rubber backed bath mats. They are 5' long and 30" wide and I got them at JC Penny for something like $20. I lay one across the engine hatch and one across the deck. It provides a soft, non-slip surface, designates a safe crossing path, and protects the boat
They also work great for the girls to lay out on them as shown in the picture (see the mat across the back of the boat).

I see cigarettes and glass bottles...both no-nos on my boat.

I have one of these on each side. One of my buddies also gave me a static cling decal that "whites out" the feet part of the decal ;)

http://www.bajajunkey.com/STICKERS.html#anchor_77

At Lake Powell last year a State Ranger came along my boat and was not going to let me put the fenders out. He said his ribi was rubber (had a huge rub rail on his boat) and would not stratch my boat. Let's just say I was not in agreement with him and got into a slight argument before he finally let me put out the fenders.

I also put towels down if any are going to be stepping on my interior. I am somewhat "anal" regarding the interior.

Sam

How about the tie up process itself? How many times has someone approached you with no fenders and no lines out? How about fenders but they look like tampons?! How about they have fenders out but are placed to where they might as well have not put them out in the first place?! How about people that pull up and get close and then cut the motor(s)?! How about boats that approach at ramming speed?! :angry-smiley-038:

All of the above happened in one incident with one boat last year at Jobbie Nooner.......... It is like they guy tried every different way to piss me off....... I now make sure I am never the last person in a raft line. That way I don't have to worry again about the above mentioned guy tieing up to my boat....

The rubber bottomed bathroom floor mats are a great idea. We have a few that we use on the boat. The help keep foot prints away and help stop slip and falls. My Velocity has a very flat deck, no rails and I keep it highly polished. The bath room mats are a life saver. But I do have to admit, when we take someone out and they get super drunk and act like a-holes, I make sure to send that person up front to help pull up anchor. I have yet had one of these drunks even make it all the way to the anchor line before sliding right off the deck into the water :lolhit: WHile this isn't a very nice thing to do, it has provided many entertaining momnets....

Plastic bottles and as far as I am concerned smoke 'em if you got 'em!

GREAT PIC TA !!!! :coolcowboy:

YEP...What he said!!! Not too many places you can smoke anymore. Especially the good stuff like in your pic. :ernaehrung004:

I agree with a lot of what's been said.

I'll add that I will NOT tie up with a pontoon boat. I've seen too many people who don't care about their pontoon tear up someone else's glass boat tying up together.