9 mistakes new boaters make

I know we all make more than 9 mistakes as boaters and there are plenty of lists out there talking about forgetting to put the drain plug in and forgetting to un tie from the dock but here we will talk about some of the less commonly discussed mistakes made. If I missed something important let me know in the comments below.

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I know we all make more than 9 mistakes as boaters and there are plenty of lists out there talking about forgetting to put the drain plug in and forgetting to un tie from the dock but here we will talk about some of the less commonly discussed mistakes made. If I missed something important let me know in the comments below.

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Sixbears
Sixbears - 4 years ago
Good ones! I did number one. My wife and I taught ourselves to sail in the Gulf of Mexico. We both had prior boat experience, but not sailboats. Our first day we got grounded twice and never made it out of the channel. Decided to pack it up and try again later. Thank goodness we had a no yelling on the boat rule. Saved our marriage. The second day we made it out of the channel, raised the sails, turned off the motor and it was magic.
common jones
common jones - 4 years ago
Thanks for the idea.im gonna have to apply the no yelling on the boat rule.i like it!
LA Prepper
LA Prepper - 4 years ago
My tip is don't buy a boat that doesn't run and is in rough shape thinking that you're going to come out ahead financially, get one that runs unless you want to spend more time turning a ranch than out on the water
Trey Drier
Trey Drier - 4 years ago
You forgot Lesson 10: Always get a boat with a cuddy. Nothing like sex on a boat.
Last First
Last First - 4 years ago
I am a USCG licensed Capt. Have been since late 2010. This is why my boat is no were close to the water on weekends and sometimes mondays and Fridays. WAY TOO MANY people out there that should not own or operate any vessel. Me personally (and just my opinion) I think it should be mandatory everyone MUST atleast have to have some sort of USCG boat safety class to own a boat.
linda allen
linda allen - 4 years ago
why is this a guy thing ? go out for yourself men !! then take the wife to help, she'd like to help to. This is crazy ! what if she bought the boat
common jones
common jones - 4 years ago
Ft.lauderdale boat show!
Boss Gaming 101
Boss Gaming 101 - 4 years ago
I don’t make a check list but I live on a lake and have a dock and lift tho
Jt117
Jt117 - 4 years ago
If you don’t boat on the ocean this video is not really for you:/
bvcxz gt
bvcxz gt - 4 years ago
I wanted to see 30 more seconds of that argument at the end. I was hoping the girl had some sense and was taking the wheel so she could abandon her a-hole boyfriend.

10. comment for 9 mistakes new boaters make

Returning Shadow
Returning Shadow - 4 years ago
What the hell is up with the sound on this video???
Marcello Marocco
Marcello Marocco - 4 years ago
That solo dock at 0:54...lol
Captain Freddy
Captain Freddy - 4 years ago
Don`t take your wife, or anybody else`s wife, boating unless there are some great whites...
visualkeirockstar
visualkeirockstar - 4 years ago
I forgot to tilt the motor up while launching.
Mel Robinson
Mel Robinson - 4 years ago
B.O.A.T. = Break Out Another Thou$and.
Ruth Marcotulli
Ruth Marcotulli - 4 years ago
"HE" sits his ass on the captain's chair while "SHE" takes care of the lines and does the death defying jump to and from the boat. "HE" should try being the wife.
Youdotoo
Youdotoo - 4 years ago
I'd say the number one rule of boating is drain plugs.
Foxtrot 515
Foxtrot 515 - 4 years ago
Where’s all my Rehoboth/Indian river bay people at
Dayle C
Dayle C - 4 years ago
First tip : don’t take your wife. Maybe your wife is more of a boater than the husband ?
Third tip: don’t buy a new boat. What if your wife drives and dings the boat.
I’m not saying you’re sexist since I don’t know you, maybe you didn’t watch your wording but holy shit. Didn’t finish the video.
Stephen Shoihet
Stephen Shoihet - 4 years ago
Then definitely don't take your wife ;-)
Rebuilt Hip
Rebuilt Hip - 4 years ago
My wife pilots are boat comments and looks from visitors and locals are priceless.
There's a couple of female boat owners in are marina
Phil Mann
Phil Mann - 4 years ago
Number one mistake -- being born too late.
When I got into boating way too many years ago, it wasn't anywhere near this complicated. And it still isn't.
Seriously, you youngsters take something like walking and breathing at the same time and make it sound like a major accomplishment.
When I bought my first sailboat a long time ago, and questioned whether it might be too much for me to handle, the guy who sold it to me said, "Look, people have been sailing for at least 5000 years. It's not rocket science."
Guess that's why I stay away from crowded marinas and kids who know too much.
Connor Morrison
Connor Morrison - 4 years ago
I mean not all kids are like that tho

