Tubing is dangerous!
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Topic: Tubing is dangerous!
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Subject: Tubing is dangerous!
Date Posted: June-27-2011 at 7:37pm
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This article was in my up north local newspaper last week. The incident happened right in front of my house.
"Boat capsizes in Three Lakes A boat capsized while pulling a tube rider in Medicine Lake in Three Lakes last Friday, causing all of the craft’s occupants to be transported to Ministry Eagle River Memorial Hospital, according to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said the preliminary investigation indicated that boat was pulling a tube rider when the operator of the boat turned sharply and the boat capsized, causing the four occupants from the boat to become ejected into the water." Get the damn tubes off the water!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
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Posted By: harddock
Date Posted: June-27-2011 at 8:02pm
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Here Here!!! and take the PWC's with them! ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4487" rel="nofollow - 1998 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: June-27-2011 at 8:12pm
The last place I would want to get caught pulling a tube is in front of Pete's house. 
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Posted By: 86BFN
Date Posted: June-27-2011 at 9:53pm
 Wake board boats too! 
BTW wake surfing directly behind the boat will be illegal in Indiana as of July 1st. Take your Fat Sac and go home.  ------------- 👣 Steve http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4057&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1986&yrend=1986" rel="nofollow - 86 Barefoot Nautique 89 Martinique Former Owner: 93 Hydrodyne 350 MAG |
harddock wrote:Posted By: peter1234
Date Posted: June-27-2011 at 10:04pm
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god what a bunch of girls ------------- former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go |
Posted By: harddock
Date Posted: June-27-2011 at 10:34pm
Next will be no barefooting before 8 am. You are disturbing the bass fishermen.  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4487" rel="nofollow - 1998 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-27-2011 at 10:38pm
My wife is worse!!! One day she asked me if I thought a BB gun would puncture the typical tube! You should see her in action when she's out on the pier and a tuber comes into the bay!  I even avoid her at those times.
BTW, it turns out we know the people who flipped the boat. Absolutely idiots!! And, they are old enough to know better. The bad thing is they had the grand kids in the boat. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Brady
Date Posted: June-27-2011 at 10:47pm
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Any one I know Pete? ------------- Charlie Three Lakes, Wisconsin 69 Barracuda |
Posted By: 05 210
Date Posted: June-28-2011 at 12:48am
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Everything these days is dangerous.
Mike ------------- http:/diaries/details.asp?ID=2219" rel="nofollow - Air Nautique 210 Team 640 hours, not 1 regret |
Posted By: lewy2001
Date Posted: June-28-2011 at 9:50am
Mike reminds me of a classic bumper sticker. "I REMEMBER WHEN SEX WAS SAFE & MOTOR RACING WAS DANGEROUS" ------------- If you're going through hell, keep going http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2999" rel="nofollow - 89 Ski <a href="http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5685" ta |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: June-28-2011 at 10:30am
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Pete, anytime you can get a kid off their lazy ass to do some sort of physical activity to keep the death rate down on obesity is a good thing, even if it includes tubing
you looked out your front door lately, no kids playing cops and robbers or army...they are the future of tendenitis and carpal tunnel of the wrists ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: 05 210
Date Posted: June-28-2011 at 10:45am
It is my understanding that wake surfing will only be illegal behind a boat with an outdrive. Precisely why everything is so dangerous now. People are f-in idiots. If you need someone to tell you that it is dangerous to surf behind an i/o, you shouldnt even be allowed to own a boat. Mike ------------- http:/diaries/details.asp?ID=2219" rel="nofollow - Air Nautique 210 Team 640 hours, not 1 regret |
Posted By: TimSpangler
Date Posted: June-28-2011 at 10:55am
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That didn't sound to me as thought that was the tubers fault??? Sounded more like an idiot driver. Don't blame the tuber, he's just along for the ride. I agree with Eric, anytime the kids want to hit the water I there, no matter what they want to do (tube, swim, ski, or kneeboard).
As a kid, I never remember being indoors. When my parents ask me if I remember a house we lived in when I was young, I usually remember very little about the house, but ask me about the tree forts or the local creek, I can remember those in great detail. |
Posted By: skicat2001
Date Posted: June-28-2011 at 11:51am
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Great post Pete!!
