Dumb stuff people say about boats

I hate when people name boat that are less than 25 feet and do not have a cabin haha. To each his own.

Most any woody especially if it's an inboard is acceptable to name.

I usually get some comments on how clean my boat is during the summer months but most people around my lakes know the Ski Nautique name and the aura that follows.

And that's also why God created Hummers, to tow your ostentatious boat with an equally ostentatious vehicle.

But gotta have faith and every now and then get a nice surprise...

One day a guy in an I/O deckboat flagged us down in the old Century just to tell us what a beauty it is and that we "have to" run it in the annual classic boat run ride for underprivileged kids.

Another time had just pulled into the Ritz-Carlton for a beer, and an uberbucks $100+K Nautique pulled into the next slip. Passengers passed us by without a glance, but owner stopped to tell it was coolest thing he'd ever seen and chatted/asked about it for another 15 minutes.

Don't get as many comments on the Southwind as it's styling is far more mundane, but every now and then get a nice comment from an old salt...

Lotsa big fishing tournaments at my marina...I can rumble back in loudly with an old V8, with 50+ bassboaters around, and not a single head will turn. Go figure.......

How about "yeah my (fill in the blank) has a fish and ski boat" or "Whats that thing got in it?" or while at the gas station filling up "Ya'll going fishin?" or   "Can you ski on one?" or "Can you barefoot ski?"

"You paid how much…and it didn't come with a trollin' motor?"

I have changed the cap rotor plugs and impeller once in 12 years, over 800 hours. Haven't touched either stuffing box either but I might tighten them up this year. Maybe.

Yeah I get the typical "bust out another thousand", "hole in the water", and "two best days in a boat owners life" ALL THE TIME... Really drives me nuts.

On the flip side though, when joe blow decides to sell his boat that he didn't take care of and it doesn't work like it should, I was able to snag it for next to nothing and fix it up.

The best thing I ever heard from a boat owner: Friend of a friend bought a brand new Tahoe I/O a few years ago. Used it 10-15 times that summer and then parked it in his backyard in the same condition it was in when he pulled it out of the water. No plug pulled, no cover, no winterization, nothing... So when his boat was completely trashed come spring, he tried to sue Tahoe saying that their boat design was flawed because they didn't install an automatic bilge pump which in turn led to the flooding and destruction of his boats interior and engine.

Have been asked the roll bar question also. At GL one year, was moored in town waiting on my crew adjacent to my boat, a couple people walked up discussing what the speakers on my tower were, they were arguing whether they were jet thrusters of some sort or rope retrievers.

There was a post on PN recently by an owner asking if he could remove the pole in front of the engine as he was not sure what it was for, lol.

I showed a picture of my boat to an old cowboy at work and he said. "how come you have a "roll bar" on your boat"?

I love it when the tourists arrive at our ramp with their shiny big cars and new acquired big boats... Then need like half an hour with three persons to get it off the trailer...
Especially when I'm next in line and need about three minutes to get my boat in... Car and trailer already parked and boat running when they come back from parking their car...

Then the question I always wait for (with a big smile on my face) when they come up to me at the ramp: "does it really go that fast?"
"Yes sir for me it does"


Another one was at the bar when a smartass guy said to me: "Yeah, Nautiques are the best waterjet propelled boats!"

At the boat ramp, I put the Mustang in, no mufflers. Almost everytime, someone comes over, "Hey man, how fast does that boat go?" They don't understand a fixed drive shaft. You have to explain what a tow boat is built for pulling, not top end speed.

Oletela wrote: "That thing has a 350/351 in it?! And it only does 45?!"

Jake, 11:19am ... same posting time.. same experiences!

Starting the engine at the dock... a lot of time it turns heads. A few ask to see the engine. After lifting the engine cover a normal response seems to be "Wow, how fast does this run?" I tell them 45 - 50mph. At which time they usually say.. Ohhh, is that all?

I saw one I/O owner on our lake pull their boat without raising their outdrive... and with the motor still running. So, it could be worse.

"I uploaded a video of a 78 Master Craft on my channel that would eat this thing for lunch"


That was a comment on Joe's holeshot video on Youtube. Also soem references to a "speed prop". Youtube is a great place to find really dumb comments, especially on some of the barefooting videos. Maybe in my spare time I will browse for some. I've got to agree with Bruce, back in the 60s - 70s we heard that Chris Craft line about a billion times regarding our Mustang.

quinner wrote: The automatic assumption if a boat has a tower it is a "Wakeboard Boat"

Even if it says AIR on the side, has an onboard ballast tank, and said tower has racks specifically designed for holding wakeboards?