Reply With QuoteI'm always for a good laugh, even when I'm the "Butt" of the joke. On to OP6C!
For those of us relatively new to the forum (like me) I thought you might appreciate an old thread I found in the "Hot Boats Hot Spots" section. It's called "Funny Boat Stories". All of us have stories and this is a great collection. I laughed for an hour reading them. There's one clear winning story that involves a dog. Make sure you find that one. If anyone has anymore to add post them here, it'll make the winter go by faster!
Click below to get there. Enjoy!
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I'm always for a good laugh, even when I'm the "Butt" of the joke. On to OP6C!
I'm in complete agreement here. A couple of months ago I found that thread and laughed my a$$ off. The dog story that EricInNevada provided was far and long the best but I also enjoyed the boat ramp stories. Thanks for bringing it back up. LDFTRBT
Here's one, In the mid 70's we use to stay at Buckskin, All of the boat are anchored bow out there most have been 20 or 30 boats. One day these kids from another camp or maybe not even camped there were skiping rocks on the water. Three guy' about 3 sites from use got all pissed because they almost hit there boat, so they cussed the kids out and throw rocks at them, so the kids took off. That evening I told my son let's pull our boat out. I had a bad feeling about those kids. I was right the next morning the three boats that were in that camp site were bow up an sunk. They pull the plugs during the night
Eric,
That story has become a classic! Boat ramp stories are the best and your's doesn't even involve a boat!
There's a marina in the Delta near Discovery Bay called Orwood Resort. Years ago they actually erected bleachers next to the ramp to watch the activity. At the end of the day, all the rowdy's sit in the bleachers with ice chests full of beer and cheer you on as you haul out your boat. Talk about pressure! To make matters worse, the ramp is long and narrow so you realy have to thread the needle to make it down in one try. Sometimes they use score cards and "judge" your effort. They also judge your boat, your tow rig and your wife/girlfriend. I have seen more than one guy get pissed when his woman is being ogled by a bleacher full of drunks. There's not a whole lot you can do about it however, it's a very tough crowd!
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I have a boat ramp story from Texas; one Saturday morning in the early 80's I drove to the marina of the development I live in, while passing the boat ramp I notice a man holding the rope to which his bass boat is attached, as I passed by he turned his back to me very quicly, thinking nothing about it I went to the marina, and turned around and as I approached the guy was still there and he turned around again, at this time I noticed there were no vehicles at the ramp, so I pulle into the ramp and asked if he had problems, that is when I saw the antenna sticking out of the water and the bubbles comin up, well It turned out to be my State Farm Ins. man, who was very embarassed, seeing as how he had backed the Buick into the water alittle too far, and back to the reason why I was going to the marina, to check how rough the water was on the lake, seems as how the gas tank on the old Buick was almost empty and when the waves got under it the back end floated, and as they say the rest is history, oh yeah I asked if he had marine Insurance on the Buick.
I have a ramp story. At lake San Antoine in central Califorina I'm sitting on the dock holding my boat while my wife and kids are up at the campground. This guy is directing his wife who is backing the trailer down the ramp, and he is screaming at her go left, go right an so on. After he pushes the boat off of the trailer and she is heading for the parking lot he notices the plug is not in so he is screaming again to come back as the plug is in the car and she can't hear him. It was a jet boat and had a shallow draft so I told him to put his thumb over the hole while I looked for a spare plug in my boat. I found the plug and went over to give it to him. He did't put his thumb over the hole he put it in the hole. Now his thumb has swollen up and he can't get it out. He's in a state of shock thinking he's going to go through life with this boat attached to his thumb. By this time his wife came down and he's giving her hell for not hearing him. I told his wife to get in the boat, pull the oil dipstick and smear some oil on the part of his thumb that is on the inside of the hole. After a few wiggles and a little tugging he got his thumb out, put in my plug and took off without a word. I had to chase him down to get my plug back. Such is boating
Thunderbutt, Not even a "thank you"?
No thank you, not even a beer Originally posted by 058:
Thunderbutt, Not even a "thank you"?
pgf127rt, Thunderbutt,
Great stories! The husband and wife combo is never a good deal when it comes to boat launching. I am amazed that my parents stayed married after all the years they were boating.
Last summer I was at Orwood having a beer with the bleacher crowd when this couple pulls up in a 19' Bayliner with an outdrive. He runs to fetch the trailer, backs down the ramp then jumps out to tend to the boat. His wife jumps behind the wheel of the truck. So far so good.
Since there's several boats waiting he quickly gets the boat on the trailer and tells his wife to "Go! Go! GO!" She quickly pulls up the ramp as he's walking beside the boat. When far enough out, he reaches down and pulls the plug without missing a beat. Very efficient, they've done this before...
As the boat reaches the top of the ramp, we hear this horrible scraping sound - The outdrive is still down! He starts yelling for her to "STOP! STOP!" She has the radio blarring, can't hear him and keeps on going. He stupidly tries to chase after her up a wet ramp wearing flip-flops. He loses traction, slips and does a massive face-plant about halfway up the ramp. Meanwhile, she is digging a trench with the outdrive across the paved parking lot, everyone yelling at her to stop. She finally does stop about a hundred yards later in the staging area.
Oblivious, she jumps out of the truck just in time to greet her husband who's storming across the parking lot like a locomotive, all muddy and dirty with bloody knees and elbows, pissed as hell.
Back in the bleachers, we are dying laughing - I mean roaring! He's in her face waving his arms yelling and screaming. Of course she gets pissed at him for yelling at her and storms off to the restroom. (We've all been there guys!) One of the crowd feels sorry for the guy and goes over to offer him a beer trying to calm him down. He tells the guy to go F**k himself!
I'm sure it was a long ride home for the Bayliner couple...
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