20. comment for 9 mistakes new boaters make

Stuart & Maryse Tamblyn
Stuart & Maryse Tamblyn - 4 years ago
Haha haha.. love it ... so true...
Yi Shun Thong
Yi Shun Thong - 4 years ago
Fuel is the king until you sail
Yi Shun Thong
Yi Shun Thong - 4 years ago
@Jejakesy the fastest thing that I know without a motor is the 18ft skiffs. They travel up to a speed of aproxx 35 knts
Yi Shun Thong
Yi Shun Thong - 4 years ago
@Jejakesy you need a lot of skill for a maneuver under sail but it can be done
Jejakesy
Jejakesy - 4 years ago
You're saying you don't have a motor on your sailboat? I don't think I've seen a single sailboat over 20' that didn't have one on it
luv2mx
luv2mx - 4 years ago
Leave the sexism at the dock.
AJK always needs more info.
AJK always needs more info. - 4 years ago
Number one mistake would be getting married
August Dahlström
August Dahlström - 4 years ago
Im 15 years old and thinking of buying a smuggler boat with twin 200hp engines on, but why because im loving it.
August Dahlström
August Dahlström - 4 years ago
@broncos guru yeah thats good because can you tell me what modell of boat this is https://mobil.blocket.se/annons/kronoberg/sportbat/84648982
broncos guru
broncos guru - 4 years ago
Smuggler boats don't have twin 200's anymore trip 400's thats the sweet spot with these things!
Victor Waddell
Victor Waddell - 4 years ago
Water and alcohol don't mix , PERIOD . I am a US Navy veteran and the USN did away with rum rations before steam power came aboard for good reason . It drives me to madness how many people drink and boat after all these years of education of the dangers of drunk driving but continue to get buzzed at the helm . Drunken passengers of watercraft incidents are much more likely to die than drunken passengers of land craft incidents . Im also a gun owner and shooter , at no time will I be around someone who is handling guns when they have so much as a sip of alcohol . Gunpowder and alcohol don't mix . Period .
Seth Henry
Seth Henry - 4 years ago
I just bought my first boat. It’s been a learning experience. Definitely don’t want to take my girlfriend out after I have experience. She’s already saying I spent too much.
Marcello Marocco
Marcello Marocco - 4 years ago
Find a beach or Sand bar to go to. She'll love it if you can.
broncos guru
broncos guru - 4 years ago
Take her out she will love it but do a short easy trip if your not comfortable.
Ronan Falce
Ronan Falce - 4 years ago
anyone notice the "mount gay" beer at 6:41
Zchris Eightysevenvee
Zchris Eightysevenvee - 4 years ago
Ronan Falce it's rum from Barbados you potato
Christian Richter
Christian Richter - 4 years ago
Just saw a dude today pull his boat out of the water today without tilting his motor up. Let’s just say at best all he needs to do is replace the propeller...
P38JLightning
P38JLightning - 4 years ago
Whacking your Johnson against the concrete always hurts.
mike force
mike force - 4 years ago
10th mistake: getting boats without getting hoes. boats and hoes go together like...uh....boats and drinking!
broncos guru
broncos guru - 4 years ago
lol boating with out woman is for sure not the same

