Is tubing growing in popularity or is just me?
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Topic: Is tubing growing in popularity or is just me?
Posted By: M3Fan
Subject: Is tubing growing in popularity or is just me?
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 6:47pm
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I'll tell you what- at our quiet lake in the northwoods tubing has just gone rampant. The tubes people are using these days are huge- like couches on the water or entire islands. The kids never fall off of them and thus the tube rides NEVER END. They just go on and on and on. All over the lake. I swear this has gotten worse even over the past 3 years. There are multiple tournament inboards on the lake that do NOTHING other than TOW TUBES ALL DAY. Back in the day when I tubed- pre-slalom-madness- the goal was to basically dismount the person on the tube. It was driver vs. tuber and your ride would end in a spectacular fashion every time. It was SUPER fun in that regard and I remember laughing my as$ off on the tube. You wouldn't last long. These days it's huge tubes filled with kids who don't do anything other than sit there and enjoy the ride. I don't get it. The rub is that since the tube rides never end, the water is ruined for all other sports (although I bet the waverunners, which are also multiplying, love it). More and more people rotate onto the tubes from the dock and just go and go and go, never getting their hair wet. I've seen boats running tubes for 4+ hours a day- no joke. The boats just burn gas and send rollers into the shoreline all day. I've thought about sending a letter to the association about this but I just don't see how it couldn't somehow backfire or sound crotchety. Our ski runs are 10 minutes per rider- up the lake, down the lake, done. We use the water for a slice of time, then let everyone else use it. Common courtesy. Do parents these days just not even consider waterskiing for their kids? Anybody else seeing this "tubing revolution"? ------------- 2000 SN GT40 w/99 Graphics/Gel 2016 SN 200 OB 5.3L DI https://forum.fifteenoff.com |
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Posted By: C-Bass
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 6:55pm
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Agreed on pretty much every point. ------------- Craig 67 SN 73 SN http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6103" rel="nofollow - 99 Sport 85SN |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:02pm
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disgusting and my hatred of it has grown even faster ------------- |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:04pm
A second agree! Besides my pro tubing,  the "sport" is foolish. Joel, go out to your neighbors and teach them how to ski!!!  ------------- /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 < |
C-Bass wrote:Posted By: IAughtNaut
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:06pm
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they ruined perfectly good water at salt fork this past weekend for most of the day...there were three separate times that I stood on the front of my boat screaming like a crazy person at a passing tube boat or jetski. I want to start carrying a beebee gun. ------------- bring the ruckus http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5347" rel="nofollow - 2000 Pro Air |
Posted By: C-Bass
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:07pm
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I've posted this before, but worth posting again. http://www.indyskischool.com/news_detail.php?id=16%20" rel="nofollow - Tubing is lame (disclaimer...in no way do I think tubing is as serious as cancer, but I do hate both)  ------------- Craig 67 SN 73 SN http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6103" rel="nofollow - 99 Sport 85SN |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:08pm
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then the jet skier who follows you around to see what you're doing. get ***************ing lost ------------- |
Posted By: M3Fan
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:12pm
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Is it not getting worse? Or is it just me? Tubes keep growing in size and the rides just seem to go on forever. ------------- 2000 SN GT40 w/99 Graphics/Gel 2016 SN 200 OB 5.3L DI https://forum.fifteenoff.com |
Posted By: C-Bass
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:15pm
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It has gotten worse. We've definitely noticed, especially with inboards. I/O's have always been bad. It's part of the pussification of America, and the constant need for instant gratification. Lots of kids aren't encouraged to learn something difficult that may not happen in an afternoon. ------------- Craig 67 SN 73 SN http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6103" rel="nofollow - 99 Sport 85SN |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:22pm
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Contrary to Joel's story, I cannot seem to remember any spectacular tube rides. They are all a blur and were a complete waste of time. Never again. ------------- |
Posted By: M3Fan
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:29pm
Bingo, could not be said any better than this. ------------- 2000 SN GT40 w/99 Graphics/Gel 2016 SN 200 OB 5.3L DI https://forum.fifteenoff.com |
Posted By: GottaSki
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:35pm
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Yes, now the overpowered pontoon boats are doing it, carrying 12 aboard and everyone wants three turns. And they don't yield for anyone ! Sombody with better photoshop skills graft a tube onto this please..  ------------- "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing." River Rat to Mole |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:47pm
Tom, I remember the early days of the pontoons with the big HP's. Man, they were bare footing behind them!! Yes, that is certainly better than pulling tubes!!!------------- /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: 81nautique
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 7:48pm
Yeah Cbass, AMEN to that. They go from laying on the couch playing video games to laying in a tube complaining about being bored. Not a lot of motivation from the parents though, they are the ones putting the tubes in the water. The kids will usually gravitate to what activities the parents are doing so if Dad is pot bellied, beer drinking, stand up while you drive kinda guy the kids are a lost cause. ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: gun-driver
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 8:28pm
Hey I resemble that remark and my 5 year old skis and my 1 year old will be on the ski trainer next year. And neither one will ever be on a tube or play soccer. 
