1. People that don’t know to stay right when meeting another boat. I try to move over and they stay on a collision course. I then go to the left. They move that way now. As a last resort, I come off plane and stare at the idiot. Learn how to drive or stay home.
2. Grandma and grandpa pulling their grandkids behind the pontoon in the most crowded place on the lake on a holiday weekend mid afternoon.
3. Jet Ski operators that never look where they are going, jump your wake, and make wakes in no wake zones.

Sad thing is that every person at the root of each and every gripe listed here will argue tooth and nail that they are smarter, justified and entitled to their actions/ comments than the competent boater.

Some people should be banned from looking at a water much less operating a boat/PWC as it seems to bring out the Jack_$$ genome in their DNA

I agree but let's not stop the ban at water some people need to be banned from life.

I've never removed my hitch since I bought the truck in 2007. Totally destroyed the front bumpers of the Civic and the Jetta who bumped me, didn't hurt my bumper a bit. :)
I also don't care about gas $$. It's pretty rare I invite anyone along with me, but when I do I'd be going anyhow. Bring your own drinks and food and don't ***** if I steal a beer and we're good :p
My pet peeves at the ramp aren't so much the people who don't really know what they're doing, because we were all newbs once. If you can take 5 minutes to help them out and give them a few tips maybe next time won't be so painful. The ramp idiots who bother me are the ones who fully know what they're doing, and they're just jerks about it. We've got a lot of fishing captains around here and some of them love to drop the boat in and tie off right there in the ramp, blocking it for anyone else while they wait for their clients. And then they tell their clients to park in trailer parking spots, which are sometimes limited.

As an Ozark boater, I feel obligated to throw the orange flag in as a peeve. Doesn't help that in their infinite wisdom, the Missouri Water Patrol changed the law a few years back to make it even more confusing to boaters. In the end, most just say F it and leave the flag up all the time, thus, negating any benefit the flag has.

one of my pet peeves ,is boat owners that get upset when their quest do not offer gas money,,,its my boat I am a grown adult and asked you to come out for a ride, the last thing I would expect from any of my quest is fuel money,,when my friends that do not own boats invite me over their house for a drink they do not expect me to give them money for the electric bill,,,LOL

No kidding, if you need money to run your boat (other than a specified run agreed beforehand) then you need a new hobby. I especially like the post where the owner wants a guest to help wash down the boat. :rolleyes:

Our boat only seats 4, the guest are not expected to do anything except relax and have a good time.
If they offer to buy lunch and a couple beers ... I am not offended.
We only do a scum line wipe down when we pull the boat out, if the guest choose to grab a towel ... I am not offended, again.
Yes there are a few less than qualified peeps on the water.
How's your New Year so far? Mines OK :Score-101010:

I'm just happy someone wants to go out with me anymore. Hell I will buy the gas and beer. Between the friends I have lost over the last couple years, kids that have little interest in boats..... I have a true classic off shore race boat, a flat bottom drag boat, the 19 (a Donzi 18 on steroids), a Donzi 16 and a joh boat they might as well be hard back paper encyclopedias sitting on a shelf because if it not on their phone.....
Boating is dying my friends. The only way we can get the next generation into it is not making it such a burden. If you give someone a ride in your car you don't expect them to wash it later but if you are driving someone to work everyday they should pitch in.

I don't get it with needing help getting the boat on and off the trailer at a ramp
I have had boats from 18 to 36 ft in length and have 99% of the time did everything myself.
My Daytona is a ***** to trailer IF it is windy or there is a current because the prop shaft is SOO high.
If you bang your leg on my hitch than maybe you should put the phone back in its holster.
I don't hear anyone complaining about my mirrors sticking out.
With the Scarab34 we used to invite friends to go for the day and they would ask what they needed to bring.
I always told them I supplied the boat and the gas they had to bring what THEY wanted to eat and drink.
The way I figured it I was going out anyways and a few more people weren't going to cost much more in gas.
BUT - If you have friends that hang out on your boat almost every weekend than they should help with the gas.