My Weekend Mistake

In defense of your step-bro, water-logged tree trunks, telephone poles and dead bodies are real hard to see b/c they usually float at or just below the surface. I was raised to always watch for debris but find myself daydreaming sometimes.
 
JV II said:
So, after he drove over the sand bar, you let him drive some more? You didn't have the balls to take back your boat? When it was time to leave, you let him drive it again, didn't you? I don't believe for a second you will give him the bill for the repairs.

Sorry to be so blunt, but you have to stand up for yourself.

I would not even let my brother-in-law be a passenger on my boat. He may be related to your brother-in-law.
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I did let him continue giving him the benefit and moved closer to him and gave cut and clear instructions on what he should be doing. Once we both got comfortable (or so it seemed), I sat back at the port console and he gassed it and started taking wakes head on with my 2 little girls aboard. That's when I stepped in and took the wheel back.

No worries on not believing me if I'll give him the repair bill if there is one. I will so just that and copy you on it as well. :thumbsup:
 
That's why I wear crocs, my feet will at least float if i'm dead and floating in the water so boats won't run over me.
 
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Turtlesboat said:
That's why I wear crocs, my feet will at least float if i'm dead and floating in the water so boats won't run over me.
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Good planning. I may have to consider that too - for my M-I-L! : )

JK - I like my M-I-L.
 
Hampton said:
Good planning. I may have to consider that too - for my M-I-L! : )

JK - I like my M-I-L.
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Did someone say milf? Oh, I see now, M-I-L, no F. That's a whole different animal.:grin:

My best friend talked me into letting him drive our 240. I was in the port seat right next to him. I looked down for one minute to look for a cd, and he asks me why the bouy for the swim area was so close to the opposite shore.

OH $HIT!

It isn't a swim buoy, it's a danger buoy that marks the end of a shoal, and he's going inside it at about 35 MPH. Oh, did I mention that he's lost 90% of the hearing in his left (the side of him facing me) ear? So after screaming at him to turn off, I had to push him out of the way. I decided to stay on plane and trim up the drive (it was all the way down making our draft something like 40") as I watched the depth wind down from 40' to 2' then back to 40'. I don't know how much we cleard the shoal by, but it wasn't much. The next time he asked to drive, I asked him if he knew what the various markings on the buoys meant. He said "no" and so did I.
 
In CT a boaters license is required. Did he possess a license? If not, you could have been fined if stopped by DEP. Also if he did not possess a license that would have been a good out for you.
 
At Ease said:
In CT a boaters license is required. Did he possess a license? If not, you could have been fined if stopped by DEP. Also if he did not possess a license that would have been a good out for you.
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It is now for future stupid questions like, "Can I drive your boat?"

:grin:
 
Ah, now I understand why people wear those...
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I thought it was bad taste.
 
Remember how your parents told you that you should share your toys? That doesn't apply to your boat, motorcycle, or sports car. You should not, unless you are incapacitated.
 
JV II said:
Remember how your parents told you that you should share your toys? That doesn't apply to your boat, motorcycle, or sports car. You should not, unless you are incapacitated.
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So true man. And you're right ... NO ONE rides my Harley. And I mean NO ONE.

:thumbsup:
 
I let others drive my boat a lot, and even encourage them to take a few minutes at the helm. After all, they are on our boat as guests and I want them to enjoy the trip as much as possible. I don't expect them to know what a buoy is or what it means, or know where the skinny water is, etc. I also don't expect them to know how to get it on plane or bring it off plane.

But, like rondds and other said, I'm hovering over them ALL THE TIME like a mother hen. If I need to hit the head or get something I'll have my Galley Wench take over until I'm ready to give my full attention again. If something happens while they're "steering" the boat it's MY fault for not being attentive enough.
 
I do the same. Whenever anyone asks if they can drive, I tell them that they can until I take the wheel, and to lean back and let go of the wheel if I reach across them for the throttle. in the few cases where I have had to make course or speed corrections, everyone has followed those directions perfectly. When I was done, I gave them the controls back.

