My SH#@TY day!!

[NautiII]

I know I will get ridiculed for this, but oh well.... now, let me tell you about my day at Bartlett.....first, we get there, ramp is not crowded. so, I begin to back my boat in..then, my whole truck starts sliding, front brakes GONE!! my boat jackknifes, my truck ends up towards the water up on the walk ramp!!! scratches my brand new paint, dents the shit out of my truck....well, now people are staring. a few good guys come over and help me get my crap together. then, I was going to back down the sand portion of the ramp....blow a radiator hose!!!!!! fixed that, hit the road home! never even touched water. now mind you, I have had big boats all my life and this has NEVER happened!! so, big dent in my bronco, scratched paint on the boat...got to find someone who knows about brakes. money is a tad tight, so a big brake job is out of the question right now. boat may have to sit awhile!!! time for BEER, in my pool, where it is safe!!!!! Jordy...go ahead and laugh!! lol

[77 Apollo Jet Boat]

atleast you have a boat... :cry: :cry: :cry:
:rollside:
better your tailer jack knife and suffer a dent/scratches than have EVERYTHING go underwater. sorry to hear about your accident (sp).

[taxman]

Hey I was at Bartlett last nite for a sudown cruise and I have to say no problems but than again I drive like a granny backing the boat in.....and drive the boat like a 16 yr old :cool: Sorry to hear about the bad luck next time go with someone I personally love that lake not to many jack offs there....Drink until you can't see straight than in the morning do it again until you are over the pain of the mistake

[SHIFTY]