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Posted By: MI-nick
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 8:35pm
agree on all points...and it's actually worse up north than it is at my house. i think it has a lot to do with a change in the type of people that have an "up north" cabin...used to be hunters and outdoors DIY kind of people...people that had respect for the land and the lake...they bought the lake property because they loved being outside. they ski a little, fish, tube a little maybe, relax by the lake, build their own place, etc...good people...i call them "originals". i think this started to change about 10 or 15 years ago with the whole cheap loans and second mortgages and property value increase. the up north lake lots and cabin prices skyrocketed and the people buying them became clueless yuppy d-bags with no idea how to bait a hook or drive a boat. they bought pontoons with huge outboards because some d-bag salesman convinced them they could "do evertything". these people built huge houses with AC and dish network...sit inside all day except from 1-6PM when they TUBE *************** NONSTOP!!! I *************** HATE THESE PEOPLE!!!  ------------- As far as I can tell, I'm not quite sure... |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 8:36pm
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I agree to everything that all y'all have said. YES the tubes are getting obnoxious and all that people want to do anymore. Allan is dead on. Kids are getting fat and lazy and it's up to parents to stay active in some cases. The last two times I had taken teenagers out they wanted to tube. I first time I said I didn't have any but that I had kneeboards. They were bummed but after trying them out were glad I didn't have tubes. The 2nd pair tubed as I borrowed Nautiquehunters which I really did have to get sweet talked into but convinced them to try and kneeboard once we found good water and they loved it as well. My daughter Sydney (who's 16) surprised the heck out of me by saying " Dad, next weekend we are at your house we need to get up at 6AM and come to the lake so we'll have good water to ski on! These tubers are ruining the water!" Music to my ears Gentlemen. ------------- "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: 81nautique
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 8:47pm
I am pretty predjudiced on this one but when I see a tubing family this is what I vision,then I puke. Tell me that kid has a chance.  ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 8:54pm
I think dad needs a 'Bro' He's got some serious man boobs!  ------------- "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: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 9:02pm
I'm having a hard time figuring out who is the "she" and "he"!!!  Yes, we see plenty of them in northern Wi.!1 Joel, I'm surprised you have a issue on your private little lake?? ------------- /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: gun-driver
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 9:11pm
It's all McDonalds fault not theirs!!! |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 11:00pm
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I can see this thread exploding, like I wish all tubes would!! The PWC's are right there on the aggravator meter followed by the surfers, then you get the over ballasted wb boats pulling a rider who cannot even do a wake to wake. Tough situation because the tubers and big wave boats are creating a black eye for any towed watersport. Tubing specific, this summer we had a moron on a PWC hit a tube while being pulled, unreal, one of the tubers was slightly injured. Again this year, on the Chain of lakes near us (busiest waterway in Chicagoland) a parent took their kids tubing on Saturday late afternoon in what is virtually a highway of boat traffic, the 10yr old fell off the tube and was run over by a 29' Baja and killed. Unimaginable horror and beyond sad. No doubt it is a problem, the scary part is if the solution compromises all of us responsible skiers. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1143" rel="nofollow - Mi Bowt |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 11:09pm
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Nick, Michigan has the most beautiful lakes in the Midwest hands down. We spent a week up in Glen Lake over the fourth, In the AM it was skiers only but once the lunch bell rang, omg tubers everywhere, majority being pulled by big dollar V-Drives with towers or brand new Cobalts, wtf?? No skiers anywhere. Craziest thing I saw was what appeared to be a Dad wakesurfing his kids on an i/o Cobalt, dangerous and lame all in one. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1143" rel="nofollow - Mi Bowt |
Posted By: gun-driver
Date Posted: August-09-2012 at 11:37pm
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I have to play the devils advocate here. Whats the difference between a tuber getting pulled or these mammoth wave making wake boats. They both destroy any kind of ski able water or even boat able water. If you ask me yes most tubers are dumba$$ boaters with no clue but these new wake boats are just as bad. End of July we were in Deep Creek MD(tuber capital of the world) for the week and some of these wake boats about knocked us off our docks as they came by. MOST OF THEM PULLING TUBES with loaded up ballast WTF. I just cringe when I think of those ugly a$$ G-25 barges hitting the lake. |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 12:05am
| Sounds like you need waterski ambassadors out there. |
Posted By: M3Fan
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 12:15am
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To me, it's the length of the run. 10 minutes doing my "Real sport" and I'm done. My boat goes on the lift and nobody else on the lake is affected for the rest of the day. I've seen boats tube for over 4 hours nonstop on my little lake up north. ------------- 2000 SN GT40 w/99 Graphics/Gel 2016 SN 200 OB 5.3L DI https://forum.fifteenoff.com |
Posted By: Terp
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 12:26am
He's out of breath and hasn't completely beached himself yet. I took my daughter to one of the local marinas Saturday to see how she liked the fit on the boots on a new pair of intermediate skis. The skis and wakeboards are in the back showroom. You find them after you walk past all the fn tubes, which you can see in the front of the store from the road. The co-owner spent some time talking with my daughter about the progress of her skiing. In parting, she tells my daughter how happy she is that she's skiing because so few kids on the lake even try to learn anymore. She then says "hardly anyone even bothers to go in the back showroom anymore. They just come and buy tubes." It's not my place to tell her how to run her business and I'm sure the tubes are her money makers but I sure felt like saying "So put the fn tubes in the backroom and make them walk past the skis and boards." Driving past the lake yersterday, I looked out to see a pontoon pulling kids on a tube, chasing a cuddy pulling kids on a tube, in a nice little circle. Quite the circus act. |
Posted By: ononewheel
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 12:41am