And sorry for all you wake boards out there but you can go too with your fat sacs... ------------- 1985 CC 2001-SOLD Lee Michael Johnson |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-28-2011 at 12:06pm
Tim, Yes, the tuber is just along for the ride BUT, haven't you ever noticed how the driver actually drives a boat when pulling a tube? You don't see crazy turns and figure 8's when a skier or boarder is behind the boat!! Don't tell me, you must be one of those tubers!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-28-2011 at 12:10pm
It was the Rod and Gun Club Thompsons. The one grandson ended up being transfered by air to Marshfield. He's not in very good condition. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: TimSpangler
Date Posted: June-28-2011 at 4:00pm
Still sounds like an idio... inexperienced driver. 
I do what ever the kids want (usually I'm just the driver) Our lake has some rules that prevent a lot of the erratic driving. Side to side is tolerated, tight turns at the ends of the lake are also OK, figure 8's NO WAY! (you better be the only one on the water). Most of the people in the community are very respectful on the water so we don't usually have any real issues. I got question yesterday as I was coming out of the cove, I was asked to slow down. I was in gear idling at around 500 RPM, speedo wasn't even reading. I kindly asked if he would like to pull me out of the cove with his Tige', he just smiled and walked away.
To answer you question yes we do have tubes as well as skis and knee boards. (No wake boards) |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: June-28-2011 at 4:35pm
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I both agree and disagree with allot of the statements discussed in this thread. I don't like the wild erratic driving that usually goes along with tubing. Especially on the weekends when the lakes are most crowded and the weekend warrior thinks he owns the whole lake and drives as such. Add a few cold ones and you have a cocktail for disaster mixed up. Then on top of that..(like that experienced this weekend with the clarkebar) you got those who mess up decent water doing figure 8's and donuts trying to through off the rider. Well, if that is the case and what I don't understand is why not go to some place on the lake where the water is already rough. Isn't that the whole point?
I honestly believe that it's because allot of folks are an ALL ABOUT ME society these days and no courtousy is given out to any others enjoying what they do on the water. I stay away from the fishermen and if I see a slalom skier/boarder coming down the calm water I'm on, I will either slow down or speed up to minimize wake size unless I'm pulling a skier. It's called courtesy. I don't like it so I know they won't either. The tubing industry is a multi million dollar business so outlawing them won't happen and as a wakeboarder I agree that some wakes that these boats put out are ridiculously large especially if those riding are beginners. I do however love the idea of packing and shooting out the tubes of the many idiots I see out on the water but there again, it's the idiot driver most of the time who is paying attention to whats going on behind the boat instead of what's going on in front of him. ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 10:16am
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i dont mean to be hard on the heavier generation because i have many flaws myself, I just make it a point to stay active and the kids to stay active, and yes i was tubing 2 weeks ago and my 6 year old fell off the tube and i had to jump in and get him. i hate the tube but it acclimates the kids to the water, i use it as a stepping stone and feel it worked for my daughter who now gets up on a boom. to boot i was on a tuner pulling a tube,
rarely do you not get a wind in the afternoons and not many want to ski or wakeboard during those hours, its to choppy, surely i wouldnt go out at 8 in the morning to go tubing but i would go out at 8 to find calm water...so i feel there is room, a time and place for any boat owner to get out on the water with respect to other boat owners. if i go past the lake at this hour its like glass and thats when the ski's or wakeboards should come out. so here is the new official schedule 4 to 6 is for the fishermen 6 to 10 is for the barefooters 10 to 5 for the tubers and finally 5 to 9 for the barefooters and wakeboarders lol think about it, do you really barefoot in the middle of the day? ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: harddock
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 10:32am
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Eric, First fisherman are going to tell you they can fish anytime so yes they will be glad to have the lake to them selves @ 4 - 6am but they're not about to leave because you want to ski. Tubers are just as ignorant and will not adhere to a time frame. Then we still have to contend with kamakazee jet skiers that use ski boats with skiers as targets. Kayaks occasionally get in the way but they don't make wakes.
