loading and unloading manners

[brianis]

so i took my old starcraft out today to local lake the lake has room for probaly 4 boats on each side of the dock and two lanes on each side to unload. So im unloading by myself and my boat needs to warm up its old so i pull in take the lane closet to the dock there is a boat docked in the third spot back (away from ramp) so i unload quick maybe 5 min truck moved and everything. So i come back and this guy is backing his trailer up right in front of me so i figure well fire up the old merc and get rolling well it decided to be 20 min stubborn today this yaywho sits the whole time and waits of coarse i apoligize cant u just get in ur stinking boat and move over a lane he powerloaded the damn thing anyway. So what are the proper manners at the dock should i have choose a different spot not easy for me since i was guiding with a rope. And watching a 4 yr old. Oh and i found out why i had a hard time starting in the middle of the lake when it died fuel line had a brk in it so very not fun but we managed to make it without paddleing 30 min later. If someone would have looked at me wrong i probaly would have ripped there head off frustrating expensive day. Fix the fuel line tonight

 

[nlain]

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People are not always concerned with your problems other than the fact you are in their way, it is a human thing. Now a lesson learned, keep a good check on your equipment so this does not happen again. Should the person been a little more understanding, yes. People are not always what we think they should be. Under the circumstances I think you did the best you could.

 

[mpdive]

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If you are having trouble, that is totally understandable. What the asswipe should have done, is ask if you need a hand. Let me tell you what rude is........Waiting Saturday to put in and the truck in front of me unloads two kayaks. He and his wife then proceeded to leave the kayaks on the ramp along with thier vehicle and SLOWLY loaded up all the stuff in the kayaks for their day trip. Twenty minutes later and their still lollygagging around. Later on returning to the ramp we had to wait while two jet skis decided that the ramp was the perfect place to diagnose their engine troubles, and proceeded to do what appeared to be full tuneup's. That's rude.

 

[nlain]

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If you are having trouble, that is totally understandable. What the asswipe should have done, is ask if you need a hand. Let me tell you what rude is........Waiting Saturday to put in and the truck in front of me unloads two kayaks. He and his wife then proceeded to leave the kayaks on the ramp along with thier vehicle and SLOWLY loaded up all the stuff in the kayaks for their day trip. Twenty minutes later and their still lollygagging around. Later on returning to the ramp we had to wait while two jet skis decided that the ramp was the perfect place to diagnose their engine troubles, and proceeded to do what appeared to be full tuneup's. That's rude.

You got it.

 

[dingbat]

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So, if I don't want to spend my afternoon helping you fix an old broken down boat blocking the ramp, I'm an ******. Oh well, I'm going boating. see ya.

 

[mpdive]

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While we are on the subject.....We went out again that day and on coming in, the ramp was especially busy. I waited on the outer perimeter waiting for a dock space and was being passed up left and right by million dollar bass boats. The first two boats irked me a bit, but by the 8th boat, I was getting pissed. I finall decided to go out and circle for 5 minutes until it quieted down. After finally pulling out I realized it was a local bass tournament, and they were coming in for weigh in. What is proper etiquette in that situation? Do you just let them go? Is time that critical? If so, no big deal. I'll let them go. I am not a bass fisherman so I am unfamiliar with this.

 

[chriscraft254]

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Your going to encounter idiots everwhere, not just on the water. If it was your turn to put in, they either need to wait or find another area to load from. As far as the bass tournament boats, it all depends on the end time. Most bass tournament start early and end by 3 or 4pm. They may have been in a rush to get in before the deadline. This doesn't give them the right to ignore common rules on the water.

While we are on the subject.....We went out again that day and on coming in, the ramp was especially busy. I waited on the outer perimeter waiting for a dock space and was being passed up left and right by million dollar bass boats. The first two boats irked me a bit, but by the 8th boat, I was getting pissed. I finall decided to go out and circle for 5 minutes until it quieted down. After finally pulling out I realized it was a local bass tournament, and they were coming in for weigh in. What is proper etiquette in that situation? Do you just let them go? Is time that critical? If so, no big deal. I'll let them go. I am not a bass fisherman so I am unfamiliar with this.

 

[brianis]

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yea i didnt need any help fixing my broken down boat but he also didnt say anything rude i felt bad because i cant afford a fancy *** boat but some lady that was with her husband in some 20,000 boat did compliment my old motor think she jynxed me last time it was out it ran flawless

 

[Philster]

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They still have to wait their turn, mpdive.

 

[mpdive]

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So, if I don't want to spend my afternoon helping you fix an old broken down boat blocking the ramp, I'm an ******. Oh well, I'm going boating. see ya.

No. I just think life's too short not to leave the best impression you can on people. I'm 51 years old, and I'm not sure how many hours that equals out to be that I have been alive, but the way I see it, a half an hour lending a helping hand is but a drop in the bucket of life. And I often help total strangers load their truck at home depot or lowes when they are by themselves. That's just me and i wont change.