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Yeah agreed on all points too. Can't stand the way they drive with a tube on behind. Wild ass crap that should get you jailed for endangering your kids in such a way. The drivers are often way to focused on watching the tube than where the boat is pointed. At least with surfers the boat is traveling slower and more often straight. I found a tube floating on the lake last week. My boys were so excited to see the kabar come out of the glove box. So if you are missing your HO Spiral, is in the trash can at Marshall Park, west end of Lake Mendota. ------------- If we let the professionals do everything it takes all the fun out of youtube |
Posted By: ononewheel
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 12:46am
What are they looking down at? Leaning concrete? Grab handles that broke? Wondering if he'll make it? ------------- If we let the professionals do everything it takes all the fun out of youtube |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 12:51am
Can you imagine the fuel bill for a day of this. I will admit we surf but try to save that for after the water goes to crap and we can't do anyting else anyway. We're also on a river and know where the true skiers and boarders play so it's easier to stay out of their way. I think they call that courtesy. ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 12:58am
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I guess whats really happening is that you guy's are getting older I gotta go, some kids are on my lawn ------------- 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: M3Fan
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 1:11am
LOL. Love the Kabar reference- that's digging deep. I don't care about surfing and wakeboarding. At least you get your swimsuit wet with those sports. The couch-tubing, all day, has got-to-go. To be fair, on our lake it doesn't start until after probably noonish but it's not every day that we can spring out of bed early and ski, or winds aren't ideal at the right time, etc. It's really principle more than anything else. If you're driving in circles on a 300 acre lake for 4 hours, that's just too much IMO and totally inconsiderate. ------------- 2000 SN GT40 w/99 Graphics/Gel 2016 SN 200 OB 5.3L DI https://forum.fifteenoff.com |
Posted By: watrski
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 1:18am
| Our lake turned public a month ago. We have also been taken over with the tube ona couch behind a super air nautique species. |
Posted By: pepatrick
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 1:48am
| Sorry..but tubing is fun for some of the kids. My kids wake, ski and knee board, but every once in a while they want to tube. If they want to tube, I will pull them. I get it...skiing is more exercise, but sometimes they just want to chill and still be on the lake. It just isn't that big of a deal. |
Posted By: Randy_in_Ohio
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 2:00am
Bingo! We've about had it with these d-bags too. I wouldn't do it because it would be wrong... but I can't help but think about going around the campground at night with a needle and just sticking pin holes in those big MF tubes! I think it would be fun to watch them try to keep them inflated all day long  watching those kids wake up in the morning, crying, because the "Big Bertha" tube that's strapped to the back of that big I/O is deflated, and dad forgot to bring the patch kit. We have a tube, the kids used to enjoy it but since they have gotten older they don't even ask to bring it anymore. I think I'm going to sell it. I did have to give a jet skier the one fingered salute last weekend, he was jumping the wake right behind Justin as he was wakeboarding! As soon as he seen me yelling and waving the finger at him he turned and went the other way. There are a lot of courteous boaters out there, but unfortunately they seem to be a dying species. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1602&yrstart=1991&yrend=1995" rel="nofollow - 1993 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: AirTique98
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 3:20am
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Like most of the others on this thread I have never been a fan of tubing....never allowed my kids to tube as I've seen too many children hurt by an irresponsible driver wanting to give them an extra "thrill" on their ride. I figured I'd rather take my chances with them skiing or footing. There were two recent serious tubing incidents this summer, one in Georgia where a tuber was hit by a jet skier [on life support last I heard] and another in Virginia where a tube ended up in the woods after a "whip" leaving a 10 year old dead and a 9 year old in critical condition. On the aggravation end the new supersized ones that appear to be as large as a living room couch towed by a ballasted wake boat with the tower speakers blasting set a new high. We see so many high end ski boats pulling nothing but tubes these days that on that rare occasion when someone is actually skiing [or even wakeboarding] behind one my wife makes a point to alert me to this event!! ------------- Bill http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5549 - 98Air Nautique Former Owner: 1990 Ski Nautique 1981 Ski Nautique 1976 Ski Nautique 1971 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 3:37am
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We just had a 10 year old killed within the last weekend or two also Bill. Pulled by a rented pontoon he fell off and was run over by a following boat.As a parent I just could not imagine that. Joel and Quinner can confirm since they live closer to that lake,but I understand it's small and has heavy traffic? ------------- 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: sweet77
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 4:25am
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Tubes wouldnt be bad at all if the d-bags driving the boat would just drive straight and not power turn and figure 8. BUT then what fun would that be My mom likes to take a few laps behind my boat on a tube but in our family the rule is clockwise around the lake and (in my fathers words) ACT like youve got some D*mn sense. it really does not hurt the water to bad at all. no worse than the guys i the 200hp bass boats doing speed runs... but thats another topic ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5528&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow - 76 Nautique "If you do what you always did,You'll get what you always got!" "An empty wagon makes t |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 5:28am
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yep pussification I wanted to commit suicide frome extreme boredom after watching kids complain about bumps while riding the tube in a "safe and sane" manner where they never were ejected and didn't even get their hair wet. Ok the kids 5 but geez. while we were sitting on the dock I told the boy the tube only needs one thing: a knife. ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: Kristof
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 5:45am
