Re: pics of docking carnage
I am lucky enough to be moored right near the ramp, so we can toss some chairs on the deck and let the good times roll. Seriously. It's better than TV.
I've seen some real stupid behavior, and this is coming from me: A very inexperienced boater. But I've found I can't go wrong with error on the side of saftey and taking it slow.
Anyway, the worst case I saw was when someone somehow managed to get their boat off the trailer and then drove it in reverse, full throttle into the ramp. That had to do some damage. So, they went away from the ramp, and turned the steering all the way so the boat would circle, and let it do so, still at a reasonably high throttle setting, while they went to look in the engine compartment. Please keep in mind, the boat ramp is more of a lagoon, not open to the lake, with moored boats on two sides, a wall, and rocks on the others. It's very tight.
Next, someone let their wife drive and she apperently did not know how, lost it, and slammed their 30'er into the dock on both sides of my boat. And naturally the husband was cussing her up and down, but really who's fault it is for making her drive with no experience. And that is the 3rd time that people has smacked the dock while I'm sitting there.
Good times. If I ever get anything other than a POS, or get mine fixed up - i'll have to switch slips.