 

[mpdive]

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They still have to wait their turn, mpdive.

I just figured I would be nice and probably have bass for dinner. We had Hamburger Helper.

 

[Lakes84]

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No. I just think life's too short not to leave the best impression you can on people. I'm 51 years old, and I'm not sure how many hours that equals out to be that I have been alive, but the way I see it, a half an hour lending a helping hand is but a drop in the bucket of life. And I often help total strangers load their truck at home depot or lowes when they are by themselves. That's just me and i wont change.

Sure there are idiots at the ramp, but the ramp sure isn't the place to be a jerk to someone else. Just like mpdrive, I try to help out if I can....life is to short to be selfish and self centered. As a matter of fact it's down right amusing many times watching clueless folks who are oblivious to everything happening around them. I try not to sweat the small stuff. It's not always easy though

See you on the lake

Joe

 

[high'n'dry]

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If your boat is broken or otherwise not cooperating, yes, you need to clear it out of the way of other people. Does not matter if you are alone and with a 4 year old. You should not block the ramp. Of course, everybody has a bad day, I am sure the other guy will get over it. I might offer to help you move it or clear it from the ramp or get it back on your trailer but no freaking way would I help fix, diagnose or otherwise repair your boat. I got my own stuff to work on and I spend a lot of time working on it so that when I get to the ramp, my boat runs.

 

[12vMan]

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Where we launch there's an end tie so people can pull the boat there to work on it if need be to get it running and free up the ramp.

 

[Lakes84]

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If your boat is broken or otherwise not cooperating, yes, you need to clear it out of the way of other people. Does not matter if you are alone and with a 4 year old. You should not block the ramp. Of course, everybody has a bad day, I am sure the other guy will get over it. I might offer to help you move it or clear it from the ramp or get it back on your trailer but no freaking way would I help fix, diagnose or otherwise repair your boat. I got my own stuff to work on and I spend a lot of time working on it so that when I get to the ramp, my boat runs.

That's reasonable. It's just not that easy to say no to some idiot that asks for your help (or obviously needs it). Maybe I should tell them to get lost, but it's just not in my nature I guess.

 

[kemer1]

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Well at least you had yours tied to the courtesy dock and that opened the ramps for others to load and unload. It's not your fault that the guy was so hard up for that first slot. At least you didn't leave your boat beached on the the ramp and just stopping the whole show. Having said that, you should do a check before you hitch up and head for the lake. Make sure the batteries are charged, and make sure the boat will at least fire up in the driveway before you head out.

 

[H20Rat]

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You apologized in the thread multiple times saying the motor was old and doesn't like to start.. Although that isn't a reason for someone being impatient, you also need to maybe consider that boat isn't seaworthy until it is fixed. Age has NOTHING to do with it, there is something mechanically wrong with it. It needs to get fixed before you tie up the ramp again, or worst yet, you spend more time getting towed in.

So my relatively new boat did a similar thing... Started before I left home, but once I got it in the water, it wouldn't even pop. Cranked for a little bit, until another boater showed up. As soon as someone else was waiting, I got wet and moved the boat over by hand so I was clear of the ramp. After a couple more people unloaded, I had an opening to get my boat back on the trailer. (turned out the flywheel had chucked a couple magnets, as well as a burnt up stator. At least it happened at the ramp, not 15 miles downriver!)

 

[brianis]

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the boat is perfectly sea worthy it ran perfect the week before as it did the night before in my driveway as for being in the way wasnt at all in anyones way just some jack *** that was impatient if ur car brks on the road is it not roadworthy i was on the dock and not in anyones way like was said above wasnt sitting with the trailer in the way. So the way i see it is go fly a kite if someone was broke down i would offer my help and make my way around no need getting pissy about it stuff brks. so as was said i made the best of the surroundings i had could have been a lot worse then it was

 

[smokeonthewater]

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last summer I had an episode with the bass tournament thing.... I after about the 9th jerk slicing in front of my 26' Carver flybridge as I approached the dock only to have one drunk head up the ramp with a bag of fish while another sat in the boat at the dock I'd had enough.... when the 10th tried it I continued at "ramming speed" sounding the horn continuously.... Guy chickens out and backs back out of the way.... Not my calmest moment.... Funny thing was I was there ahead of the first one and let him go just because I wanted to be nice and then here they came from everywhere.... The other thing that set me off is that it was dark and they were coming in a 50 plus mph.... UGH!!

EDIT.... Btw I may have exaggerated a wee bit about the ramming speed..... No way was I gonna run em over even if I WAS a little steamed

 

[NHGuy]

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OP even states there were other spots the impatient guy could have used. I think it was crappy to powerload in front of someones non runner. Sends water & debris back there toward the OP. Impatient guy could easily slide aside.
OP, you did well to not freak at that dickhead.