GOT TO PYRAMID ABOUT 8:00 OR SO, EMPTY RAMP, EVERYTHING IS COOL.
TAKE A RIP AROUND THE LAKE, AND HIT THE SAND BAR TO HANG OUT AND WAIT FOR Jetdriver AND Raff. I STARTED WALKING AROUND THE SAND BAR, AND CAME TO THE INLET OF WATER RUNOFF FROM THE HILL. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INLET LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOOD SAND WITH NO ROCKS, A LITTLE BETTER THAN WHERE WE ALREADY WERE. BEFORE MOVING THE BOAT AND ALL OUR STUFF, I THOUGHT I'd CHECK IT OUT. I DECIDED TO CROSS THE STREAM, IT's ONLY ABOUT TEN FEET ACROSS. I TOOK TWO STEPS IN, AND SUNK TO MY CHEST IN THE SAND. I SPIDER-MANNED MY WAY OUT, AND THOUGHT ABOUT HOW I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
SO AS WE're CHILLIN', PEOPLE START TO SHOW UP. A COUPLE ROLL-BAR BOATS, AND A FEW PWC CLOWNS. THEY DROPPED THEIR BACKPACKS AND STARTED DOING SPINOUTS AND ATTEMPTING WEAK TRICKS ABOUT TWENTY FEET OFF THE BACK OF MY BOAT. THE WHOLE LAKE IS EMPTY, AND GLASSY, AND THEY HAD TO BE RIGHT THERE. TYPICAL.
I DECIDED TO GET OUT THE HELMET NEW CAMERA AND HELMET CAM THAT I BOUGHT EARLIER IN THE WEEK, THINKING I'd GET SOME ON-BOARD FOOTAGE. I GOT EVERYTHING SET UP, TAPED THE HELMET CAM TO THE BOW AND TOOK OFF. GOT BACK, WENT TO REVIEW THE FOOTAGE, AND IT DIDN't RECORD. AS I WAS CHECKING THE CORD TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE CAMERA PROPERLY, THE ENTIRE CAMERA CAME APART IN MY HANDS. IT LOOKED LIKE I HIT THE SELF-DESTRUCT BUTTON, AS THE COVER PLATE AND SCREEN POPPED OUT, AND THERE WERE WIRES HANGING OUT THE SIDE. NO BIG DEAL, IT WAS ONLY SIX HUNDRED BUCKS... :mad:
AS I'm SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE FIDDLING WITH MY SAMSUNG PAPERWEIGHT, THE PWC CLOWNS FROM EARLIER START DOING CIRCLES AROUND THE BOAT, NEARLY SWAMPING ME. I STARTED UP AND TOOK OFF TO THE BEACH. AS I GET BACK TO OUR SPOT, THERE WAS SOME JACKASS RIGHT WERE WE WERE, SITTING INCHES FROM MY COOLER, TOWELS, ETC. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS COMFORTABLE IN MY SPOT, AND IF HE WOULDN't MIND MOVING DOWN THIRTY OF FORTY FEET. HE LAUGHED, AND DIDN't BUDGE. I GAVE HIM THE STINK-EYE UNTIL HE KNEW I WAS SERIOUS, THEN LEFT. WE DECIDED TO GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE, AS THERE WERE BOAT LOADS OF TRASH ROLLING UP EVERY COUPLE MINUTES. AS WE're GETTING EVERYTHING IN THE BOAT, A SEA DOO COMES FLOATING OUT OF NOWHERE AND ALMOST TAGS THE SIDE OF MY BOAT. NOBODY ON IT, NOBODY AROUND, IT WAS JUST FLOATING DOWN THE BEACH. WE FINISHED THROWING EVERYTHING IN THE BOAT... I PUSHED THE SEA DOO OUT INTO THE LAKE, AND TOOK OFF.
Jetdriver AND Raff FINALLY SHOWED, AND WE GOT A SPOT IN A NO WAKE ZONE UP IN ONE OF THE CANYONS. WHILE WE WERE HANGING, SOME BOATS AND A COUPLE SEA DOOS WENT THROUGH AT FULL SPEED (AGAIN, THIS IS A NO WAKE ZONE) AND I GUESS SOME OF THEIR WAKE HAD GONE OVER THE TRANSOM AND DUMPED INTO THE BOAT. I DIDN't NOTICE, BUT COMBINED WITH THE WIND, AND THE INCONSIDERATE GENERAL PUBLIC, QUITE A BIT OF WATER HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE BOAT. ME AND SHIFTETTE HOPPED IN FOR SPIN AROUND, AND AS I GOT A FEW HUNDRED FEET OFF SHORE, I TURNED AROUND AND SAW WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN THIRTY-FIVE GALLONS OF WATER IN THE BILGE. I PULLED THE PUMP SWITCH AND HAULED ASS, BARELY GETTING ON PLANE. AT THIS POINT, I DON't KNOW THAT THE WATER GOT IN THERE FROM SITTING ON THE BEACH, I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE SPRUNG A LEAK SOMEWHERE. I HAUL ASS AROUND THE CORNER TOWARDS A COVE, CONVINCED I'm GONNA SINK, AND THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF MYSTERIOUS HOLE NOW IN THE BOAT. THE COVE I'm POINTING AT IS A MIXTURE OF SAND AND LOOSE ROCK, BUT I FIGURE THAT's BETTER THAN SINKING. I BEACH IT AT ABOUT FIFTEEN MILES AN HOUR, BUT I MUST HAVE KILLED THE MOTOR A FEW SECONDS TO LATE. THE BILGE SLOWLY PUMPS ALL THE WATER OUT, AND I PUSHED OFF TO START THE BOAT. NOW CONVINCED THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE WAKES FROM THE BEACH, AND NOT A MYSTERIOUS LEAK... I START TO FEEL BETTER. MOTOR STARTS FINE, AND START TO GET UP ON PLANE. THE BOAT WAS SHAKING LIKE A WASHING MACHINE, SO I TURNED AROUND AND BEACHED IT AGAIN.
NOW I FIGURE I SUCKED UP A ROCK, BUT I'm NOT 100% ON WHAT TO DO. I FLAGGED SOMEBODY DOWN THAT WENT TO GET Jet AND Raff, AND THEY FOLLOWED ME AS I IDLED BACK TO THE RAMP. I APPRECIATE THE HELP GUYS, I WAS A LITTLE SHAKEN UP AT THAT POINT...
GOT IT BACK TO THE TRAILER AND WENT HOME. MUCH LIKE Nauti, I WENT HOME AND GOT SH!TFACED BY THE POOL...

[Jordan_23_85205]

i feel the pain Once had a boat that the transom leaked . We took it into the shop like 5 times only to go to the lake dump it in the water and pull it back out because the f in thing leaked like a fire hose was put inside.I dont mension names but ive heard halderman marine sucks. good lucck on fixin everything hope to see you at the lake.

