Boat launch idiots!

Some of the stuff isn't totally obvious though, like it only takes a minute or two to unhook for launch, but it should be done away from the ramps. I've seen enough people do this I think some of them think it's the "right way". And there's a lot of variance in how far people pull away on take out to hook up, strip weeds.

Parking across all ramps is grounds to throw rocks.

I remember talking to a guy at a launch once who said it was his very first time launching a boat. He did not come from a "boating family" and none of his friends had a boat....He prepped his boat in an open parking spot. I asked him why - when other,obviously more experienced boaters were bulloxing-up the launch area with all sorts of stuff unnecessary to do in that area - why did he choose to get out of everyone's way to prep HIS boat?

He said it just seemed to be the right thing to do.

BINGO!

A complete greenhorn yet he will never be a BLI.

It's not really "boat launch idiots",it's inconsiderate jackbags who happen to own a watercraft. If they notice that they're unnecessarily holding up others,they don't care. If they don't notice,it's because they see nothing beyond what they themselves are doing. They live in a very small world. Population,one.

I'm guilty of this myself, but it would be nice if the seasoned boaters would politely point out things like this so the etiquette spread by civil word of mouth.

I always just leave them alone, not wanting to get in an argument and ruin my day.

I wanted to pull my boat from the water.

I approached the truck. The girl in the truck said "If you can get around me,go ahead..." but that "there's no power steering in this truck. None". I didn't respond,I just got back in my truck and wiggled the trailer around her and into the water.

(I have a lot of practice maneuvering trailers around obstructions: Backing a big brush chipper into backyards.)

Anyways,I get the boat on the trailer and then see some guy approaching the truck from the direction of the bathrooms. He motions the gal from the truck,gets in and backs the jetski into the water without a problem.

I couldn't help myself: I told the young "lady" that she should have just said she was waiting for someone who knew what he was doing. That's all I said and how I said it....The words that came from her mouth in response would have made a prison inmate blush.

The other guy laughed...so did I....The look she gave HIM told me he'd be paying for his laughter all day.

Can anyone give a story as to what happened?

It was only 4 minutes I had to wait, not truly a big deal, but the common sense of doing stuff before getting in line eludes some people.

Maybe that guy will read this, realize his mistake, and we all will benefit from his new-found wisdom. Or maybe the rest of you will realize you dont go take a whiz while your boat is tied off to a launch dock during peak launch/recovery times...

Personally, I come here to read humorous BL stories. But, they are few and far between.

Boat Launching for me got a whole lot easier when my wife learned how to back up the boat. Easy on, easy off. I'm so proud of her as she picked it up really quickly!

No-one's around so it's OK to park in the ramp to off-load your stuff? Ya,right. What about the guy who shows up right after you who's all ready to go?

I like the analogy of the people parking in the fire lane at the store....I once reamed out some guy who was parked there,waiting for his girlfriend and blocking the ramp off the curb. What caused me to hive him hell was an old lady stumbled off the curb because his car was in her way.

The last thing I said to him was "I hope you don't own a boat".

Now that I'm on that tangent: Driving 25 or 30 mph thru a crowded parking lot,taking a pedestrian's R.O W. at the crosswalks...also qualifies someone as a Parking Lot Idiot.

The able-bodied people who park in the fire lane at the front of the store bagging up traffic in the lot, or the people who seem to be clueless behind the wheel ( we have all seen them) zooming through lanes with their nose in their phone or the jet skis and pontoons that seem to think the boating laws don't apply to them.....all idiots in there activity.