Hate boating on Holidays.

Staying home this holiday, mainly due to wife's work schedule. I'll miss the fireworks and the boat but I won't miss the traffic and the idiots on the water. Next weekend is looking better I think.
 
Last night some jerk in a 240 Sundeck was traveling parallel to me on my port side and suddenly turned to starboard across my bow. I had to engage reverse to avoid a collision.
 
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I was out on the Waverunner yesterday coming into a tight area where the channel is 200’ wide. Land on both sides. I’m going 20 mph because it’s chopped up. A deep v center console with twin outboards flies up on my port side and then crosses my bow to get port to port with a 38’ Sea Ray running on plane at 25 mph. All of this in a 200’ channel with numerous other boats around. Dangerous stuff plus just plain rude.
 
JimT said:
I was out on the Waverunner yesterday coming into a tight area where the channel is 200’ wide. Land on both sides. I’m going 20 mph because it’s chopped up. A deep v center console with twin outboards flies up on my port side and then crosses my bow to get port to port with a 38’ Sea Ray running on plane at 25 mph. All of this in a 200’ channel with numerous other boats around. Dangerous stuff plus just plain rude.
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That's a typical boating situation around here with one exception/ Most of the channels are a lot narrower than 200 feet and usually have little more than ankle deep water on either side.
 
be_prepared said:
The past couple of years we spent Memorial Day weekend at Oak Bluffs on Cape Cod. As long as we get over there early (usually Friday morning), and are in a slip instead of a mooring, it's a pretty relaxed weekend for us. The harbor does get a little crazy, and the moorings during holiday weekends can get so thick you feel like you could walk across the harbor.

This year we went just for two days in Falmouth on Cape Cod, due to weather. It was a nice alternative, but still you see the folks that probably shouldn't be in command of a boat out there. This photo was at sunset, with Beginnings settled into her berth for the night. While walking along the waterfront well after dark, we saw multiple boats coming into the pretty crowded harbor with no navigation lights! This is a harbor with ferry service to the Vineyard, multiple charter operations, etc. Just crazy to see a 26' boat coming up the harbor in the dark with no lights.

Still, a nice sunset...
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Fantastic sunset!!!
 
We would be out there today ....buuuuuttttt.....we don't have a boat. Our area isn't bad. There are a few with their stereos cranked but not too crazy. I have heard lakes are worse as far as wild behavior goes.
 
Bridog said:
I just remembered how much I hate boating during busy holidays. We were almost hit by some dude in a rental pontoon who wasn't watching where he was going. Witnessed another guy in a 50 footer almost kill some elderly couple on paddle boats, and then a family of 14 (most of them under 10) on a boat smaller than mine that looked like it was about to sink. Naturally no one wearing a life jacket. And that was in the first hour and a half. I'll wait the rest of this weekend out and resume my boating next week. Good luck to the rest of you. Be safe out there! Brian
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Awesome I was a matter hour gut today did my worst ever coming unto the dock . I have no problems normally but was jinxed by the long weekend
 
JimT said:
I was out on the Waverunner yesterday coming into a tight area where the channel is 200’ wide. Land on both sides. I’m going 20 mph because it’s chopped up. A deep v center console with twin outboards flies up on my port side and then crosses my bow to get port to port with a 38’ Sea Ray running on plane at 25 mph. All of this in a 200’ channel with numerous other boats around. Dangerous stuff plus just plain rude.
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That's like our river in my town. It's like boating on an expressway. Gave that up many years ago and travel to the Big Lake Mich. Where we are at there is more water than boats. It's nice.
 
I've never understood the need to go be around a bunch of drunken idiots just because of some mark on the calendar. The reason I bought the boat is exactly the opposite. To get away from humans, their stereos, their yappy little doggettes, and those alien child things.

Bah bah grump grump. Y'all have a great 4th of July :)
 
I like working through holidays.

I much prefer to have my leisure time when everyone else is at work.
 
Being retired is great. I can boat whenever I choose. This July 4th the boat will be on the trailer and I will be in the pool. Safer....unless I get stupid and dive in the shallow end and bust my melon.

I do have guest coming from out of town for Labor Day weekend but we will take the boat out on Saturday and leave Monday to the Holiday boaters.
Shawn
 
I’m in the same position. My only problem is my wife’s job is getting in the way of my lifestyle so I still have to mostly take the boat away from the dock on weekends.
Hoping that will change soon.
 
