When to through someone over board.....

I had a pontoon in the past and we would go out each weekend. My daughter had a friend and her parents invited themselves on my boat for the day. While in the middle of the lake, the father tells me that all boaters are bad for burning gasoline just to play on the lake. Then he tells me that driving SUVs are also bad on the environment and used too many natural resources that other third world countries did not have. We had just used my Tahoe to launch the dang pontoon boat. I have always ben a big #3 fan and have a 1987 Dale SR. sticker on my redneck cooler. This A-Hole pulls a free beer out of my cooler and then he starts taking crap about Earnhardt Sr. This was strike three in my book. He hated Dale Sr. but he sure did not mind drinking my beer out of the cooler.

I was polite and finished the day and dropped them off at their home. A few days latter this family calls my home and tells me that they have purchased chips and snacks for going out on the boat with us the next weekend. Needless to say, I never invited them back on my boat or boats.

It hurt their feelings that we never invited them back on the boat.

Donald,
I think you did the right thing, or at least you did what I would have. In all honesty he probably never realized he was trash talking our lifestyle. If he had any sense he'd realize burning that gas is creating work and $ for the people in the energy business and I thank you for that. If your Tahoe is anything like my Chevy I know you're creating plenty of jobs at the local Chevrolet dealership which in turn gives other families the opportunity to buy pontoons and CC's and so on, which is keeping the American Dream rotating. I know I wouldn't want to boat with a guy like that.

And don't hate because Senior knew how to drive.

If you don't bring water, gas or beer, and don't clean the boat, then don't come back.

"When to throw someone overboard"
Tie anchor rope around ankles at: "flipflops"
Push at: "beer bottles"

Morfoot wrote:    I explain the rules before they get on board and if they break any rule they are subject to ejection. "Miss Scarlett" is 26 years old and she looks like she is almost new because she is spoiled and because of said rules.   You don't like my rules then don't bother going. Take it or leave it.

I'm the same way.

Morfoot wrote: That's all it would take to toss his @$$ overboard. I explain the rules before they get on board and if they break any rule they are subject to ejection. "Miss Scarlett" is 26 years old and she looks like she is almost new because she is spoiled and because of said rules.   You don't like my rules then don't bother going. Take it or leave it.

Same here!

Just today, took wifey's two friends (husband and wife) from college on boat. Wifes suggestion, definitely not mine. Spent $50 in gas, bought our own lunch, tried teaching him to ski. I just got through waxing and drying the boat, putting the fans in, covering it up, meanwhile He's watching ESPN on my tv.

It's awesome when boating with boat people or just observant people who follow your lead. My non boating friend yesterday without me saying anything while pulling into the dock she took the dock line and grabbed a bite on a cleat. I asked her why she did that she said well I figured it would be easier to control the boat with incoming wake while to tied up... and I noticed you do it. They also noticed the gas sign said $5.14 a gallon on water and figured beer would be a good thing to contribute to easy the pain!

That only happens 1 out of every 100 times you take someone new out. Normally 100% of outing is on the owner.

I just exploded this weekend.
We tied up at lake lanier island (docks right in front of a beach and waterpark) waiting for friends to show up in their minivan (aka sundancer), so that the kids can play some.
While I'm in the water cleaning the boat and come back around, there is a kid jumping off my platform
He seems a little older than our son and I ask him the PG13 version of WTF r u doing on my boat?
This is where the dad enters the scene and says "he saw your boy jumping of the platform and also wanted to do it, so I told him to go ahead"
I almost lost it in front of my boy...

But most folks so far behaved quite well and while gas $$$ never happened, beer did :-)

Oh my god this stuff is killing me. What a great thread.

I love the clowns who try and fish of a dock full of boats also. They always have about 4 kids with them swinging a razor sharp hook around just waiting to hook into my vinyl. And when they get hooked forget about trying to gently pull it out….NO!!! Let’s just pull it as hard as we can…………

Nelson wrote: Oh my god this stuff is killing me. What a great thread. I love the clowns who try and fish of a dock full of boats also. They always have about 4 kids with them swinging a razor sharp hook around just waiting to hook into my vinyl. And when they get hooked forget about trying to gently pull it out….NO!!! Let’s just pull it as hard as we can…………

If a hook ever gets stuck in my seats... They wont have a fishing pole anymore. They would have about 3 fishing poles when I'm done with the original one.

JPASS wrote: I need to work on getting people to remember to not use spray sunblock while in the boat. I have to keep reminding people constantly. It gets old after a while.

Forgot to mention he did that as well

We need to buy the biggest lake and have all our ccfans live there, then it would be a peaceful world

3 rules only:
1) No shoes, use only my sunblock that I provide, no orange colored snacks or Fritos.
2) If you are under 18 you will wear a helmet when boarding. There are three on the tower, help yourself.
3) You are crew, not a passenger. Load and unload gear, help the next rider and for Heavens sake keep the damn rope from under the boat.

Everything else goes, have fun. Douche nozzles will not be invited out again.

Ive read a lot of these. Some make me laugh. Its funny because growing up i always had a rule on my boats where open toed shoes were not allowed. Every time someone wore sandals or flip flops the first aid kit ended up coming out.
Needless to say i don't require footware on my bfn but i wont deny access. Really what is a sneaker going to ruin?
My fish nautique is footware required. Open toed is your own choice. Or mistake in my opinion. I always have extra fireman boots for those who want.

Boat rules:
-no food (my kids had something red and it smeared on the new white interior which was only 1 month old , the sun did bleach it out eventually

- when stepping onto the boat with shoes, step on the gel coat, not the white vinyl arm rest

- for the kids, some adults, when the boat is in motion, must sit down and arms in the boat

- for the kids, some adults, do not play with the dash while I am driving or not in the seat

- don't lean or grab onto the glass frame

It seems basic rules but challenging for others

At our last Wake The World event, we heard one of the greatest rules. The daughter of one of the boat owners, who was probably 9 years old, was overheard answering her Dad's question of "What is the #1 rule?", she said, "Skin heals, scratches last forever". All this while she was putting the boat bumpers out and making sure his boat didn't get dinged up in the least! Of course, he was in a 2014 Wakesetter, that had every bell and whistle you could ask for. I believe he's actually sponsored by Malibu, which would make sense, since he's either #1 or #2 in the world on the Air Chair.