I disagree. Yes flame me on this one, but I have a tube. It's a slider and the only type of tube that I like... But believe me, IT IS tuber against driver behind my boat I make it a personal affair to get you off that thing within two minutes (without driving like a madman or inapropriate speed like some other idiots on our lake) The other way we use our tube is as a floating terrace when we anchor the boat to relax and enjoy the sun... And for the rest I agree on all counts with Joel and others here... ------------- - 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: Kristof
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 6:30am
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And you can complain about just anything these days... For instance, I'm not a big fan of the wakeboarders on our lake and river either... (And again: not all of them are this way) They come with their big bling wakeboard boats throwing a massive wake, busting up my barefoot and slalom glass, looking at nothing and thinking the water is theirs only  But the one thing I hate most is the @-holes with their yachts. Going on the lake around noon at full speed, not looking at skiers or anything, anchor and drinking wine and beer all day. Then they come back in the evening, doing little contests amongst each other (half drunk) full speed, throwing huge wakes... Being a danger to everybody. We have a saying here amongst skiboat owners: "The bigger the boat, the more stupid the driver" Almost had an accident with an f****ing @**hole like that two sundays ago. We were wakesurfing with my boat and my surfer fell. Made my turn to pick him up when I saw one of those idiots come right towards my fallen buddy. My friend started waving his board in the air to notify the yacht owner of his presence in the water. The guy still came right at him. I gave full throttle to get to my surfer as fast as I could and block the way for that yacht. At the last moment he changed course, throwing a massive wake that almost drowned my guy and sank my boat... I was so pissed, that I gave the order to my guy to get in the boat and to my passengers to hold on thight... And I went after that stupid mother********ing idiot. After a wild chase, I got next to his boat when he arrived near the beach where he was gonna anchor... I was so pissed and angry, I jumped on his boat and slapped him right in the face, in front of his guests, warning him that if he ever pulled a stunt like that again, I would sink his boat!!! He just payed for all the other yacht owners I guess... And my friends sat there in my boat tongue-tied ------------- - 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: skyway2k
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 10:18am
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I agree 100%! The thing that pisses me off the most is that I see $75,000 wakeboard boats on the lake with the ballast tanks filled to the brim, pulling their $700 couch tube going in figure 8's and going over their own rollers while blasting "Call Me Maybe" at 4000 db so the whole lake can hear it... then they roll up to the dock and the next 3 kids hop on and come out and tear up the lake even more. What kills me the most? The dad driving the boat spends 75% of his time turned around in the seat watching the EFFING TUBE instead of where he's going! I just makes me sick to my stomach. I remember growing up as a little kid on that lake in the 80's and early 90's and all I remember hearing was the throaty sound of the 2001's and Barefoots pulling SKIERS and kneeboarders around the lake.... and the occasional barefooter. What happened to watersports??? The only tubes I remember seeing were the real innertube types, and just like M3 said, the whole object of those rides was that you weren't getting back in the boat until you were either bruised or hurt. lol------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5240&sort=&pagenum=1 - '91 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: RIPnSIX
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 10:20am
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Tubing Sucks. End of story. Learn some boat Etiquette, Do your kids a favor and teach them to board, ski, or foot. Anyone can ride on a tube of air. You should be ashamed to pull a tube behind your Correct Craft. If you dissagree, it's time to sell that $50,000.00 Nautique, grab some chips, and put your bitch ass in front of youtube, watch some videos on what watersports are all about. simply put.. if you tube, you suck. No one likes to suck. ------------- If you don't fall, you're not trying hard enough. If it doesn't hurt.. Go Bigger. Tubing Sucks. |
Posted By: GottaSki
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 11:50am
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Ok, we're bitter. So what. Its got to be the bad combination of something that requires zero talent nor courtesy that is so irritating. The tubers that need to cover the whole lake, searching out calm water drive me insane. Whats the point other then to spoil the whole thing? In my yoot, yeah, we used to tube some busy days. However we used to tube in one just one area, muck it up good, lots of turns. But the waves would dissapate elsewhere due to their increasing radius. Someone could always fine a spot that was still quite decent. My 14 yo daughter slaloms, so has similar opinions of tubers and the like She just tried a wakeboard for the first time two weeks ago, has yet to miss a start. There is big satisfaction is watching her do effortless wake-to-wakes with excelent posture on my puney unweighted ski supreme wake. The folk in overwheighted wb specific boats appear to ponder what they're doing wrong. ------------- "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing." River Rat to Mole |
Posted By: MI-nick
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 1:17pm
a big difference is the way they drive and the length of the ride. good wb boat driver = straight line, no powerturn, 30 minutes max. tube = drive all over the *************** place for HOURS at a time. there are definitely bad drivers for skiers and wakboarders...the best is "old man wayne" on my lake at home who likes to ski in circles behind is 24' hurricane deck boat but he's not out there all day like the tubers. i don't see many over ballasted, 80K wakeboats pulling tubers or wakeboarders that suck where I live...but i know i would hate that too...actually there is one guy on my home lake with a 2012 210 that ONLY tubes...but he is almost NEVER on the lake so not such a big deal.what's almost worse than all this is the guy up north with an '09 or '10 ski nautique that sits moored to the dock with NO COVER all summer long...how could you do that to such a nice boat... ------------- As far as I can tell, I'm not quite sure... |
Posted By: RIPnSIX
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 1:24pm
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yep.. my favorite is the 211 huge ballast huge wake huge stereo huge tube.. probably small winkie... and they are &%$#ing tubing through my slalom course.. Get a life Losers! ------------- If you don't fall, you're not trying hard enough. If it doesn't hurt.. Go Bigger. Tubing Sucks. |
Posted By: RIPnSIX
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 1:25pm