[502 JET]

Hey NAUTI I used to tow my 22' deep v cuddy cabin with a K5 Blazer.The boat would pull me down the ramp unless I put the truck in 4WD.Give it a try you will have more control when backing down the ramp.Its a good thing no one was hurt.The truck can be fixed.

[cave]

I use my 4 wheel drive also. But if my brakes let go I don't know if I could react fast enough to get it back in forward to avoid a jackknife. Your truck & boat can be repaired. Hope to see you out this coming weekend NauttiII. How did you get it home without brakes?
SHIFTY, you are a patient person...

[BIGAMIST]

GOT TO PYRAMID ABOUT 8:00 OR SO, EMPTY RAMP, EVERYTHING IS COOL.
TAKE A RIP AROUND THE LAKE, AND HIT THE SAND BAR TO HANG OUT AND WAIT FOR Jetdriver AND Raff. I STARTED WALKING AROUND THE SAND BAR, AND CAME TO THE INLET OF WATER RUNOFF FROM THE HILL. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INLET LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOOD SAND WITH NO ROCKS, A LITTLE BETTER THAN WHERE WE ALREADY WERE. BEFORE MOVING THE BOAT AND ALL OUR STUFF, I THOUGHT I'd CHECK IT OUT. I DECIDED TO CROSS THE STREAM, IT's ONLY ABOUT TEN FEET ACROSS. I TOOK TWO STEPS IN, AND SUNK TO MY CHEST IN THE SAND. I SPIDER-MANNED MY WAY OUT, AND THOUGHT ABOUT HOW I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
SO AS WE're CHILLIN', PEOPLE START TO SHOW UP. A COUPLE ROLL-BAR BOATS, AND A FEW PWC CLOWNS. THEY DROPPED THEIR BACKPACKS AND STARTED DOING SPINOUTS AND ATTEMPTING WEAK TRICKS ABOUT TWENTY FEET OFF THE BACK OF MY BOAT. THE WHOLE LAKE IS EMPTY, AND GLASSY, AND THEY HAD TO BE RIGHT THERE. TYPICAL.
I DECIDED TO GET OUT THE HELMET NEW CAMERA AND HELMET CAM THAT I BOUGHT EARLIER IN THE WEEK, THINKING I'd GET SOME ON-BOARD FOOTAGE. I GOT EVERYTHING SET UP, TAPED THE HELMET CAM TO THE BOW AND TOOK OFF. GOT BACK, WENT TO REVIEW THE FOOTAGE, AND IT DIDN't RECORD. AS I WAS CHECKING THE CORD TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE CAMERA PROPERLY, THE ENTIRE CAMERA CAME APART IN MY HANDS. IT LOOKED LIKE I HIT THE SELF-DESTRUCT BUTTON, AS THE COVER PLATE AND SCREEN POPPED OUT, AND THERE WERE WIRES HANGING OUT THE SIDE. NO BIG DEAL, IT WAS ONLY SIX HUNDRED BUCKS... :mad:
AS I'm SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE FIDDLING WITH MY SAMSUNG PAPERWEIGHT, THE PWC CLOWNS FROM EARLIER START DOING CIRCLES AROUND THE BOAT, NEARLY SWAMPING ME. I STARTED UP AND TOOK OFF TO THE BEACH. AS I GET BACK TO OUR SPOT, THERE WAS SOME JACKASS RIGHT WERE WE WERE, SITTING INCHES FROM MY COOLER, TOWELS, ETC. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS COMFORTABLE IN MY SPOT, AND IF HE WOULDN't MIND MOVING DOWN THIRTY OF FORTY FEET. HE LAUGHED, AND DIDN't BUDGE. I GAVE HIM THE STINK-EYE UNTIL HE KNEW I WAS SERIOUS, THEN LEFT. WE DECIDED TO GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE, AS THERE WERE BOAT LOADS OF TRASH ROLLING UP EVERY COUPLE MINUTES. AS WE're GETTING EVERYTHING IN THE BOAT, A SEA DOO COMES FLOATING OUT OF NOWHERE AND ALMOST TAGS THE SIDE OF MY BOAT. NOBODY ON IT, NOBODY AROUND, IT WAS JUST FLOATING DOWN THE BEACH. WE FINISHED THROWING EVERYTHING IN THE BOAT... I PUSHED THE SEA DOO OUT INTO THE LAKE, AND TOOK OFF.
Jetdriver AND Raff FINALLY SHOWED, AND WE GOT A SPOT IN A NO WAKE ZONE UP IN ONE OF THE CANYONS. WHILE WE WERE HANGING, SOME BOATS AND A COUPLE SEA DOOS WENT THROUGH AT FULL SPEED (AGAIN, THIS IS A NO WAKE ZONE) AND I GUESS SOME OF THEIR WAKE HAD GONE OVER THE TRANSOM AND DUMPED INTO THE BOAT. I DIDN't NOTICE, BUT COMBINED WITH THE WIND, AND THE INCONSIDERATE GENERAL PUBLIC, QUITE A BIT OF WATER HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE BOAT. ME AND SHIFTETTE HOPPED IN FOR SPIN AROUND, AND AS I GOT A FEW HUNDRED FEET OFF SHORE, I TURNED AROUND AND SAW WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN THIRTY-FIVE GALLONS OF WATER IN THE BILGE. I PULLED THE PUMP SWITCH AND HAULED ASS, BARELY GETTING ON PLANE. AT THIS POINT, I DON't KNOW THAT THE WATER GOT IN THERE FROM SITTING ON THE BEACH, I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE SPRUNG A LEAK SOMEWHERE. I HAUL ASS AROUND THE CORNER TOWARDS A COVE, CONVINCED I'm GONNA SINK, AND THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF MYSTERIOUS HOLE NOW IN THE BOAT. THE COVE I'm POINTING AT IS A MIXTURE OF SAND AND LOOSE ROCK, BUT I FIGURE THAT's BETTER THAN SINKING. I BEACH IT AT ABOUT FIFTEEN MILES AN HOUR, BUT I MUST HAVE KILLED THE MOTOR A FEW SECONDS TO LATE. THE BILGE SLOWLY PUMPS ALL THE WATER OUT, AND I PUSHED OFF TO START THE BOAT. NOW CONVINCED THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE WAKES FROM THE BEACH, AND NOT A MYSTERIOUS LEAK... I START TO FEEL BETTER. MOTOR STARTS FINE, AND START TO GET UP ON PLANE. THE BOAT WAS SHAKING LIKE A WASHING MACHINE, SO I TURNED AROUND AND BEACHED IT AGAIN.
NOW I FIGURE I SUCKED UP A ROCK, BUT I'm NOT 100% ON WHAT TO DO. I FLAGGED SOMEBODY DOWN THAT WENT TO GET Jet AND Raff, AND THEY FOLLOWED ME AS I IDLED BACK TO THE RAMP. I APPRECIATE THE HELP GUYS, I WAS A LITTLE SHAKEN UP AT THAT POINT...
GOT IT BACK TO THE TRAILER AND WENT HOME. MUCH LIKE Nauti, I WENT HOME AND GOT SH!TFACED BY THE POOL...
F Pyramid :squiggle: .......