What tuely baffles me is with a whole big lake to use why can't I just have the slalom course and you guys get the rest. I live on a lake whose name translates to "you fish on your side, I fish on my side, and nobody fish in the middle" You think it could work for skiing as well. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4487" rel="nofollow - 1998 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Nautiquehunter
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 10:57am
| What kind of boat capsizes by pulling a tube and turning? |
Posted By: Kristof
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 12:13pm
Good question... And what size was that tube...??? ------------- - Gun control means: using BOTH hands! - Money doesn't make one happy, but when it rains cats and dogs, it's still better to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle... |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 12:19pm
Michael, Any kind of boat really under the conditions he created. The way I understand it, he was doing figure 8's bow high creating quite large wakes, crossed over his own wakes and turned at the same time hooking the complete hull side flipping the boat. Remember the MC submarine video? We all thought that would have been impossible too. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 12:22pm
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Eric,
You are one of the few courteous tubers. Unfortunately, most are not. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 1:08pm
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been to close to death many times with the old tube and a case a beer.....calmed down a bit now that i have kids, i dont even let them near a boat without a jacket on...funny how life evolves and you become the reserved one. you realize how dangerous these missles are and think of all the stupid *************** you did when you were younger...i can remember taunting my brother to jump off the back at 45..and calling him a pus if he didnt, or seeing how close you could get to shore with the tube...very stupid ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: skicat2001
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 4:59pm
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Eric,
Luckly you guys where not killed. Funny part is I personally have never seen very many CC owners pulling tubers. Bout the only thing I see ignorant is people taking these modle boats like mine, wieghing them down with tremendous weight or redoing the grapics and making look like it is a low rider car or truck... ------------- 1985 CC 2001-SOLD Lee Michael Johnson |
Posted By: azeus17
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 5:19pm
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I don't understand why everyone is so anti-tube. Yeah, I understand the *************** drivers (boaters in general), but in reality we are all pissing off someone on the lake. We all know the people that want no motors on the lakes at all. The fisherman with their 250 outboards piss them off, the skiers piss of the fishermen, the boarders piss off the skiers, the tubes piss off the boarders, and the jet skis seem to just piss off everyone. My big problem with outlawing or banning anything is that it is a slippery slope. First to go are the jet skis, then wake boats for their big wakes, then DD's and I/O's (because they can easily be converted to wake boats) and then the bass boats because they are too loud or fast. Pretty soon all we have are canoes and that just sucks. Besides modern jet skis...most of this stuff exsited before moving on to the lake, so you should have expected it...especially if it is public. It may have evolved some, but it still existed.
Instead of outlawing anything, I would just like to see a mandatory boaters safety and licensing for any boat driver (just like a car) and more enforcment on the water (reckless driving, DUI, etc). I can not believe you can go out and buy a vehicle capable of 70+ MPH with absolutly no license or training. The other problem is that too many very small lakes are being developed as "all sports" lakes. These 60 acre lakes have no buisness with any speed boats, let alone 10 retards driving around them. ------------- Boats: Current: 02 SANTE Sold: 89 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 5:24pm
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(in ref. to eric 9:08am)
Hahahaha!!! A little old man used to tell me that the most fun you could have with an inboard is to dive right into the rooster. He claimed that it would shoot you up out of the water. I never had the lugs to try it. |
Posted By: skicat2001
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 5:30pm
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Adam,
Well tubers can tear some water and show no ethic or care of sharing. Same as, the darn jetskiiers. Last weekend, I was crusing across the lake and this jetskiier that he could follow right behind me inside my wake. So for ***************s and giggles, I pulled the throttle all the way back hoping he was paying attention. Then to add to this, them damb IO drivers are incomptinant and idiots. Big medium size house boat doing figure 8's pulling two kids slinging them every where and not paying attention to other boats, flow of traffic, or even where he was on the lake. 99.9% are stupid and show no boat ethics of any kind. If you ever noticed the ski boats pulling skiiers show class and ethics and Share the water withh others. We know when to go and how to drive out boats without stepping on other peoples feet. Lakes are a huge enjoyment for friends and family members and there are alot that ruin it for others. ------------- 1985 CC 2001-SOLD Lee Michael Johnson |
Posted By: GottaSki
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 6:09pm
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I cuncur, pulling tubes with overpowered pontoon barges is suddenly the rage here. Its nuts, they don't yield for anything.