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yep.. my favorite is the 211 huge ballast huge wake huge stereo huge tube.. probably small winkie... and they are &%$#ing tubing through my slalom course.. Wait... I think ESPN is hosting a professional Tubing tournament. Get a life Losers! ------------- If you don't fall, you're not trying hard enough. If it doesn't hurt.. Go Bigger. Tubing Sucks. |
Posted By: MI-nick
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 1:28pm
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another good one is the jetskiers who think the slalom course i a jet ski course...really?? get a *************** clue hahaha... ------------- As far as I can tell, I'm not quite sure... |
Posted By: C-Bass
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 1:57pm
Yeah...jetskiers through slalom courses. I've seen it in the rare times I'm lucky enough to even be around a course.  Those colorful little balls are like an irresistable gravitational pull for a jetski to show off his mad jetski skills.------------- Craig 67 SN 73 SN http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6103" rel="nofollow - 99 Sport 85SN |
Posted By: skicat
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 1:59pm
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Ok, quit holding back. What does everybody really think? By the way, what about those D@*m paddle boarders? ------------- Greg http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2427&yrstart=1981&yrend=1985" rel="nofollow - 86 BFN |
Posted By: GottaSki
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 2:02pm
I think one could get a monkey at the zoo, put a life jacket on him, sit him on the jet ski, teach him where the throttle is, and one couldn't tell the difference. ------------- "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing." River Rat to Mole |
Posted By: watrski
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 2:31pm
I offered the jetski guys the opportunity to join our club if they want to use the course. Tim |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 2:42pm
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Posted By: scottb
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 7:25pm
I agree. I wouldn't mind the tubes as much if they would go in a straight line, but when they start zig-zagging towards me, they send rollers up and down the river and I never know if they are going to run into me or not ... especially when the driver is spending more time looking at the tube rather than where he is going. And there must be something wrong w/those boats pulling tubes, because they don't have driver's seats in them. Why else are the drivers always standing?
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Posted By: 68 Skylark
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 8:08pm
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Posted By: 68 Skylark
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 8:10pm
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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 9:12pm
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At some point in the future boating will be more regulated. No question, it is just getting too dangerous with the the density of traffic. We gave up boating on weekends altogether. ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: N2Deep
Date Posted: August-10-2012 at 10:33pm
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Sucks for you guys. Our lake so big I never have issues with tubers. The wind kills the smooth water before anything else. Most of the time I have the whole cove to myself. I can do power turns all day long if I wanted to and not bother a soul. :D. Just saying lol ------------- 1991 SN pulled by a 2010 Tundra |
Posted By: 05 210
Date Posted: August-11-2012 at 2:30am
Oh what the hell, its been a ***************ty week so I'll take a stab at this one..... I get up to the lake Saturday evenings, meet up with some friends and do a little wakeboarding. Sometimes we pull a couple of footers too.. Sunday at 7am we hit the water for some wakeboarding. If time allows we may pull a couple footers as well if the water is still flat. Last Sunday we threw the boom on a friends 81 skinautique and got my son up barefooting. First try. All the way across the lake. In shorts, no shirt, no barefoot suit. 14 years old. He's been wakeboarding since he was 7. After that we go back to the camp and have some breakfast and if the lake is too busy to do anything else we break out the tube. The water is all f$&cked up anyway by then & my daughter enjoys it as well as my son. Might even throw a surf down before the water flattens back out late afternoon. I have never been ashamed of having my kids enjoy something on the water if thats what they choose to do at the time. Including tubing. I wont do it in the morning or evening, but when the water is junk anyway? Game on. But, since my bitch ass should be eating chips in front of youtube I guess I should sell my boat to someone like you. You got 50 grand? It's yours......let me know when you want to pick it up. Mike ------------- http:/diaries/details.asp?ID=2219" rel="nofollow - Air Nautique 210 Team 640 hours, not 1 regret |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: August-11-2012 at 7:30am
The only time it gets real bad up north is the 4th. this is when the "weekend warriors" seem to hit the chain. This year it wasn't too bad due to the 4th falling in the middle of the week. Typically I will just sit on the dock and watch all the A holes out on the lake. Yes, even though my dock is about 18" off the normal high water level, the wakes come rolling in over the top of my dock. The big wake board boats will do the same but certainly not like the tubers. We do have a water patrol from the local police department but, they seem to be useless and very uninformed. It seems that all they are out on the lake for is trolling for good looking women! BTW, they now haul their boat out every day. This comes from some problems with them finding their boat in the middle (bottom) of the lake with the drain plug pulled!! The foam didn't work! Once I know of they had to set the dive team down. At least they have a close connection with the fire department!------------- /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: Airgrabber
Date Posted: August-11-2012 at 10:40am
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Personally I can't stand the tubing and yes I have pulled kids tubing which is a pain in the ass. But that's all most of them want to do. I told my 12 year old once you learn how to ski you'll never want to tube again. I got him up this summer and that's all he wants to do. I can't believe how many lakers have multiple sets of ski that never get used. I remember years ago being pulled behind a 1960 some Correct Craft on an old tractor tube. Which if you didn't have it laying right the air inlet would dam near kill you and the rope wrapped around it would squeeze one side down like a noose, man I wish I would of came up with the idea of the towable tubes back then. I could be retired now. ------------- Life is good. Work hard! Play Hard! |
Posted By: watrski
Date Posted: August-11-2012 at 9:37pm
Hah a sponsor for USAwaterski Show Nationals.