Except ONCE. I have a sailboater buddy who swore that the boat's running attitude was all wrong - too bow high. He insisted on giving me a lesson on using the "planes" (trim tabs) to "correct" the situation. I knew what was going to happen, my admiral knew what was going to happen, and she told mr sailboater's wife what was going to happen. We all held on tight until he hit the "You got the tabs down too far in a 2005 260DA and its gonna teach you a lesson about that" point where I reached over and corrected the turn and reduced the throttle. The look on his face was priceless. As he limped away from the controls (weak kneed at that point), I laughed and told him that in the future, I would captain any boat that we happened to be on if the horsepower rating of the engine had more than one number in it.
 
I let my brother-in-law drive my boat over the weekend.
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yes, that there was the mistake....:grin:

Rono007 said:
Ugh. I let my brother-in-law drive my boat over the weekend.

He tells me all morning he wants to drive and how many boats he has driven in the past. I let him drive in the open water on our lake.

In unknown waters (unknown to him), he quickly gets to 35 MPH and heads towards 2 small islands. :wow: As he's approaching fast he looks at me yelling "What do those buoys say?". I yell back to slow down as I'm not familiar with this area, I don't know what they are. A couple of "what's" from him later and I yell "SANDBAR!"

He plows through the sandbar at 30 MPH or so. :smt021 I show frustration and concern, and his reaction is one of "It's no big deal." Not even an apology. :smt013

Next he started crossing large wakes head on. :wow: I knew then he's never really driven a boat and I take back over.
A mistake I willl never make again.

A while later we stopped and floated a bit for my daughters to have a snack and dangle their feet in the water to cool off (too cold for swimming). When it was time to leave, I looked over and he was sitting in the drivers seat. :lol:

Thus far I haven't noticed a big change in RPM's, water in bilge, or exessive vibrations. I will need to do a visual inspection though. I have to pull her out in a few weeks to install my custom SeaDek and add some 48LED lights, so I will then be able to see if there's any damage.

I hope there is no more to come on this subject and everything will be alright. I already told my wife, that if there's damage, he's getting the bill.
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dude, you haven't been having very good luck, didn't something happen with your bow and an anchor chain recently?

to answer your question in advance, YES, i have finally splashed!!! :smt038
 
thirtydaZe said:
didn't something happen with your bow and an anchor chain recently?
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Just a few rub marks from the anchor chain because I let someone else other than me bring in the anchor. I'm learning that no one else will take care of my things the way I do.

:smt001

thirtydaZe said:
to answer your question in advance, YES, i have finally splashed!!! :smt038
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Whoo hoo! Good for you and have fun!
 
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"I'm learning that no one else will take care of my things that way I do."

Bingo, especially if they don't write the check!:grin:
 
Gofirstclass said:
I let others drive my boat a lot, and even encourage them to take a few minutes at the helm. After all, they are on our boat as guests and I want them to enjoy the trip as much as possible. I don't expect them to know what a buoy is or what it means, or know where the skinny water is, etc. I also don't expect them to know how to get it on plane or bring it off plane.
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That's the way I roll.

Amongst other things, it gives the guests an appreciation for what it is that I am doing, and why I sometimes give way and at others why I "seem" to ignore other boats.
 
Gofirstclass said:
I let others drive my boat a lot, and even encourage them to take a few minutes at the helm. After all, they are on our boat as guests and I want them to enjoy the trip as much as possible. I don't expect them to know what a buoy is or what it means, or know where the skinny water is, etc. I also don't expect them to know how to get it on plane or bring it off plane.

But, like rondds and other said, I'm hovering over them ALL THE TIME like a mother hen. If I need to hit the head or get something I'll have my Galley Wench take over until I'm ready to give my full attention again. If something happens while they're "steering" the boat it's MY fault for not being attentive enough.
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Good luck with that. Hope that there are no sailboarders or kayaks in the area. If something happens when they are steering your 550 Sedan Bridge, you are the one going to jail. You have an Admiral and a Gally Wench? You definitely live dangerously.
 
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