It wasn't bad years ago when they all had 2-smokes and just putted around with a cocktail, because if they throttled up at all nobody could talk above the racket. Now they are all zooming around, paying no care to who they are intersecting courses with. I think 90% of tube-pullers don't understand that if they had to slow down to yield, their rider won't sink or fall, its a tube! ------------- "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing." River Rat to Mole |
Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 6:37pm
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Pontoon boats with tubes are the new jetskis on my lake they see me coming with a boarder in tow and come buzzing over like flies to throw thier kids at my wake. If my boarder happens to fall they will of course run them over, but that doesnt seem to concern them. We really dont have as many jetskis out there as we used to I think requiring them to get a license really has had an effect.
But screw all you guys-- I am buying another jetski on the way home from work tonight.. then we are launching the bayliner with the force outboard and breaking out the tubes! -- alright it is really a glastron with a force outboard.. but it sure looks like a bayliner. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
Posted By: GottaSki
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 7:00pm
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Yeah! i guess we're doing it all wrong. They're whoopin it up with a barge full of bikini and margaritas, and we're grumpy as Gran Torino. ------------- "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing." River Rat to Mole |
Posted By: azeus17
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 7:59pm
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skicat-
I agree with you...most are complete a-holes. However, I am staring to lose faith in our inboard family. Seems every time I am out on the water I see another ski/wake boat show total disregard for anyone else on the water. Granted, these are more often than not a newer $50k+ boat that mommy and daddy bought for Jr. to tear up, but the point still stands. Seems it is no longer just your low dollar "bayliners" causing all the trouble. I know 99% of the people on this site know, and follow, the "rules of the road", but unfortunatly, we are only a very small percentage of the inboard family. I just think with (and it kills me to say this word) regulations, we could all enjoy the water together. I have no problem with responsible tubers and do not think it any more dangerous, or harmful to the shoreline, than wakeboarding or any other reasonable water sport. As far as the jet skis, or anything else for that matter, chasing any boat to use its wake...I think a decent paintball gun should pretty much take care of that. Not deadly, but still hurts like hell! ------------- Boats: Current: 02 SANTE Sold: 89 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: azeus17
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 8:04pm
Tom- Not sure what is wrong with your boat, but bikinis fit in mine! ------------- Boats: Current: 02 SANTE Sold: 89 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: GottaSki
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 8:55pm
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Boats not the problem, the boat I can fix! ------------- "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing." River Rat to Mole |
Posted By: bonuts
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 10:17pm
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Have to agree with Eric on this one, if my kids want to tube and that gets them wanting to get out of the house to spend time on the lake, I will pull them all day. My kids like to tube and wakeboard, for some reason can't get them skiing yet. Tubes aren't a problem but good luck changing the attitudes of some people out there.
I also love reading posts about others customizing THEIR boats, if I wanted to change the colour of my boat and ad wild graphics, why would that offend other CC owners? ------------- Terry |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 10:29pm
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Posted By: skicat2001
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 10:50pm
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[QUOTE=azeus17] skicat-
I agree with you...most are complete a-holes. However, I am staring to lose faith in our inboard family. Seems every time I am out on the water I see another ski/wake boat show total disregard for anyone else on the water. Granted, these are more often than not a newer $50k+ boat that mommy and daddy bought for Jr. to tear up, but the point still stands. Seems it is no longer just your low dollar "bayliners" causing all the trouble. I know 99% of the people on this site know, and follow, the "rules of the road", but unfortunatly, we are only a very small percentage of the inboard family. Adam, I would have to agree with you. There are some stupid inboard guys that dont know the family tradition of them. As you stated, most of them are the 50ks, (most of them are master crafts in my lake)  and they are in there 20's bumping that darn jigga booo music throwing a massive wake, and it is one after the other. And it seems these a holes are realy not looking for good water, crap they are tearing up the good water. Different class of peps. Glad to be a part of a special inboard family, cause it makes it nice when the older inboards coming rolling by or it is you and we wave at one another. ------------- 1985 CC 2001-SOLD Lee Michael Johnson |
Posted By: peter1234
Date Posted: June-29-2011 at 10:55pm
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so eric just how close to the shore did u guys get?
------------- former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 12:04am
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My thought is, If you have bought a tournament style inboard for weekend use on public waterways.