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Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: August-15-2012 at 1:47pm
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Mentioned this incident earlier in the thread, couple weeks ago a 10yr old was run over and killed while tubing. Yesterday the driver of the 29' Cigarette boat was charged in the incident. Happened just down the road from us, first hearing about it initially made me cringe, hearing from my cop bud about body parts washing up days later made me nauseous however after reading this article felt like puking. Poor little guy, so sad. http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/14481390-418/1m-bond-for-man-charged-in-boys-tubing-death.html" rel="nofollow - News article about 10yr old killed while tubing Not to downplay what a POS loser the Baja boat driver was, but, where they where tubing is a virtual highway of boat traffic. Busiest waterway in Chicagoland, tubing adjacent to the entry/exit of a main artery no wake channel between lakes. Envision boats (2) abreast going in each direction bow to stern from noon until sundown, as soon as they pass the no wake buoy its balls out. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1143" rel="nofollow - Mi Bowt |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: August-15-2012 at 3:03pm
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Date Posted: August-15-2012 at 4:20pm
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Date Posted: August-15-2012 at 4:38pm
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Posted By: mdvalant
Date Posted: August-15-2012 at 4:59pm
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At WATER SKI SHOW NATIONALS this weekend they had tents behind the bleachers with wakeboats and ski boats (by the way, new SN 200 DD had a sticker price of 81k on it, WTF) as they always do but this year they had about 25 fully aired up tubes/tow-able devices all aired up sitting next to the tents for the kids to cry to their parents "I WANT THIS DAD!!!" I sincerely hope not a single one were sold, but it was like a wake up call. Crap ton of tubes at a ski show tournament. This is what's wrong with Merica. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5009 - '90 Ski (sold) http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5479 - '00 Sport Mississippi River - Bellevue, IA |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: August-15-2012 at 5:29pm
It was quite disheartening Mike, made me think of Terp's post.
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Posted By: Airgrabber
Date Posted: August-15-2012 at 5:39pm
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Well look how many different types of tubes they have out there. Anything from ones looking like space shuttles to looking like your living room couch. Heck half the one they got out there could make a dam nice air mattress. Maybe I ought to get one for me and the wife for our bedroom. That would be the best way to ride a tube in my book. ------------- Life is good. Work hard! Play Hard! |
Posted By: P71_CrownVic
Date Posted: August-15-2012 at 11:54pm
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I have two points I will add: 1. Mid-80s Nautiques are AWESOME tubing boats! 2. You all are a bunch of whiny old coots. ------------- |
Posted By: Swatkinz
Date Posted: August-16-2012 at 12:46am
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Tubing was the first solo watersport each of my daughters did behind the boat. My oldest child now skis, knees, WBs and is sticking her feet in the water on a boom swing. Youngest will knee and has tried skiing. They are slowly losing interest in the tube. I hate the tubers on my lake for all of the above reasons, but I have to stop short of condemning all tubing. For kids, especially young kids, the ability to put two of them on a tube (side by side) and drag them around to get the feel of being behind the boat, acclimated to the sound, build confidence etc. has value. I've been very diligent about providing soft, controlled falls for each of mine to convince them that being separated from the tube/skis/kneeboard and towboat is nothing to be scared of. Agree with all on here though about the couch tube, the rearfacing drivers, hours of figure 8s, big dollar wakeboats with tubes, etc., but I'd be a hypocrit if I faulted everyone for towing them. My very biggest beef with a tube nowadays is inflating and storing it when its not being used. I either travel with a pump or plan to tube immediately after putting the boat in, deflate and we're down with the tube for the day. Most of the time this summer, I've "forgotten" the pump. ------------- Steve 2011 Sport/Air 200 Excalibur 343 2017 Boatmate Tandem Axle Trailer Former CC owner (77, 80, 95, 88, all SNs) Former Malibu owner (07, 09) |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: August-17-2012 at 2:17am
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Its especially bad on lakes with wake restrictions. Only way to get good water is to break the rules and start 10 minutes early. That gives you 3 minutes of clean water until the tube boats can run to their boat and get going. RIDICULOUS. Then thats it, lake is a wash tub til No Wake hours start again. Going to drive me eventually to building my own ski lake - soon that will be the only way to "ski"... ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: dochockey
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 2:50am
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[QUOTE=M3Fan] Back in the day when I tubed- pre-slalom-madness- the goal was to basically dismount the person on the tube. It was driver vs. tuber and your ride would end in a spectacular fashion every time. It was SUPER fun in that regard and I remember laughing my as$ off on the tube. You wouldn't last long. [QUOTE=M3Fan] yes the good old days the rubber inner tube with the stem facing down when you started out [QUOTE=M3Fan] Do parents these days just not even consider waterskiing for their kids? Anybody else seeing this "tubing revolution"?[QUOTE=M3Fan] I tell my daughter its what I call the weekend friendly boater, they go buy that family boat, drive it to the ramp (can't back it down  .) they don't learn the rules of the road, never skied so whats the easiest? buy a tube and start driving around and around ? ------------- 1989 Teal Ski Nautique 1967 Mustang Harris Float Sunfish |
Posted By: harddock
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 1:29pm
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On my lake there is a new sport tube dodgem slalom. It's pretty simple, you ski normally through a slalom course while tubers run circles around the course at the same time. It must be catching on rather well because no matter when we head to the slalom course some one volunteers to join in with their tubers. My son will never ask for a reride for rough water at a tournament. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4487" rel="nofollow - 1998 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: grim007
