What are you OCD about on your boat or others?

I don’t like anyone helping me wash and clean the boat, I usually tell them to go to 1 of the bars at the marina and I’ll meet them.
 
For us, it is being in public marina with an open slip and no fender pilings next to us while a dirty boat with lots of hull damage attempts a docking. We pay lots of attention to those dudes.
We also enjoy watching thunderstorms on radar as they roll in off the lake. Most people understand that this is not a big safety issue. I've only had one person object in many years and he was a radiologist on a boat many slips away. You'd think he would know better. Anyway he was a real jerk about it and I turned the set off so he would go away.
 
avguy said:
reminds me of my colonoscopy.....
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Huh, I was allowed to have shoes before my colonoscopy...and all the green or yellow jello I could eat!

Oh, I forgot. I love shoving my 9' beam into a 10' slip with a storm blowing in because the f'n bass boat guys decided they needed 12' slips.


As for the radar issue, my god father died at age 65 from a rare cancer that was linked to his early years as an electrical engineer (working with my dad) working on radar units on a test stand. When I was at McDonnell Douglas in the early 90s I worked with a group that was working on phased array units for the F-15s. They were very careful about shielding themselves from the antenna. May be overly paranoid, but I figured those guys would know...
 
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sfergson727 said:
Perhaps he knows something that "we", the casual users do not.

Personally, I don't get much joy in seening a yellow or blue blob on the screen. I'd much rather look at something meaningful like nex-rad or such.
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I prefer to watch women in their bikinis, but hey, that's just me :grin:
 
earthmover17 said:
Ditto on the A/C stain. Mine discharges right by a stainless piece that's impossible to keep up with. Can anyone say design flaw.

Jack
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I had a customer come up with a great solution for this problem.
He cut short 1.5" sections of clear hose and stuck them in each a/c outlet. You would never notice they are there but they direct the water out and away from the hull.
No splash, no dribble, no stains.

Worked great!
 
Nice thread... a lot of mine have been mentioned. Foot prints. Sand. Half empty drinks. Kids that touch the electronics and switches at the helm. Unnecessary crapping in the commode. Grrrrrrrr.

I'll add a few more:

CROCS. Those crappy shoes drive me nuts for two reasons. First, I call them "dirt sponges" they leave tracks everywhere. Second, they are very slippery and dangerous. I have witnessed many a Croc-related accident. I hate those things. The boat-shoe-soled ones might be an exception. I haven't seen those in person though.

CLOSE THE DOOR! Don't b1tch to me that it's hot inside the boat, or that there are bugs inside if you don't close the f-ing door. It's real easy. It's on a slider. The handle is ergonomically placed at hand-height... so close the door!

LEARN SOME BASIC KNOTS PEOPLE! Most people can get by with three or four easy ones. A clove hitch, square knot or bowline can serve most basic purposes if used right. And for God sakes, don't wrap your lines around cleats so they look like mummies. Learn the proper way to make fast to a cleat.

DON'T COME TO A RAFT-UP WITH NO FENDERS (or useless ones for that matter). What am I supposed to do with you? Shove a rolled up beach towel between our boats? Turn around and go to West Marine and buy some God damn proper fenders!

STIFF-ASS DOCKLINES. Look honey, these three-strand braided docklines are only $5 each. Well no wonder, they are going to be stiff as a board within three months.

ANCHORS THAT DON'T FIT IN THEIR ROLLERS. Some anchor rollers are meant for plow type anchors. Please don't try to cram a Danforth in there. It looks like crap all wedged off to one side.

OK, I've got my blood pressure up. I'll stop now.
 
Boy the fenders at a raft up items really fires me up too.

I've been at raft ups when people roll in with a 10" fender for their 20' something boat. Are you kidding me? And half the itme they are flat as a pancake!! Meanwhile the water traffic is going nuts, boats are moving up and down, and everyone is scrambling for some damn fenders to avoid messing up the boats!

Pain in the arse!

Doug
 
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TurtleTone said:
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Ugly or what? I am generally OCD about boaters that are OCD, but I would have to agree with you on these crocs.

Our season up here is only 5 months long, so the Admiral & I try to keep the rules list as short as possible so that everybody can enjoy themselves without constantly being on pins and needles around the skipper, for fear of being keel hauled or worse. (made to wear a diaper) :huh:
 
I don't allow potato chips on my boat.
 
TurtleTone said:
I don't allow potato chips on my boat.
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2 of the worst things that have been eaten below decks on my boat while anchored:

-Baked Ziti
-Cheetos

I was finding fingerprints from the cheetos from at Haulout this year in some strange places and the cheeto incident was in August.

Baked Ziti and light cream colored carpets do not go well either.
 
Oh yeah, I also don't allow plastic bags with print on the boat either.
 
Menstruating women are also not allowed on my boat.
 
I'm compulsive about "stuff" left out. Why can't people put things away? put the trash in the receptacle? Put away the darn clutter!!!argh! Now I know that I have a small boat, and every inch counts, but i've been on much larger boats where they leave things out. Have they forgotten the meaning of "Ship Shape"??
 
For sure, sand and footprints. #1 for me is no water in the bilge unless it's in its tank, cooling system, freshwater piping, etc.
 
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