Either get used to it or re-evaluate. |
Posted By: Nautiquehunter
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 12:57am
| We are on Lake Lanier one of the busiest lakes in GA. We have 50' 4 toners house boats and every thing else. I have found that if you want good water on weekends you better be out there by 7am. The lake is mine until around 930am. By then we are pretty much done and ready for a snack and a soak in the water. |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 10:17am
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Peter, enough to pop a tube with a stick near shore, I told this once before that one of my friends was talking out of school (the wifes were around) winged his ass off at a 20 by 20 island and left him there for a few hours. we always used the tube to punish or hurt someone, "you dont get back on the boat until you are hurt"
much wiser and safer nowadays. I will admit that I was one of those a-holes that owned a boat. and I seen the light, anymore if i even see a skier down and they dont have their flag up we head right over to the boat and make sure they have their flag up. went from one extreme to another. with a boat the odds are very high that someone could easily get hurt or killed, I probably dont have enough fingers to count on to the close calls i personally have had on a boat. I always urge people to take a boaters safety course, not just for their safety but for others safety out there ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: peter1234
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 11:09am
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I am not sure about other states but in new hampshire all my kids had to take a test for their license ------------- former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 11:29am
Pretty much what it comes down to. With that said though last time were out I was dropping in at 6:45am and what drives by but a big honkin I/O pulling two tubes. I couldn't freaking believe it. This dip*************** actually pulled all the way to the docks which is at least 100' INSIDE the no wake bouys with people on both tubes still doing about 20mph. He picked up some more people and powered right out while my boat was getting slammed all over the trailer, classic *************** ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 11:44am
I think Adam said it best with the above statement. I think EVERYONE should take a boaters safety course and the DNR or game warden or who ever you register the boat with must have the course completion on file in order to renew your registration. First time boat owners must take the class within 60 days after purchasing a new boat and as far as the Jet skiers go..... Anyone riding on one had better have taken the class or both the owner and rider get fined. you don't drive a vehicle without a license...a powered watercraft shouldn't be any different. ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: RJ
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 11:50am
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Im surprised he walked away from that one. I wonder if he loads it on the trailer the same way at 20mph pulling tubes. what an jack a%s ------------- |
Posted By: skicat2001
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 11:54am
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Down here in tx we have lots of problems with young teenagers riding them jet skiies and not knowing how bouys are marked. As Alan stated, a whole ramp area will be marked off "No Wake Zone" and the kids thinnk it is smooth water, lets fk it up while you are loading or unloading your boat. ------------- 1985 CC 2001-SOLD Lee Michael Johnson |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 11:55am
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Not a bad idea, but some states aren't interested. It gets killed in Maine everytime and never gets out of committee. Here you have to be 16 and have boater safety to drive a jet ski, but as long as you are 12 you are legal to drive a 3,000 hp Cigarette boat or a Correct Craft with no boater safety. Under 10 hp, no limts what so ever.
Peter, I believe NH is mandatory for everyone. ------------- |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 2:23pm
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Bruce, yes it a darn shame that many states aren't interested. Even if they are I'm bet my bottom dollar than the lobbiest's are there to plead their case on how such laws would hurt their respected industry as people wouldn't buy a boat or jet ski because DON'T want to be burdened with having to take a class or the jet ski owners being sure that their riders are qualified.
Heaven forbid for anyone to own up to being responsible and to quit blaming someone else for an idiotic decision on their part. It didn't take long for the "flying" tubes to be pulled off the market so maybe that will happen with tubes one day....Yeah right! Unfortunately it will probably take many more deaths and accidents before the lawmakers do something and pass such a law. ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: peter1234
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 9:48pm
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you are right Bruce in the early days of the law you could go online and take tests from other states and be grandfathered in. i think i took mine from puerto rico if i remember thats a state right? ------------- former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go |
Posted By: peter1234
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 9:50pm
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by the way i was doing a furnace and duct work a mile from mccallums boat yard today and took a tour through checked the water etc.. its pretty nice there i hope i can make it for the reunion. ------------- former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-30-2011 at 10:55pm
No Peter, Now you get the on line certification from China. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: peter1234
Date Posted: July-01-2011 at 11:01am
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i drive a left hand boat so i am all set ------------- former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go |
Posted By: bbishop1974
Date Posted: July-01-2011 at 4:49pm
| anyone see the latest issue of boatingg magazine?1 page article on how to drive while tubing.i dont recommend reading unless you want to erupt,i hate that magazine.its teaching you how to be a a$$. |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: July-01-2011 at 6:22pm
O M G !!!