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 1:56pm
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i believe it's the curse of the smaller lake. what fun is there to tubing on flat open water for miles, they need the 'wash tub effect' of a smaller lake where they can churn the water up to a frenzy just to bounce the rider off. we live around other skiers and as an unspoken schedule we let each other start the day off so at least someone gets 5 minutes of smooth water until the water gets busy. i can also say that the times right after a storm passes thru the area is clear of the tubing people, i can only figure they are only fair weather boaters. ------------- shaken not stirred |
Posted By: RIPnSIX
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 2:16pm
Had a similar run in the other night with a guy just like you mike. we were skiing through the course.. and stopped at the end to short up the rope.. just in time to see a guy..(pulling a tube of course) pull a huge ass figure 8 at the end of the course and then have the nerve to come straight down the course fling that air filled bag (similiar to his wife probably) around in the course balls.. ripping 3 of them off there anchors.. he actually had the nerve to wave at us as he pulled another fig. 8 at the other end and then streak back down the boat balls flinging that garbabe everywhere.. We (as in the actual skiers) just looked at each other in amazement. Obviously all of our sets were now cut short as we dove and swam for our anchors and balls, having to spend the rest of our night fixing the course. So, I guess hat's off to those that think tubing is acceptable behind a ski boat. I guess you don't have to take a test to buy a ski boat. Oh.. and I wouldn't give you 50 cents for your boat... you've tainted it. Peace. ------------- If you don't fall, you're not trying hard enough. If it doesn't hurt.. Go Bigger. Tubing Sucks. |
Posted By: watrski
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 2:21pm
We fixed that problem on our public course this year. We have switched to surgical tubing all the way from the ball to the anchor (or PVC). You might consider that. Tim |
Posted By: Bri892001
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 2:33pm
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Assuming that everyone pulling a tube is automatically an @$$hole and that everyone pulling a skier/boarder is automatically in the right is not correct. It just comes down to being careful and respectful of other boaters. And looking where the hell you are going. To imply that Mike is the same as some jerk that pretty much intentionally vandalized a slalom course, just because he pulls a tube on occasion, is complete idiocy. |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 2:42pm
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Posted By: RIPnSIX
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 3:13pm
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He catagorized himself in the tubing rules group. I don't really care what you guys do, if you want to look like a jackhole and pull tubers on your Nautiques.. go ahead.. just know real skiers think you guys are jokes. And I totally agree as in some people pulling skiers, or any handle holding watersports, can sometime be disrespectful to other skiers, but I have been on the water skiing since I was 3, and I have NEVER witnessed a respectful tube driver or tuber. ------------- If you don't fall, you're not trying hard enough. If it doesn't hurt.. Go Bigger. Tubing Sucks. |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 5:51pm
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Hmm, actually met a respectful tube driver (Mastercraft) last Wednesday. This guy had been pulling tubers on the lake and he appeared to be going in, so we all geared up for footin and take off, we come around the bend and dang - he must have just went in to pick up another load, as he is coming back down the lake. So we go pass him, footer in tow and finish our run, as we are pulling in the long line, he pulls up. He shouts over congrats on a great barefoot run and then asks if we are planning to do more barefooting, and we indicated that was what we hoped to do. He said great, apologized, indicating that he was giving kids from his church rides in the tube and then asked if it would work if he stayed in the front of the lake and we could have the back of the lake. Needless to say we were dumbfounded, and all we could say was thanks. I think we must all have had shocked looks on his face because he then went on to say that he was a barefooter too, and completely understood. Clearly this guy is/was skier first, tuber second, but he does fit the criteria - a respectful tube driver... ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 8:38pm
Mike, well said, couldn't agree with you more. I'm a skier, always have been, but I do take my kids and their friends tubing. I'm a "good" tube driver, look forward, stay on the big, choppy part of the lake, and don't do figure 8's, just kind of slalom them back and forth so go in a wavy line of sorts. No long runs, keep it reasonably short. Never in the evening when the water is flat. Jordan (RipnSix), don't tell me my boat is crap, and I'm an a-hole, all it does is prove what an idiot you are. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 8:42pm
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One other point. I ski mornings with a couple of friends at 6:30 am. The only other people on the lake are fisherman. I'm guessing they think of us about the way we think of tube boats, fast loud boats ruining their fishing. We try to stay away from the fishermen as much as possible, like we're talking about here it's about respect and thinking about the other guy rather than going around like you own the lake. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: dwouncmd
Date Posted: August-22-2012 at 8:55pm
I have not weighed in, but I think respect is the issue; there will be good and bad in every group, tubers, skiers, boarder, whatever. I have a variety of young kids at our place who want to tube, including mine. I think getting them excited about being behind the boat was a good first step to getting up on skis. Yesterday after work, taking the 78 Tique out for our first ski run (cool), the really good slalom skiers on our lake were out. We tried to stay out of their way, and tried to make no wake heading back towards the ramp, which crossed their "lane". We stopped to say hello and met a couple of nice folks (father and son) that I hope we get to ski with soon. Grouping all people with tubes behind their boats as jerks keeps you from meeting the ones who are good, like maybe the one who would offer you your dream job or teach you how to that thing you've been wanting to do behind your boat all of these years. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6535&sort=&pagenum=2" rel="nofollow - 89 SN <a href="http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6567&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow">7 |
