The dos and don'ts of boat launching
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If you've ever been to a busy boat ramp, you know it can be a high-stress situation as people line up to get their boats into and out of the water, so here are a few dos and don'ts -- mostly don'ts -- on putting a boat in the water. KXLY4's Rick Lukens reports.
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“Oh gee mr smart ass .... sorry you don’t approve of the way people do this. Are we keeping you from your volunteer work at the Children’s Cancer Hospital ? “
Typical Coeur d’ Alene spoiled brat attitude ..... and your precious lake ? It should be a SuperFund site. Stir up the bottom and you will find all kinds of carcinogens, lead, heavy metals from the centuries of mining and smelting from the Silver Valley.
Have a nice day !
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Some say he's going in circles with the anchor still in the water.
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I've been boating some thirty years and trailer every time I go. I hate it when people tie up the ramp unnecessarily too but I've got to say that when you think you know everything and your a pro, that's when karma bites you in the backside. Been there, done that and its best to be humble.
Oh one last thing, Murphy's Law states that when things go wrong and they will, you can bet there will be a crowd to see it.
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Talk about the non-waivers or the ones that look down at you (my boat is bigger and cost more money people) but grudgingly waive out of obligation as if not wanting to associate with smaller boat people LOL! Then you got the real cool people as you described who'll go out of their way for you as I do. Even the one's who'll compliment your boat. Just the other day an older couple were launching their Formula and grandpa was in the boat while grandma was backing the rig into the water and she couldn't figure out how to unclip the wench to roll the boat off and I was only too happy to offer assistance. Same with a big boat behind us coming in to the dock and the current and wind was beating the crap out of them while my son and I quickly tied off ours and ran over to catch their line for them and they were very thankful. All this while some a-hole docked on his mooring with a beach chair and a beer right on his swim platform watching all the people struggling on the dock and ramp and laughing at them and getting a kick out of that because his measly life amounts to that activity lmao. Loser. I'm with you, 100%! Cheers.
I'm in Boston and for the past 30 years almost never heard them referred to as anything other than fenders. Goes to show you how things can be quite different just a few miles away. :)
One thing that definitely gets reiterated with me is if you're 50 years old and you've been thinking about getting a boat for a while and enjoying the water and fishing or whatever, don't do what this fellow did and wait until you're in your twilight years because at 50, you got 15 good years left in you, if that! So when are you going to take on that enjoyment, when you're 65-70? GO and do it now, man! Life it too short.
But you know what they say?
"Money can't buy you happiness, but it'll buy you a boat big enough to pull up right next to it!" :D
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