We went out for fireworks last night and had a blast. As we walked down the dock to our boat we were warned about the "crazy yahoos" that would be out and to be careful. Most said they never go out on the 4th for fireworks. I guess the best advice we were given was to hang back and wait for the crowd to disperse. We arrived, dropped anchor, relaxed and watched a beautiful fireworks display. Afterwards we hung out for about 30 mins as most of the boats departed. We pulled up the anchor and had a nice calm ride back to the dock and i think we saw maybe 3 boats en-route. I only post this because I took everyone's advice with a grain of salt and made sure we exercised caution and in the end we had an enjoyable and memorable night.
 
Man, I would love to be retired.
Hey Shawn and JVM, It's cool if I hate you guys just a little, right?
Looking at my portfolio, I think I can retire when I'm 115.
Still looking for that Vampire or Fountain of Youth.

As it is, on Sunday I mourn going to work on Monday, so that takes up pretty much the whole day. So I can boat late Friday, or Saturday, or I take vacation. Or the Holidays. But damn at the people. I had no idea there were that many stupid people that had access to watercraft. Sheesh...
So on the day of the Holiday, I usually have them put my boat on the work rack and clean and polish.
It's a good day.
So if you're out on Guntersville Lake on the 4th, Good Luck to you.
I'm the fat sweaty guy in the Black boat bitching about the heat and how dirty my boat gets.
On the work rack at Sunrise Marina.

to quote bobeast

"The reason I bought the boat is exactly the opposite. To get away from humans, their stereos, their yappy little doggettes, and those alien child things."

Damn that's good.
We should print T-shirts.
 
Ha! The Admiral and I are going to anchor near Annapolis Harbor on the 4th. Planning to arrive late afternoon and sit on the hook until after the fireworks end, probably in the Southern Anchorage to the southeast of the Naval Academy. I can imagine there will be some drunk idiots out there.
 
JVM225 said:
I’m in the same position. My only problem is my wife’s job is getting in the way of my lifestyle so I still have to mostly take the boat away from the dock on weekends.
Hoping that will change soon.
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I kinda have the same issue as the wife is still working. She's 10 years younger than me and would like to quit but right now she's making too damn much money. And I didn't get to quit until I was 66....why does she get to quit at 57? Is my logic flawed?

I'm going to leave the Cobalt in the water for the summer and at 23' it's much easier to handle alone. And with our summertime weather here you have to grab boat days when you can.
Shawn
 
DarkJester said:
Man, I would love to be retired.
Hey Shawn and JVM, It's cool if I hate you guys just a little, right?
Looking at my portfolio, I think I can retire when I'm 115.
Still looking for that Vampire or Fountain of Youth.

As it is, on Sunday I mourn going to work on Monday, so that takes up pretty much the whole day. So I can boat late Friday, or Saturday, or I take vacation. Or the Holidays. But damn at the people. I had no idea there were that many stupid people that had access to watercraft. Sheesh...
So on the day of the Holiday, I usually have them put my boat on the work rack and clean and polish.
It's a good day.
So if you're out on Guntersville Lake on the 4th, Good Luck to you.
I'm the fat sweaty guy in the Black boat bitching about the heat and how dirty my boat gets.
On the work rack at Sunrise Marina.

to quote bobeast

"The reason I bought the boat is exactly the opposite. To get away from humans, their stereos, their yappy little doggettes, and those alien child things."

Damn that's good.
We should print T-shirts.
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Jester, you can hate me as much as you like but I'm going to stay retired. I saw a sample of the boaters on Lake Guntersville at Hydrofest. Hopefully those were tourists. I would hate to think that a lake as beautiful as that had that many boating morons. Keep setting the good example and buy lottery tickets.
 
I'm fighting the good fight!
I'm always more than a little envious of you retired guys. I have a list of things that need doin'.
It's more of a scroll really.
It would keep me busy until my time on this plane is at an end.
Those guys that say if they retired they would get bored, just need a list, and a boat.
But I digress..
When I was out buzzing around in the car on that Sunday (\echo HydroFest 2018 /echo) it looked pretty crazy. It was over in the Browns Creek area, and it's always a little crazy over there anyway. Lot's of younger peeps. The further up river you go the better it gets. Even around the Lake Guntersville Beach is better. There's a little cove up on the right about a mile past 431 that's really nice. After I do my running around on the lake I usually end up there.
Did you get to eat at Top 'O The River while you were here?
 
I agree…. I knew guys that were pushing 70, still working and when questioned about it they responded, "....gee, if I retired I don't know what I'd do with myself". How sad. I loved what I did and sometimes miss the co-workers and the mission but when I was financially in a position to go.... C-ya.

Actually right now I am so busy I don't know how I would have time for a job. Besides all the work I've done/doing on the boat I bought a 47-year old home on a mostly landscaped acre, I'm getting ready to remodel the kitchen and 3 bathrooms.

Yes, we ate at Top of the Lake, Rock Eatery and Aqua. All were very good.
 
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