[GasGuzzler]

Sounds like a steep ramp, too much speed, and too much weight on the azz of the bronco :)

[GasGuzzler]

I DIDN't NOTICE, BUT COMBINED WITH THE WIND, AND THE INCONSIDERATE GENERAL PUBLIC, QUITE A BIT OF WATER HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE BOAT. ME AND SHIFTETTE HOPPED IN FOR SPIN AROUND, AND AS I GOT A FEW HUNDRED FEET OFF SHORE, I TURNED AROUND AND SAW WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN THIRTY-FIVE GALLONS OF WATER IN THE BILGE. I PULLED THE PUMP SWITCH AND HAULED ASS, BARELY GETTING ON PLANE.
Automatic bilge pump on the must buy list!! :)

[SHIFTY]

Guzzler, BIGAMIST TOLD ME ABOUT THOSE LAST WEEK. THAT's ON MY LIST FOR THE NEAR FUTURE...

[NautiII]

I use my 4 wheel drive also. But if my brakes let go I don't know if I could react fast enough to get it back in forward to avoid a jackknife. Your truck & boat can be repaired. Hope to see you out this coming weekend NauttiII. How did you get it home without brakes?
SHIFTY, you are a patient person...
wow, I thought for sure I would get ribbed on here! thanks for understanding!! I have rear brakes, just no front. would that cause the problem??? drove home CAREFULLY!!!!

[SHIFTY]

ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT WATER WITCH AUTO BILGE SWITCHES?
THAT, AND A LEXAN SPLASH SHIELD ARE GOIN' IN A.S.A.P. :mad:

[Keithb87]

I have rear brakes, just no front. would that cause the problem??? drove home CAREFULLY!!!!
Could be Brake Master Cyl. Depending on the year of the Bronco. Should be under $35.00 at AutoZone or Checker.
Might be calipers or could be brake hoses.
Do or did the brake pedal fade while at a stop?

[BIGAMIST]

ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT WATER WITCH AUTO BILGE SWITCHES?
THAT, AND A LEXAN SPLASH SHIELD ARE GOIN' IN A.S.A.P. :mad:
Bob :rollside:

[n8dawg]