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Posted By: IAughtNaut
Date Posted: July-01-2011 at 6:31pm
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That's dirty pool Al...especially for dumb people like me who are gullible (or bored) enough to look through the reference section to find it. And yes, I did that. ------------- bring the ruckus http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5347" rel="nofollow - 2000 Pro Air |
Posted By: jimsport93
Date Posted: July-01-2011 at 6:39pm
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Al, that is pretty funny...good job!
Adam, I had thought to myself "I'll bet somebody actually looks in the reference section" ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2798 - 93 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: July-01-2011 at 7:01pm
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I am not sure but I thought I did a write up on here a few years back on how to pull a tuber, I will have to read the boating magazine article for comparison. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
Posted By: DrCC
Date Posted: July-01-2011 at 7:34pm
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Good job??? My guess is it must be one of the missing pages.
I may have read Joes article, Very informative. |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-01-2011 at 7:59pm
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Al,
------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: TX Foilhead
Date Posted: July-01-2011 at 8:25pm
| Shouldn't that have been done on a Mastercraft, erase that and get to work. |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-01-2011 at 8:50pm
Don, Excellent idea!!! I actually showed my wife Al's picture and she didn't think it was very funny - her first reaction and statement was something along the lines of "why did he have to use a Tique to make a tube Tique"!! Our Tique is really her "baby" so I can see why she got pissed! Of course, it doesn't take much to piss off a woman!!
BTW, I copied Al's picture to my computer and will put it in my Photobucket account. I have a feeling I will be borrowing it from time to time!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: harddock
Date Posted: July-01-2011 at 9:29pm
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Pete, Notice that Ski Tuber was "ALL ORIGINAL" and not a modified ski boat to pull tubers!!!!
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Posted By: bbishop1974
Date Posted: July-02-2011 at 12:19am
| FYI,page 32 of july/august issue of boating is the "extreme tubing"article that will make pete puke.funny thing is that at the top of the page it says[the boat doctor].hmm.i always tell my kids tubing is for fat kids. |
Posted By: adamt
Date Posted: July-02-2011 at 6:00am
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"Rear tube ring may be used for lifting, but mainly just for tube use" that's gold, pure gold!!! ------------- -Adam 1973 Skier |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: July-02-2011 at 11:34am
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For anyone who gives a Crap here is the link.... Since Pete is the resident expert on tuber driving I think we should let him fire off a letter to the editor.
http://www.boatingmag.com/skills/water%20sports/extreme-tubing - Extreme Tubing ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: July-03-2011 at 11:23am
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Catch this - yesterday I see a 16 ft flatbottom with tiller steering. 3 tubes stacked in the bow. Driver cannot see ahead yet he in on plane. He had a passenger up front giving him directions on which way to turn.
I am not making this up!! Yesterday was a good day to stay off the water! ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: July-03-2011 at 1:10pm
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[QUOTE=Morfoot] For anyone who gives a Crap here is the link.... Since Pete is the resident expert on tuber driving I think we should let him fire off a letter to the editor.
QUOTE] Having Pete write would be a waste of time Tim. Look at the authors name,I think thats his pen name and screen name on planet nautique too ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-03-2011 at 1:37pm
I guess I should have picked a less obvious pen name!!
I did not write a letter/email to him but, I did take the time to rate the article. I entered a big !!!------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-03-2011 at 8:17pm
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Ok, I wrote a comment to Boating Magazine and it's been posted!
"Tubing has got to be the most unskilled "water sport" you can do. Get out there and get the people behind the boat up on skis or boards. Don't promote the the crazy driving habits that cause trouble and screw up the water for the people that are talented. Your article is truly not appropriate for good boating. I'm shocked that you even published it. Did you get "help" from the tube manufacturers to do this? LOL!!!! Pete " ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: adamt
Date Posted: July-04-2011 at 6:10am
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Pete, another pic for your photobucket account...  ------------- -Adam 1973 Skier |
Posted By: adamt
Date Posted: July-08-2011 at 4:39am
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Oh come on, Pete?!!? No comment...nothing...not even an angry emoticon?!?!?! ------------- -Adam 1973 Skier |
Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: July-10-2011 at 1:14am
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Today's Tuber report - Saw a driver of a I/O, with tube/rider out back, get up out of the seat & climb on the platform to adjust the rope. This is while the boat was in gear!