30. comment for 9 mistakes new boaters make

aaron wood
aaron wood - 4 years ago
What is boating license? We don't have that here!!.
aaron wood
aaron wood - 4 years ago
@broncos guru lol well we all have those folks that really should get some type of training or go with someone that has some experience a few times to learn the ropes. But they don't think like that. They think it's a lake what can I hit? I'm sure I'll figure this out before anything bad happens. Not always the case. Unloading and loading can be the worst part of the trip. Backwards ng a trailer you can't see takes some time to learn. Not to mention buoys and no wake zones and so on and so fourth.
broncos guru
broncos guru - 4 years ago
We don't have it where I live either but we should.
Stefanie Knight
Stefanie Knight - 4 years ago
This commentator needs to realize it is 2019 , “ don’t take your wife the first time “, and “ it’s ok to buy a used boat cause when your wife
Drives the mistakes she’s going to make “, are you flip pin kidding me . Not good , first of all not all wife’s bitch , second wife’s probably know how to drive the boat better then a lot of those husbands do , just sayin. Wad!!
HpuRacing
HpuRacing - 4 years ago
So glad I was taught all this as a kid
Worldproductions 250
Worldproductions 250 - 4 years ago
Me too brother
Cobb Knobbler
Cobb Knobbler - 4 years ago
One of the biggest problems with boating is the same as driving a car. Too many assholes who have no business operating a piece of machinery that large. I'm not perfect. I am always learning. But there are just too many people that don't learn the RULES of the water or road. I personally don't give a fuck about raft up parties or that stuff. Cool for those that do. I'm about getting far away from people and running. Part of boating to me is being out there on your own. The solitude. The experience. I don't really care to do a bunch of yakin with piles of drunken sluts hangin of some pontoon. I don't need to be on a boat to do that.
Anyway. I am not a perfect person. I make mistakes. But right of way and understanding buoys, lights, etc.... is critical to operating a vessel especially a high horsepower vessel.
Oraven 1
Oraven 1 - 4 years ago
Subbed
Anthony W Stanton
Anthony W Stanton - 4 years ago
A boat is a hole in the water in which you pour money.
Wayne Meyer
Wayne Meyer - 4 years ago
Is it a bumper or a fender?
beargibson3100
beargibson3100 - 4 years ago
You need to be more specific about what kind of boat your reffering too. Not all boats are that expensive. You can store your boat at home. Don't try to scare everyone off.
bvcxz gt
bvcxz gt - 4 years ago
@Alex G A friend of mine just got an $800 1996 boat. We put fresh fuel in it, found the loose wire, and next thing I know his family is out having fun on it. Most everyone I know keeps their boat at home rather than stuck in some dock.
Mel Robinson
Mel Robinson - 4 years ago
@Alex G Not anywhere near too old. It comes down to maintenace. My boat is a '95 and runs like a top, but I maintain it religiously. Getting in an out of the water becomes second nature. I assume you'll be using an actual launch ramp. Knowing how to back up a trailer is number one, preparing for getting the boat off the trailer is next. Gotta unhook all straps between boat and trailer, make sure your drain plug is in, back the trailer down to the water just deep enough to be able to start the boat engine without running it dry. Once the boat motor is started, back the trailer some more to the point that the boat slips away from the trailer while in reverse. When getting back off the lake, you will learn how deep the trailer has to be to get the boat situated back up on it. Too shallow and the boat will be to far to the rear although you may be able to force it forward some with gunning the motor. Too deep and it may float out of alignment with the trailer. Practice makes perfect.
Alex G
Alex G - 4 years ago
Question for you guys , is a 2002 searay sundancer 260 to old , anything newer is out of my price range. And i have plenty of space at home wondering how much of a pain it is to get it in and out of the water? Thanks guys!
Scott Butler
Scott Butler - 4 years ago
Scare them off...its too crowded anyway. Luckily I work on the weekends and enjoy the weekdays sailing. Glad my life isn't like the others
Vickie Clark
Vickie Clark - 4 years ago
We are on our 5th boat and they have all lived in the driveway as we only make up our minds on what lake to go to the day we go out. We have 4 different lakes we frequent.
RAD
RAD - 4 years ago
Could you make a video on how one gets all those hot women into their boat? As a non boat owner I am sincerely interested in how there are so many ugly women everywhere, yet boats are always inexplicably filled with the hottest women.
MjmGirl 123
MjmGirl 123 - 4 years ago
@POV Adventures #2 is paramount.... it always cracks me up when fat hideous dudes complain about all the fat hideous women. If you want hot you need to be hot (and enjoy superficial money grubbers)
POV Adventures
POV Adventures - 4 years ago
1. Move somewhere warm and sunny near a popular lake.
2. Eat healthy, dress nice, exercise so you look good too
3. Go to the bar or pub , meet girls and tell them you have a boat and ask them if they want to come boating the next day. Get their number.
4. Let them bring their girl friends.
Good luck my friend. Peace.
Chris L
Chris L - 4 years ago
Fantastic video! I've been a boat owner for 35 yrs now and have seen everything you pointed out! There are some people that have NO BUSINESS being on the water, let alone operating a boat or personal watercraft! Thought this was going to be a funny video at first then realized what you are saying and doing...very good on ya m8! Cheers
Trent Robey
Trent Robey - 4 years ago
5:22 is that the opening credits on scarface.......lol
Primalxbeast
Primalxbeast - 4 years ago
FORD CRAZY 2003 Someone making payments on their boat. I doubt anyone will give you a loan to buy a boat without insurance.
K H
K H - 4 years ago
0:50 where is that clip from?
broncos guru
broncos guru - 4 years ago
It is part of an anti drinking and boating add from the AG-AV-TIL
Jerry V
Jerry V - 4 years ago
I hate amateurs
jesse budel
jesse budel - 4 years ago
I got my first boat new but i have expirents on boats of my friends
Macon Harris
Macon Harris - 4 years ago
jesse budel experience?
America Rocks
America Rocks - 4 years ago
You forgot to put go slow if you dont know the area.In our lakes down here in the south we have underwater stump fields...gotta go slow or else you'll RIP off the ass end of your boat.
Jason Mawdsley
Jason Mawdsley - 4 years ago
"Guys, go ahead and (insert info here)"
Jay Jackson
Jay Jackson - 4 years ago
Not a bad list. I'd add #10. Waiting until 4th of July weekend or a major holiday to use your boat for the first time. If you don't know how to launch a boat, 9AM on Memorial Day Saturday is NOT the time to learn. You don't need the added pressure of having 6 boaters waiting for you to launch. Also, not understanding your water. Where are the go, no-go places. Where are the rocks that just skim the surface that must be avoided.
Katokioo Creations
Katokioo Creations - 4 years ago
This video is fucking stupid
H G
H G - 4 years ago
Dear Ohio, please buy our used boats. Love Florida
RAD
RAD - 4 years ago
looked on Miami craigslist and was surprised there weren't more boats/better deals. Was expecting to see a lot of cheap derelict and neglected boats but couldn't find any. Shocking.
hines862009
hines862009 - 4 years ago
...never used in saltwater (cough cough).