GOT TO PYRAMID ABOUT 8:00 OR SO, EMPTY RAMP, EVERYTHING IS COOL.
TAKE A RIP AROUND THE LAKE, AND HIT THE SAND BAR TO HANG OUT AND WAIT FOR Jetdriver AND Raff. I STARTED WALKING AROUND THE SAND BAR, AND CAME TO THE INLET OF WATER RUNOFF FROM THE HILL. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE INLET LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOOD SAND WITH NO ROCKS, A LITTLE BETTER THAN WHERE WE ALREADY WERE. BEFORE MOVING THE BOAT AND ALL OUR STUFF, I THOUGHT I'd CHECK IT OUT. I DECIDED TO CROSS THE STREAM, IT's ONLY ABOUT TEN FEET ACROSS. I TOOK TWO STEPS IN, AND SUNK TO MY CHEST IN THE SAND. I SPIDER-MANNED MY WAY OUT, AND THOUGHT ABOUT HOW I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
SO AS WE're CHILLIN', PEOPLE START TO SHOW UP. A COUPLE ROLL-BAR BOATS, AND A FEW PWC CLOWNS. THEY DROPPED THEIR BACKPACKS AND STARTED DOING SPINOUTS AND ATTEMPTING WEAK TRICKS ABOUT TWENTY FEET OFF THE BACK OF MY BOAT. THE WHOLE LAKE IS EMPTY, AND GLASSY, AND THEY HAD TO BE RIGHT THERE. TYPICAL.
I DECIDED TO GET OUT THE HELMET NEW CAMERA AND HELMET CAM THAT I BOUGHT EARLIER IN THE WEEK, THINKING I'd GET SOME ON-BOARD FOOTAGE. I GOT EVERYTHING SET UP, TAPED THE HELMET CAM TO THE BOW AND TOOK OFF. GOT BACK, WENT TO REVIEW THE FOOTAGE, AND IT DIDN't RECORD. AS I WAS CHECKING THE CORD TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ATTACHED TO THE CAMERA PROPERLY, THE ENTIRE CAMERA CAME APART IN MY HANDS. IT LOOKED LIKE I HIT THE SELF-DESTRUCT BUTTON, AS THE COVER PLATE AND SCREEN POPPED OUT, AND THERE WERE WIRES HANGING OUT THE SIDE. NO BIG DEAL, IT WAS ONLY SIX HUNDRED BUCKS... :mad:
AS I'm SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE FIDDLING WITH MY SAMSUNG PAPERWEIGHT, THE PWC CLOWNS FROM EARLIER START DOING CIRCLES AROUND THE BOAT, NEARLY SWAMPING ME. I STARTED UP AND TOOK OFF TO THE BEACH. AS I GET BACK TO OUR SPOT, THERE WAS SOME JACKASS RIGHT WERE WE WERE, SITTING INCHES FROM MY COOLER, TOWELS, ETC. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS COMFORTABLE IN MY SPOT, AND IF HE WOULDN't MIND MOVING DOWN THIRTY OF FORTY FEET. HE LAUGHED, AND DIDN't BUDGE. I GAVE HIM THE STINK-EYE UNTIL HE KNEW I WAS SERIOUS, THEN LEFT. WE DECIDED TO GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE, AS THERE WERE BOAT LOADS OF TRASH ROLLING UP EVERY COUPLE MINUTES. AS WE're GETTING EVERYTHING IN THE BOAT, A SEA DOO COMES FLOATING OUT OF NOWHERE AND ALMOST TAGS THE SIDE OF MY BOAT. NOBODY ON IT, NOBODY AROUND, IT WAS JUST FLOATING DOWN THE BEACH. WE FINISHED THROWING EVERYTHING IN THE BOAT... I PUSHED THE SEA DOO OUT INTO THE LAKE, AND TOOK OFF.
