Post the most idiotic thing you have ever seen on a boat.

[OldePharte]

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Been a lurker for awhile and decided to join in.

Background - We have a place at Lake of the Ozarks, across from a public boat ramp. LOTO is a large lake with over 1,200 miles of shore line and 120 miles of main channel and major arms.

What we have seen -

One, assumed to be new or prospective boat owner, was test driving a large go-fast boat. After returning, some how he got the bright idea that it would be easier to launch a boat if it was on the trailer with the stern to the truck. Sooo, he tried to back the boat on the trailer. His buddies or boat salesmen were yelling at him and waving their arms for him to stop. He didn't until the props hit the trailer.

We watched a truck come down the ramp and as he made the turn to launch his cuddy, we noticed that the boat & trailer was listing to one side. Then we noted that his 6 wheel trailer had only two tires on the right-hand side; both of them looking rather over stressed. As he tried to back down the ramp, he caught the right side trailer wheels on the concrete lane dividers. He moved up a bit and gave it another shot. This time the wheels went up the divider and as he pulled forward again, both wheels fell off. He calmly got out, threw the wheels in the pickup bed, got back in and rammed the trailer and boat into the water. He docked the boat and pulled the now scrapping trailer to a parking spot and left in his boat.

I now have a decent digital camera and hopefully will catch some these people in action.

 

[cheburashka]

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Remember that banner that said "Mission Accomplished" on the aircraft carrier in Iraq? That's my vote for the most idiotic thing I've ever seen on a boat.


http://bp3.blogger.com/_vX_mUMA9UXA.../xYjTbdcOerQ/s1600-h/mission-accomplished.jpg

 

[wooks93]

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Haha I did kindof the same thing as the first guy.

I don't know ANYTHING about boats, so i figured keeping it in the lake docked would be fine.

Turns out the previous owners of my ghetto-queen of boats didn't have a bilge pump at all. Had been removed for some reason. They didn't have it out for more than a couple hours at a time.


So.... it took on a lot of water.


BETTER STORY (yeah i've only had this boat for a couple months haha)

I got this new boat, (same as the last story) so I figured me and my friends will go intertubing. I set up the ski pole, without putting the bolt on the bottom in...

Also, the intertube is broken so i figure i can just tie it to one to one of the handles.

We go, and within 2 minutes, the intertube rips open, and the skipole FLIES out of the boat, almost smashing my friend in the face.

Soon after, we run out of gas.

 

[INJUN]

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cheburaska - gets first prize.
IMO

 

[OldePharte]

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Could be that Bennington took a cue from Four Winns

 

[AZMinyard]

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I saw a couple getting married on a boat once . . . pretty idiotic no matter the location . . . not that I am bitter!

 

[OldePharte]

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Actually one the dumbest things that I have witnessed, I couldn't photograph.

We have boats coming into our cove and anchoring out. Not that I really care but always wondered why they don't go into one of the many non-developed coves.

Anyway, a pontoon comes in and in turn they all jump in and come back out fairly quickly. Oh goody, they are taking a whiz. There is a restroom on the ramp a couple of hundred feet away, but I guess it is too much trouble.

As I grab the camera and let it focus, a lady puts a 2 or 3 year old girl on the sun pad, removes her bathing suit, and hangs her over the side to whiz. WTF??? I think, no, don't you dare take the shot, as it will land you in deep doodoo. Then they see me, bring the kid back aboard and take off like a shot. We are in the back of a no wake cove. Of course where is the water patrol when you really need them?

 

[bigshortz]

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Well I am ashamed to admit this happened on my boat and ashamed to admit MY actions. I'm at wot and my "friend" decides he wants to do pull ups on my wake board tower. I yell at him to stop and he gives me this look like"whatever" . Well what does any good boat captain do when someone is doing something they shouldn't be doing on his boat..... I pull the throttle back to idle.. heh... As he picks himself up from the bow of the boat, he has the nerve to ask what was that for..... so I go WOT.... sorry I still think its kinda funny.... After he gets done chewing on the engine cover he decided to have a seat.

 

[cribber]

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Okay... just when you think you've read or seen it all, someone comes along and posts on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8d0hbaVAOc

This is the most idiotic thing I've to seen to date. Two knuckleheads hanging from a swim platform.

 

[sharkboy]

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Here's a good one. I have many more where this came from.
GET A TIDE TABLE!

 

[Andy in NY]

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Okay... just when you think you've read or seen it all, someone comes along and posts on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8d0hbaVAOc

This is the most idiotic thing I've to seen to date. Two knuckleheads hanging from a swim platform.

Too bad they didnt loose a leg.

 

[CATransplant]

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Well, I wouldn't wish losing a leg on anyone. That said, that is almost the dumbest stunt I've ever seen. I cannot imagine how anyone could think that was clever thing to do. I suspect that alcohol may have been involved.

 

[Limited-Time]

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Okay... just when you think you've read or seen it all, someone comes along and posts on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8d0hbaVAOc

This is the most idiotic thing I've to seen to date. Two knuckleheads hanging from a swim platform.

Its called Teak Surfing..................yes it has a name................several states have outlawed it, but not for the reason you would think......................Carbon monoxide poisoning.................as stated here and
here

 

[wvit1001]

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Last summer we were cruising about 30 mph up the middle of the Catawba Rive above Lake Wylie, the river is probably a couple hundred yards wide where we were. As we got near a set of boat ramps I see what looks like a couple of balls floating in the water. With the glare off the water you could barely make them out.

I passed by close to them and saw that it was two guys swimming across the river, no life jackets, out in the main channel, and drunk. I swung back around and idled up to them and asked if they were OK. They said they had decided to swim across the river.

I told them that people could barely see them and that they were about to get their asses run over as it was Saturday and there were boats everywhere. They turned back around and started swimming back to the ramp.

Drunk NC rednecks.