His young daughter (I assume) had the presence of mind to move into the drivers seat, I imagine she was getting a little nervous with no one driving! It wasn't because of his request. ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: July-10-2011 at 2:04am
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In my younger days I had a bayliner with a 125 outboard. While I tried to be curtious to other boats on the water I have to admit I had a sadistic streak when pulling tubers. One day I was challenged by a 300 pound guy that I could not dump him. He rode backwards in an old style tube with his butt at water level and a cigar in his mouth. It took awhile but I finally launched him. As I circled back proud of myself he growled at me "You drive like a girl" and climbed back into the tube. I had downed a beer or two prior to this and combining that with a challenge to my manhood pushed me past common sense. To this day I cannot say for sure what happened but I am guessing there was some water in the bilge, and as I was trying to improve my drivers rating I slid over a wave and the boat dropped onto its side into a trough. The prop left the water, I saw lake 3/4 of the way up the driver side window and witnesses on shore said they could see nothing but the bottom of the boat. Luckily no one got tossed out and there was no injury or damage. Scared the responsibility right into me. I can mark that as a day when I grew up significantly in terms of boat operation. Since then I will not drive the boat if I have more than 1 drink. I remind myself that my passengers lives and the lives of those around me are in my hands, and I much prefer trying to give a quality pull to wakeboarders over abusing tubers. Young, dumb, and full of cum is a bad combination. It is amazing so many of us get a chance to grow old. ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: bbishop1974
Date Posted: July-10-2011 at 11:45am
| overmy head,you are not alone.i too had a friend challeging my driving abilities.i had a 19ft laveycraft that would do 55mph all day and handled great.it took a few tries but finally thru him on WOT turn.he went to the hospitol the next day due to the water impacted into his ears.to think of what could have happened on so many occasions is scary. |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: July-10-2011 at 12:31pm
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Dave,
I've got a feeling most of us have similar stories from way back in the days when we were younger and not as smart!! I've got a few!! Maybe you can get Charlie at GL to tell you a few - he loves to tell some classics every once in awhile!! However, my son seems to have "out done" me. He has gotten better with a few extra years under his belt.------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: skiguy
Date Posted: July-10-2011 at 2:05pm
OK let's face it. People are always going to do stupid stuff on the water with boats unfortunately. Responsible boating comes with education and experience. To isolate tubing as the Devil  of the Lake is totally absurd. IMO tubing like many sports have their isolated few that act irresponsibly which can give the whole group a bad rap. Unfortunate for all of us is that these isolated few cannot take the time to learn the sport in a way that is safe for all. Which intern is going to lead to more and more regulation for all. Gone are the days of interning on and spending years learning the craft. Although along the journey let's be careful whom we point figers at as the ones to be pointed at exist in all facets of skimming on H20. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTm2cGndvN4&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTm2cGndvN4&feature=related
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Posted By: drake67
Date Posted: July-10-2011 at 2:44pm
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Let me start by saying I dislike tubers too. But I must admit that I have pulled many tubes in my life as recently as this season, so each to his own. For me, pulling a tube behind a SN is just wrong but it has introduced so many people to the world of water sports.
I will say it is all about being lake courteous. As soon as our tube comes out; off to the middle of the lake I go. I grew up as a 3 event skier, barefooter and show skier so I know the importance of sharing the water and wake control. Not to mention the countless days skiing the Brazos. Anyone caught not using wake control when on a river was always politely spoken to and taught how to drive ‘for others’. |
Posted By: 05 210
Date Posted: July-11-2011 at 3:00pm
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I almost got hit this weekend. Guy rubber necking with several kids in a tube behind him. Boat had a tower on it and a big giant "N" on the side.
Mike ------------- http:/diaries/details.asp?ID=2219" rel="nofollow - Air Nautique 210 Team 640 hours, not 1 regret |