Jetdriver AND Raff FINALLY SHOWED, AND WE GOT A SPOT IN A NO WAKE ZONE UP IN ONE OF THE CANYONS. WHILE WE WERE HANGING, SOME BOATS AND A COUPLE SEA DOOS WENT THROUGH AT FULL SPEED (AGAIN, THIS IS A NO WAKE ZONE) AND I GUESS SOME OF THEIR WAKE HAD GONE OVER THE TRANSOM AND DUMPED INTO THE BOAT. I DIDN't NOTICE, BUT COMBINED WITH THE WIND, AND THE INCONSIDERATE GENERAL PUBLIC, QUITE A BIT OF WATER HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE BOAT. ME AND SHIFTETTE HOPPED IN FOR SPIN AROUND, AND AS I GOT A FEW HUNDRED FEET OFF SHORE, I TURNED AROUND AND SAW WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN THIRTY-FIVE GALLONS OF WATER IN THE BILGE. I PULLED THE PUMP SWITCH AND HAULED ASS, BARELY GETTING ON PLANE. AT THIS POINT, I DON't KNOW THAT THE WATER GOT IN THERE FROM SITTING ON THE BEACH, I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE SPRUNG A LEAK SOMEWHERE. I HAUL ASS AROUND THE CORNER TOWARDS A COVE, CONVINCED I'm GONNA SINK, AND THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF MYSTERIOUS HOLE NOW IN THE BOAT. THE COVE I'm POINTING AT IS A MIXTURE OF SAND AND LOOSE ROCK, BUT I FIGURE THAT's BETTER THAN SINKING. I BEACH IT AT ABOUT FIFTEEN MILES AN HOUR, BUT I MUST HAVE KILLED THE MOTOR A FEW SECONDS TO LATE. THE BILGE SLOWLY PUMPS ALL THE WATER OUT, AND I PUSHED OFF TO START THE BOAT. NOW CONVINCED THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE WAKES FROM THE BEACH, AND NOT A MYSTERIOUS LEAK... I START TO FEEL BETTER. MOTOR STARTS FINE, AND START TO GET UP ON PLANE. THE BOAT WAS SHAKING LIKE A WASHING MACHINE, SO I TURNED AROUND AND BEACHED IT AGAIN.
NOW I FIGURE I SUCKED UP A ROCK, BUT I'm NOT 100% ON WHAT TO DO. I FLAGGED SOMEBODY DOWN THAT WENT TO GET Jet AND Raff, AND THEY FOLLOWED ME AS I IDLED BACK TO THE RAMP. I APPRECIATE THE HELP GUYS, I WAS A LITTLE SHAKEN UP AT THAT POINT...
GOT IT BACK TO THE TRAILER AND WENT HOME. MUCH LIKE Nauti, I WENT HOME AND GOT SH!TFACED BY THE POOL...
That is why I boat on Casitas. Its a fishing lake, you can't touch the water. Best of all NO PWC!!!!! Just some fishing boats who stay out of the way (cause I'm sure our boats scare the fishy's :) ) And nobody cares if I open it up on the back side.
Cruz out... I'm sure it will be a better time than Pyrmid!

[SHIFTY]

I GOTTA TELL YA MANG, I'm HESITANT TO ROLL OUT TO PYRAMID AGAIN. IT's CLICHED TO HATE PWCs, BUT HOW CAN ANYONE SEE IT DIFFERENTLY? THE URGE TO HIT EVERY ONE OF THOSE MF'ERS WITH THE DIVERTER IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE, BUT I REALLY DON't WANNA HURT ANYBODY...

