Major Bonehead

Seeker · 08-13-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by coronado

Dad noses the boat up to the boy in the water... the boy, facing the boat, reaches up and grabs the bow light and places his legs on either side of the bow at the water line.... Dad hits the gas and away we go.. not too fast probably 6/7 mph... We were horrified, one slip and that kid was toast...

I would have had to have had a little talk with that operator. Sounds like it's been standard practice with them.
I stopped a pontoon boat on another lake that had a young child sitting on the bow dangling his legs in the water as they went along at maybe 8mph. The boat, around an 18 footer, had about 10 people on it and was very low in the water. This was a July 4th weekend. I guess I just can't understand some of these parents.

jrc · 08-13-2008, 11:19 AM

I think I saw James Bond do this is a movie or was it the movie with Jessica Alba and sharks.

jasn · 08-13-2008, 05:28 PM

Seeing this thread makes me feel better, because I was thinking about starting one about the same subject myself. I'm amazed at how many boaters who either don't know about or ignore the the Give-way rule that I question my own memory and have looked it up twice to be sure I'm not the one at fault.

Last year I had one of those stupid stand-offs with a boater coming from my port side and wound up furious and shaking my fist. All I really did was lose a good hat and scare the crap out of my non-boating passengers. I felt pretty foolish afterward.

Justenuff · 08-14-2008, 09:02 AM

Can't tell you how many times I have almost been bisected by Captain Bonehead. Being a slow blow boater on Winni has it's challenges.
On my way back from Black Cat last Saturday, I was on a reach from Timber Island area and one Bonehead decided to adjust something in the boat, taking his eyes off the direction of travel. Of course, he didn't slow down from his 30 - 40 mph pace, and I had to use my horn to keep him from slicing me in half.
At the last minute (I felt the spray from his boat), he managed to turn away from me, otherwise we would have a new boating accident thread.

08-14-2008, 09:02 AM	#4
Justenuff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Posts: 74 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Been There, Done That Can't tell you how many times I have almost been bisected by Captain Bonehead. Being a slow blow boater on Winni has it's challenges. On my way back from Black Cat last Saturday, I was on a reach from Timber Island area and one Bonehead decided to adjust something in the boat, taking his eyes off the direction of travel. Of course, he didn't slow down from his 30 - 40 mph pace, and I had to use my horn to keep him from slicing me in half. At the last minute (I felt the spray from his boat), he managed to turn away from me, otherwise we would have a new boating accident thread.

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08-13-2008, 11:19 AM	#2
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	I think I saw James Bond do this is a movie or was it the movie with Jessica Alba and sharks.

08-13-2008, 05:28 PM	#3
jasn Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Northborough, MA Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Seeing this thread makes me feel better, because I was thinking about starting one about the same subject myself. I'm amazed at how many boaters who either don't know about or ignore the the Give-way rule that I question my own memory and have looked it up twice to be sure I'm not the one at fault. Last year I had one of those stupid stand-offs with a boater coming from my port side and wound up furious and shaking my fist. All I really did was lose a good hat and scare the crap out of my non-boating passengers. I felt pretty foolish afterward.

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