50. comment for 9 mistakes new boaters make

Victor Schmidt
Victor Schmidt - 4 years ago
30 years with the same boat. 15 years with the first motor, 15 with the 2nd motor, getting ready to break in the third motor. Stock 350, supercharged 383, now a supercharged 454. The older she gets, the faster she goes.
Cobb Knobbler
Cobb Knobbler - 4 years ago
NICE
Justin Green
Justin Green - 4 years ago
I feel you we had a boat then stopped working so we bought brand new 2018 it’s paid for bought it with cash money I just got my boating permit still learning I always ride with people that have training
CapnCody1622
CapnCody1622 - 4 years ago
That’s right. Go ahead and just don’t get a boat.
Captain Freddy
Captain Freddy - 4 years ago
Nope, buy a boat and just don`t get married.
Lindsay Moore
Lindsay Moore - 4 years ago
Seems like this guy is not wife friendly. I’m a wife I am a captain. So I guess I will be teaching all these men no I will tech the ladies. Sit down shut up until you are women friendly.
Captain Freddy
Captain Freddy - 4 years ago
@broncos guru Cuck
Captain Freddy
Captain Freddy - 4 years ago
STFU and get off my boat...
broncos guru
broncos guru - 4 years ago
Lol I love it I'm more wife friendly then you will ever know and I love the wife that know what they are doing
hippo4g93
hippo4g93 - 4 years ago
Ok if I did not see that pic with my own to eyes at 5:45 ! I would never believed a cruise ship could stuff
Dimitris Tripakis
Dimitris Tripakis - 4 years ago
I think the only reason to own a boat is
1) It is a sailboat (no fuel)
2) You are retired (can sail all day)