[n8dawg]

I know I will get ridiculed for this, but oh well.... now, let me tell you about my day at Bartlett.....first, we get there, ramp is not crowded. so, I begin to back my boat in..then, my whole truck starts sliding, front brakes GONE!! my boat jackknifes, my truck ends up towards the water up on the walk ramp!!! scratches my brand new paint, dents the shit out of my truck....well, now people are staring. a few good guys come over and help me get my crap together. then, I was going to back down the sand portion of the ramp....blow a radiator hose!!!!!! fixed that, hit the road home! never even touched water. now mind you, I have had big boats all my life and this has NEVER happened!! so, big dent in my bronco, scratched paint on the boat...got to find someone who knows about brakes. money is a tad tight, so a big brake job is out of the question right now. boat may have to sit awhile!!! time for BEER, in my pool, where it is safe!!!!! Jordy...go ahead and laugh!! lol
Just do the brakes yourself, real easy to do. Brake pads are cheap and you might have to turn the rotors. I'd check your fluid level and check for leaks. One time on our way to Blythe I felt the brakes give out right as we were passing threw Palms Springs. I pulled off the highway found a hole in my brake line and took it in to Midas in Indio who fixed me right up for a good deal.
So check for leaks, brakes should not just give out like that.
Sorry about your day.... if it makes you feel any better it rained all day on Sunday when we were at Lake Nacimiento. :)
Oh well there's always next time guys!!!

[SHIFTY]

Bob :rollside:
WHAT?

[BIGAMIST]

I GOTTA TELL YA MANG, I'm HESITANT TO ROLL OUT TO PYRAMID AGAIN. IT's CLICHED TO HATE PWCs, BUT HOW CAN ANYONE SEE IT DIFFERENTLY? THE URGE TO HIT EVERY ONE OF THOSE MF'ERS WITH THE DIVERTER IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE, BUT I REALLY DON't WANNA HURT ANYBODY...
Pyramid sucks :idea:

[SHIFTY]

AND IT WAS WINDY AS F*CK OUT THERE BY 10:00am...

[n8dawg]

[QUOTE=SHIFTY]THE URGE TO HIT EVERY ONE OF THOSE MF'ERS WITH THE DIVERTER IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE, QUOTE]
Ahhh .... no coment on that one. :D

[396_WAYS_TO_SPIT]

I heard about your troubles scott. Let me know if you need parts. I do work for a autostore;)

[SHIFTY]

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[Keyser]

:crossx: :hammer2: [QUOTE=SHIFTY]THE URGE TO HIT EVERY ONE OF THOSE MF'ERS WITH THE DIVERTER IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE, QUOTE]
Ahhh .... no coment on that one. :D

[Keyser]

I GOTTA TELL YA MANG, I'm HESITANT TO ROLL OUT TO PYRAMID AGAIN. IT's CLICHED TO HATE PWCs, BUT HOW CAN ANYONE SEE IT DIFFERENTLY? THE URGE TO HIT EVERY ONE OF THOSE MF'ERS WITH THE DIVERTER IS ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE, BUT I REALLY DON't WANNA HURT ANYBODY...
NO PWC AT PIRU!!!!
still gets kinda windy though.

[beerjet]

Guzzler, BIGAMIST TOLD ME ABOUT THOSE LAST WEEK. THAT's ON MY LIST FOR THE NEAR FUTURE...
Do you know what he was talking about :D I can show you , hell maybe you can buy two since I need one too.
When those idoit's on the PWC get too close , just throw your arms in the air and yell
HEY ! WHAT THE F@CK @$$HOLE !
By that time you have disrupted play . :devil: If that dont work , use the diverter since they obviously dont care whether you get hurt.
-beerjet-

[SHIFTY]

REMEMBER THE STORY ABOUT THE GUY THAT GOT SHOT ON THE LAUNCH RAMP BECAUSE HE TOLD THE OTHER GUY TO HURRY UP? I DO. AND I DON't THINK I NEED THAT KIND OF STATIC BECAUSE I ROOSTED SOMEBODY, ESPECIALLY ON A LAKE THE SIZE OF PYRAMID OR CASTAIC WHERE YOU CAN BE FOUND IN FIVE MINUTES. I'll JUST GO TO A PLACE THAT IS REGULATED A LITTLE BETTER, AND SAVE MYSELF THE TROUBLE... THE SAME REASON I STOPPED GOING TO GLAMIS A FEW YEARS AGO...

