Too Close for Comfort

[jonesg]

Re: Too Close for Comfort

The guy i fish with, he's from Athy in Ireland and he don't like being splashed.
A speedboat went by his canoe, he yelled , so they came back for another pass so he put his heineken bottle through their windshield.
They didn't stop or come back.
He don't drink anymore and we have a bigger boat now.

 

[cbavier]

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You don't have to have a tinny to get sprayed or almost captsized. I've had three tinny's before this one (MY Avatar) and I still get Jet Ski's and Power boats that come within 50 ft wide open of me. I have been rocked so hard more than once that I thought sure I was going to be captsized. Some Idiot's (They're not Boaters) either only have tunnel vision or they get a kick out of seeing how close they can come to other boaters. No respect for anyone else. Because I fish and don't like to be rocked. I respect fishermen even in the middle of the day and slow down. I wish the Sherriff's Dept would catch them. They are never around when you want them. they should be heavily fined and have their boats impounded.

 

[idrownworms]

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Flare gun?
It is people like the individual mentioned that cause me to worry when I pull kids on tubes. The people that watch for me have learned that when they say down I'm turning as sharp as I can to get back to the kid as fast as I can.
The way people think of boating has changed since I started 40 some years ago. I started out in a small wooden rowboat and over the years slowly built myself up to bigger boats. Nowadays I think a lot of people are starting out in boats that are way to big for them and have no idea of seamanship.
Strokes suck don't have one!!!!!! There is more I would like to add and with more eloquence but this is what I'm able to do so this is what you get
jamie

 

[roger777]

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Just an idea..Carry a 4' length of 4x4 and toss it out as they pass.Hopefully when the LU hits it wont shoot out and kill you..or if you know where they dock,pull thier plug!!!

 

[cbavier]

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Just an idea..Carry a 4' length of 4x4 and toss it out as they pass.Hopefully when the LU hits it wont shoot out and kill you..or if you know where they dock,pull thier plug!!!

Two wrongs don't make it right. Just because someone else is a Jerk doesn't give us the right to be a Jerk back.

 

[roger777]

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Two wrongs don't make it right. Just because someone else is a Jerk doesn't give us the right to be a Jerk back.

cbavier..you are right.. but I will tell you this.. if anyone ever does that to me when I have my boys in the boat I will not go by that theory..Someone has to teach these guys a lesson because they will keep doing it till someone ends up dead..Everyone posting is right about there not being any marine patrol around when you need one.There just aren't enough out there to keep everyone safe.. By the way I would never try to drop a 4x4 in front of a boat, that was more of a joke. but pulling a plug is not a joke..

 

[81 beachcomber]

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Nowadays I think a lot of people are starting out in boats that are way to big for them and have no idea of seamanship.

yup. id have to agree with this. i started boating with my parents and was also tought about common courtesy. dont go fast in achorages etc etc.... some of the people out on the water dont even know the proper rules of the road. they just burn around without a clue about the others on the water.

i think that the people that do this deliberatly though, will be the ones to break down in the middle of the water with nobody around to help and with no radio or common sense to be able to get back. Karma.

 

[81 beachcomber]

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You guys know this thread is 5 months old?

and ya, i was gonna say the same thing. lol

 

[cbavier]

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The post may be five months old but the problem is still relevant. If we do nothing more than make iboaters aware of the issue and danger. We may have just saved one life. The other point I want to make is Alcohol and Boating do not mix. When someone drinks they lose the ability to make sound judgement concerning distance, speed and the ability to react to danger if it should appear. The old saying "Don't drink and Drive" applies to boaters as well as to Automobiles. We screw up enough accidently without compounding the problem by reckless or impaired driving.

 

[gonefishin27]

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Stupidity is abundant. Had a faster boat pass to my starboard side on the inside of the buoy line only to cut across the bow to get a ramp 75 feet away that was on my port side the whole time. I really hate idiots. But stupidity is still not grounds for justifiable homicide.

 

[David Greer]

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well, in the South, one basis for justifiable homicide is "he just needed killin'."

Also you have an obligation to humanity to remove the dangerous ones from the gene pool.

 

[erikgreen]

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Yeah, it's perfect timing to resurrect this thread, the boating season in MN is about to start up again


The trick with avoiding fools on the water here is just that... avoid them. Almost any lake near the Minneapolis/St. Paul area has an overabundance of weekend boaters any hot day in the summer. These are the folks that get out 1-3 days a year, are lucky if their boat works right when they do, and have zero memory of safe boat operations year to year. Most of the lakes they're on aren't worth being on anyway.. they're polluted and overfished, and too shallow to dive in. The exception is Minnetonka, which has the worst overload of boaters anywere all summer long, but also is deep enough to have a couple shipwrecks. Fortunately it's patrolled heavily, and some of my friends are in the patrol.

Any problems I have with fools on the water are recorded, including time, date, registration, boat description, and driver description, location, and actions on my part and are given to the WP. Ideally I'll bring a camera, too. They may not be able to fine/arrest/whatever in each case, but they will go find them and ask them what they were doing, which usually helps correct the problem. Occasionally they seize a boat for various reasons too, which tends to deter some folks.

If you want to avoid idiots in MN on the water and see only skilled captains, have great fishing, and lots of natural beauty, Lake Superior should be your destination

Erik

 

[cwhite6]

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These are the kinds of things that scare me. I bring my little girl (4 year old) with me in my boat all the time. She never takes her life vest off and we avoid busy areas, but some idoit could still cause us problems. I also have a concealed carry permit and carry on the water most of the time. HOWEVER, I would never pull or point a gun at someone for being a jerk. That would be assualt with a deadly weapon. It is only there if the situation warrants it.

 

[cribber]

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Out on the water I'm only responsible for three things. My passengers, my boat, and my wake... anything else is negotiable.

My peeve is when cruising the shoreline and some idiot in a bass boat fires up and decides the shortest distance to the next hole takes him within 20 feet of your boat and always between you and the shoreline. When I see them again I'll do my best to avoid them.

 

[Mark42]

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The only problem I have had is with yachts in the 40ft and larger sizes. I know I should be getting out of their way, but it would be nice if they slowed down when they pass me and I'm anchored or drifting. Those yachts can make 6 and 8 foot rollers behind them that will sink you in a blink of an eye. I know they don't want to slow down and loose the speed, but my family's life could be in danger. Its the drawback of always being the smallest boat on the water.

 

[Shizzy]

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Yeah, it's perfect timing to resurrect this thread, the boating season in MN is about to start up again


The trick with avoiding fools on the water here is just that... avoid them. Almost any lake near the Minneapolis/St. Paul area has an overabundance of weekend boaters any hot day in the summer. These are the folks that get out 1-3 days a year, are lucky if their boat works right when they do, and have zero memory of safe boat operations year to year. Most of the lakes they're on aren't worth being on anyway.. they're polluted and overfished, and too shallow to dive in. The exception is Minnetonka, which has the worst overload of boaters anywere all summer long, but also is deep enough to have a couple shipwrecks. Fortunately it's patrolled heavily, and some of my friends are in the patrol.

Any problems I have with fools on the water are recorded, including time, date, registration, boat description, and driver description, location, and actions on my part and are given to the WP. Ideally I'll bring a camera, too. They may not be able to fine/arrest/whatever in each case, but they will go find them and ask them what they were doing, which usually helps correct the problem. Occasionally they seize a boat for various reasons too, which tends to deter some folks.

If you want to avoid idiots in MN on the water and see only skilled captains, have great fishing, and lots of natural beauty, Lake Superior should be your destination

Erik

that is the reason I only go out during the week. seems there are more like minded people and few "interesting types" M-F.