Otherwise, renting is much cheaper than owning.
Victor Schmidt
Victor Schmidt - 4 years ago
If you own it you can make it faster.
wayne lutterman
wayne lutterman - 4 years ago
Learn how to back a trailer. Don't be boat ramp guy.
C J
C J - 4 years ago
3:22 how would a single boat exit that marina?
hillary clinton
hillary clinton - 4 years ago
Side thrusters and expensive captains
stu davis
stu davis - 4 years ago
Cleveland?
Boxspring74
Boxspring74 - 4 years ago
While this video has truth in it.....If you need to watch this video, don't buy a boat, please.
Jaqui Greenlees
Jaqui Greenlees - 4 years ago
broncos guru, you missed out one the most important factor about drinking and boating:
being out on the water actually reduces your capacity for alcohol so it takes fewer beers before you are legally drunk.
It is because you dehydrate much quicker on the water so drinking hits harder and faster than normal.
Chadwick Chaplin
Chadwick Chaplin - 4 years ago
Laaaame. Been drinkin’ & boatin’ all my life, pussies.
bigkiwial
bigkiwial - 4 years ago
Oh bullshit.
Jaqui Greenlees
Jaqui Greenlees - 4 years ago
@broncos guru No problem.
I found out in "side bar" information in the Canadian Power and Sail Boating Safety course. One of the courses to enable people having the proper card to legally operate a boat in Canada. I thought the information about drinking was common knowledge since it was in a sidebar information box.
broncos guru
broncos guru - 4 years ago
I just learned something new I was unaware of that thanks for the info!
T'airn'KA
T'airn'KA - 4 years ago
A long time ago at the Seattle Hydroplane races (Lake Union) an owner of a 24' boat hooked up to the log boom (opposite to the shore) then for some reason left (get beer?).
While away several other, larger boats hooked on to the boom. When the owner returned to where he thought his boat should be, there were a couple Police boats (Harbor, Shore patrol?) and several 35' plus boats. The owner told the Police he believed his boat had been stolen but the officer pointed towards the water informing him it had been forced under water by the other boats and waves.
Esme Nouvelle
Esme Nouvelle - 4 years ago
And your wife should go out and learn from people who know what they're doing and take trips without you, too. Absolutely nothing like doing something for the first time with your man who just barely knows what he's doing, but thinks he can tell you all about it. Oh joy.
Kellington Link
Kellington Link - 4 years ago
All very good points. Though the final one (drinking) is a little too obvious. Thanks for another video.
broncos guru
broncos guru - 4 years ago
Kellington Link thanks for interacting in both videos I agree you would think drinking and boating would be obvious
Don Gordon
Don Gordon - 4 years ago
Didn't get past your first stellar advice..."don't take your wife out on the first trip...take some of your friends". What an assumption that women are stupid!! You''re an idiot and probably single...and will be for a long time. Maybe there was some good advice a little later in your video...us smart guys will never know...we're out with our wives...and probably the one you missed!!
Matt Grammer
Matt Grammer - 4 years ago
Boat stands for Break Out Another Thousand!
Greg Brown
Greg Brown - 4 years ago
this ought to be mandatory viewing for new boat buyers. ESPECIALLY #1.
Walter Davis
Walter Davis - 4 years ago
Good list.
Ezra Boren
Ezra Boren - 4 years ago
I hate the uninformed guy.

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