[Rhodes22-list] Boat toys.

[Jim White]

The best one I've seen in awhile was a guy back down the ramp and forget to 
untie the stern strap. Filled up the entire transom up to the steering 
before he figured out what was wrong. Pulled it up the ramp and sat there 
with the little drain plugs open and waited for about 10 minutes for the 
thing to empty out. Finally someone in line that he was blocking stormed up 
and shoved a bucket in his face and said "bail".....

Jim White

At 02:30 PM 05/25/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>The best entertainment is the Jersey Shore.
>More Money then Brains
>
>people buy a 45 ft cruiser as their first boat. No knowledge, no skill but 
>lots of throttle.
>
>TOOOO many stories to tell. and sometimes people get hurt!!
>
>Bob.... now sailing in Eastern Tennessee.
>
> >>> R22RumRunner at aol.com 05/25/04 02:20PM >>>
>Michael,
>The light I'm talking about is on the front of the mast, not on the top. On
>an inland lake, you want every possible light on because you have a greater
>possibility of being seen. There are very few, if any people that know the
>difference between a steaming light and an anchor light. I always sail 
>with a spot
>light at the helm so I can light up my sails when someone gets to
>close.......and I use it a lot.
>The stories I could tell of people with their first boat at the launch ramp
>at the marina would fill a book. I sometimes go down their with a cooler and
>just sit and watch the circus. Last Friday I actually saw a boat get launched
>with a youngster in the boat, but no line going to the dock. The kid had 
>to get
>in the water and bring a line to the dock so the father could pull the 
>boat in
>to the dock so he and his wife could get aboard. Once on the boat, he fired
>it up and took off at full throttle in the marina which is a slow, no wake
>area. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've seen that happen.
>
>Rummy
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