05-10-2017, 04:29 PM
[quote Anglinarcher]
You must be one of the inexperienced??? ROFLOL [/quote]
whatever you want to call me, I'm fine with. Inexperienced vs. experienced, I don't care. But I still hold that all of us could exercise some patience.
[quote Anglinarcher]
I have offered to back up others boats for them. Seems pretty offensive to me when they pull in with $75,000 of boat, ...[/quote]
I don't care what experience level anyone has....you will NOT be backing my $60k truck with $40k boat into a lake.
and, further, I will NOT be backing your rig, no matter what it's worth, into the lake for you.
Today's world comes with too many liability issues that I am not willing to accept nor place on someone else.
Rather, I would offer some advice if necessary, or lend a hand by holding a boat or a kid.
[quote Anglinarcher]
Patience is a virtue, so is respect, and when it doesn't go both ways it "ain't pretty".[/quote]
Respect would probably be #2 on my list, right after patience. But remember, respect is earned, and not given. It doesn't matter what your experience level, if you act like a jerk no-one will respect you, no matter how well you back a trailer.
boat ramps are always stressful. I have a very nice boat, and the last thing I want is for something to happen to my boat. This could be anything from another boat bumping it, or failure to secure the plug because you are in a rush because an experienced boater is
that you aren't fast enough for him.
A lack of patience causes problems.
so, for my #3 item on my list: take your time to do things right. Don't let the brash "experienced" boaters cause you to hurry, which may lead to a mistake. Make sure you have a routine, and stick to that routine no matter how busy that ramp is. They can wait a couple more minutes.
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You must be one of the inexperienced??? ROFLOL [/quote]
whatever you want to call me, I'm fine with. Inexperienced vs. experienced, I don't care. But I still hold that all of us could exercise some patience.
[quote Anglinarcher]
I have offered to back up others boats for them. Seems pretty offensive to me when they pull in with $75,000 of boat, ...[/quote]
I don't care what experience level anyone has....you will NOT be backing my $60k truck with $40k boat into a lake.
and, further, I will NOT be backing your rig, no matter what it's worth, into the lake for you.
Today's world comes with too many liability issues that I am not willing to accept nor place on someone else.
Rather, I would offer some advice if necessary, or lend a hand by holding a boat or a kid.
[quote Anglinarcher]
Patience is a virtue, so is respect, and when it doesn't go both ways it "ain't pretty".[/quote]
Respect would probably be #2 on my list, right after patience. But remember, respect is earned, and not given. It doesn't matter what your experience level, if you act like a jerk no-one will respect you, no matter how well you back a trailer.
boat ramps are always stressful. I have a very nice boat, and the last thing I want is for something to happen to my boat. This could be anything from another boat bumping it, or failure to secure the plug because you are in a rush because an experienced boater is
that you aren't fast enough for him.A lack of patience causes problems.
so, for my #3 item on my list: take your time to do things right. Don't let the brash "experienced" boaters cause you to hurry, which may lead to a mistake. Make sure you have a routine, and stick to that routine no matter how busy that ramp is. They can wait a couple more minutes.
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