invite a friend and he shows up with a friend with a ton of diving gear and 3 spare tanks and thinks he is going diving on your boat,are you phucking for real.

Here's one that I don't have to bash well meaning friends. A floating bar I use to frequent had a large school of Striped Bass that would hang out and wait for people to throw fried food in. While I can see that feeding the fish was a fun and interesting passtime for kids and adults alike, the biproduct of this gig was that the fattest, nastiest Seagulls would hang out and wait for the same thing. They would perch, even for 4 seconds before ice was thrown at them, and take a big, soupy,nasty dump right on the nice clean white deck. I would rather have 5 buddies with dirty feet than that. At least you can be-och at them to break out the fantastic and a paper towel. Never stopped me from going back though, just bring the paper towels. :-) I've also had a turd squirt punk flip a cig butt into the cockpit, from off the deck at a nightclub/rest across the canal from Liberty Landing Marina in the Hudson/ Jersey City.

Since there is a lot of repetition here, I'll take this in a different direction.

My pet peeves are what goes on around your boat when you're on the water.

1. Grandpa and Grandma with grandkids on the pontoon boat and think they don't have to obey the no-wake zone.

2. That same pontoon boat full of screaming kids when you are trying to chill out after a long tough week.

3. Jet Ski's, Jet Ski's, Jet Ski's

4. Some clown in a sail boat trying to navigate through a cove full of anchored boats and he expects you to get out of the way.

5. People who can't back down the launch ramp, and once they finally get it right start to prep the boat to launch.

and last but not least:

5. The guy anchored next to you in a cove fires up the grill to cook burgers while you are choking down a ham sandwich.

It's not complicated. Just secure it in a way so it doesn't swing around. A bow and stern anchor will achieve this. Keep the anchor as close to the boat as possible while still maintaining good hold is a good rule so that other people can navigate around you without running over your line. If your still not sure, look at what the other people that don't own Bayliners are doing and copy them.

Hree's afew that get to me... some of whiohc have been said...

*people dropping food all over the boat
*dragging the anchor chain up my rub rail
*people getting outa the water and instead of dripp drying for aminute rush righti into the boat... they
dont even stand on the sunpad for Cris-sake!
*stepping on my whie interior wtih shoes on - or after I request they take them off, they step on with
muddy feet!
*spray-on suntan lotion! after reading this thread I now know where all those little brown dots come
from!

I did learn something from this though... people offer me gas money, which I wont accept... like it was said before, I am going boating with or with you... but if you offer to bring me beer... It's acceptable to take them up on the offer or ask that they supply the beer for the day.
on the white vinyl!

I would of left him there with the bar tab and a cab ride home!

^^^ LOL Good idea! Maybe I will take him one more time.....

This thread could mark the major return of 2 seat boats with race hatches covering up the rest of the cockpit - LOL

Suntan lotion with glitter in it.

I realize that most people who don't hang around boats don't understand the proper etiquette, so I'm pretty open about it. Communication is key and avoids most issues.

That being said, my biggest single peeve is when I ask or request something and a person feels put off by that. For example, I got a puzzling look when I asked everyone to take their shoes off before getting in the boat. I don't tell people how to treat their stuff and I appreciate that same courtesy, whether it concerns a boat or anything else. Basic consideration, IMO.