[Brooski]

Shifty, you need to join N8dawg, Keyser and I on Piru or Casitas. I am thinking Piru one day this weekend. And no, I dont know which day. :220v:

[Keyser]

Shifty, you need to join N8dawg, Keyser and I on Piru or Casitas. I am thinking Piru one day this weekend. And no, I dont know which day. :220v:
Which day?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come'n Bob Hit up PIRU!!!!!!!!
abd yes Brooski I know you said you dont know which day :p

[SHIFTY]

CASITAS, THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. I'm OUT FOR MEM. WEEKEND. GOTTA GET THE ROCK OUT OF THE PUMP, ASSUMING THAT's WHAT IT IS, PUT A CHECK VALVE IN MY BILGE PUMP, AND INSTALL AN AUTO SWITCH AS WELL...

[NautiII]

ok, found the brake problem. my rear drum brake, on the passenger side, was BARE METAL. replaced the drum, new rear brake pads, and all is good. now, I am not sure that that is what caused my mishap at the ramp, but I am sure it didnt help matters none. so, see yall next monday, either at Batlett again, or Saguaro. If I go to Bartlett, we will launch from one of the sand bars!!! better safe than sorry!!!!!!!! still gets to me, after YEARS of hauling big boats, I get a jet boat to kick my ass at the ramp!! oh, and 396, tried to call, but ya gotta answer the phone!! :p haha

[cave]

Thats Good news Scott!. I may be at Bartlett but i have to start the boat 1st. I procrastinate a bit.

[460 jus getn it]

Thats Good news Scott!. I may be at Bartlett but i have to start the boat 1st. I procrastinate a bit.
Shit my pump isnt even it. But ill be out this weekend............................

[Brooski]

CASITAS, THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. I'm OUT FOR MEM. WEEKEND. GOTTA GET THE ROCK OUT OF THE PUMP, ASSUMING THAT's WHAT IT IS, PUT A CHECK VALVE IN MY BILGE PUMP, AND INSTALL AN AUTO SWITCH AS WELL...
There is no rock in your pump!!!! And the bilge pump can be done DURING THE WEEK!
Ju can do it!!!!!

[n8dawg]

Shifty, you need to join N8dawg, Keyser and I on Piru or Casitas. I am thinking Piru one day this weekend. And no, I dont know which day. :220v:
We have plans Saturday and Sunday. We were thinking Monday at Piru if you guys are going out. If not, the following weekend at Casitas we could introduce Shifty to some real relaxing boating with no problems. Maybe even bring out the BBQ.
Roger, Chris hit me up when you guys pick a day. I want to see what that mighty Olds is all about!!! :p

[speed zero]

so i dont post much on here but read alot but on the subject of ramps i finally got my boat going. went to sagauro me and the gf are getting ready to leave and there had to be five pwc docked on the ramp trying to get one running and at the ramp is only 3 wide, one was taken so im like screw it i back the trailer and almost hit one till he moved it was a good day for morons to be out

[speed zero]

oh yeah hey nautii u get the parts from 396 and ill help u with install if u need it

[beerjet]

so i dont post much on here but read alot but on the subject of ramps i finally got my boat going. went to sagauro me and the gf are getting ready to leave and there had to be five pwc docked on the ramp trying to get one running and at the ramp is only 3 wide, one was taken so im like screw it i back the trailer and almost hit one till he moved it was a good day for morons to be out
I say take um out ! There are too many stupid people in the world and they all ride PWC !

[speed zero]

i tried my best but then again i dont wanna be that guy lol

[beerjet]

i tried my best but then again i dont wanna be that guy lol
I understand , had I given into temptation . I would have been locked up a long time ago.

[NautiII]

oh yeah hey nautii u get the parts from 396 and ill help u with install if u need it
I did it yesterday. thanks for the offer though!!!