Posted By: Silver15
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 1:09am
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I think most tubers are relatively new to boating because it just became popular as of late. That's why you see them driving all over the place oblivious to common courtesies and rules of the road. Most of them are straight up newbies. I know when I have friends over and we go tubing, we are able to keep our distance from any other skiers and be respectful of their area and calm water. The problem isn't tubing.... it's the generally uneducated/inexperienced boating crowd that is associated with it. They don't have to be called the profane names I saw mentioned earlier in this thread. ------------- 2000 Air/Sport 1978 T16 |
Posted By: 05 210
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 1:21am
That guy is nothing like me. Had you bothered to actually read my post you may have realized that. I will not pull a tube or a wakeboard or anything for that matter any where around a ski course or skiers. It's also not my fault that you've never witnessed any tubers with etiquette. However , In the spirit of keeping this pissing contest going ( but moreso because you may have indirectly claimed that my wife is a windbag) I will add this: I don't really give a sweet *************** what anyone on the lake thinks of me, never mind someone who has absolutely no idea of the type of person I am.(ie. you). I know that I am a respectful boater and thats all that matters. I know that the people on this site whom I have met know that I'm not a disrespectful douche and Im not so small of a person that I can't admit that I occassionally pull a tube behind my boat. I HATE tubing, but I love my kids. You sound like one of those aholes that rides your bicycle down the middle of the road because you think its your god given right to hold up traffic while you pedal along at 15 mph below the speed limit. Take a look in the mirror dude.....having to deal with arrogance like yours is probably why alot of kids are laying the skis down and getting into wakeboarding. I could be way off base by saying that, seeing as I've never met you, but that didn't stop you from flaming me, so I guess I'll just ASSUME that's the type of guy you are. The bottom line is ALL people can be idiots. Maybe you guys could have taken a break from your waterski national championship to flag that guy down and maybe explain to him what he did wrong. Perhaps that would have made the lake a better place for both of you. I've had that conversation several times on the lake and I find that most people are just not aware that they are being disrespectful. Maybe you could offer to teach their kids how to ski. Some idiots can't be trained so it may not work out, but at least you tried to do something proactive instead of bitching amongst yourselves. Peace Mike ------------- http:/diaries/details.asp?ID=2219" rel="nofollow - Air Nautique 210 Team 640 hours, not 1 regret |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 1:47am
A counter-clockwise law? Please tell me you're just kidding. ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 2:07am
Our lake is quite big and typically uncrowded so there's always somewhere to do whatever you want in peace. So I don't really care what people do or what they look like. Gotta ask, where do you boat that makes you so hostile? Goosfraba......... ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: azeus17
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 12:54pm
Sounds to me like a high and mighty, soap box jerk. Everyone had pretty much kept this a non-personal attack thread until then. Just my 2 cents on the subject. I live on a smallish lake, about 200 acres. Yes, there are about 20+ $75k+ Mastercrafts on our lake that pull nothing but tubes. There is even one Nautique that pulls nothing but tubes (highly Mastercraft dominated area). Does it mean that sometimes the water is not perfect at the exact moment I want to ride, yes. But, who said that the lake is there for my personal use only and other owners should not be able to do what they please? I can still find at least one time every day I could ride. No matter what you guys say, I will never tell my kid they can not tube if that is what they want to do. I would much rather be pulling them on a tube than have them sit inside playing video games or something. My girl is only 18 mo and I hope to have her on trainers next summer (probably a long shot) and hope that with coaching and setting an example for her, she will gravitate away from the tube to begin with, but either way, I would rather have her on the water with me. As for the 20+ high dollar Mastercrafts...I can honestly say to each his own. I could have saved them some money, but thats there problem. I only wish I could get a pull to try some other wakes now and then, but don't see me switching teams any time soon Oh yeah, all these stories about people dying while tubing, they all have one common theme...the driver was an idiot. For towing anything in a busy lake (Chain of Lakes accident), or the way they were driving. Outcomes, unfortunately, probably would not have been any different with a skier. ------------- Boats: Current: 02 SANTE Sold: 89 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: Airgrabber
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 1:23pm
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I wish Pete could end this now. I think we covered all bases when it comes to everyone’s feeling about tubing (each its own). No need to keep pissing people off. We are all here to help each other out anyway and not about arguing. LET’S KEEP IT CIVIL FOLKS. ------------- Life is good. Work hard! Play Hard! |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 1:53pm
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It ain't over til the fat lady sings...lol. last year we bought a tube and none of my kids (4) wanted to wakeboard, ski or barefoot. The prior year they were all on the water, and all progressing. Now, all they wanted to do was tube. They were all arguing who goes first, who sits with who, etc. We are members at a ski club, so time on the water can be limited. All of our time seemed to be spent tubing. At the end of the year the tube broke, and I returned it under warranty. We did not replace it. This year my kids are back skiing, learning, and having fun. They do not argue either about time on the water. I do not regret having the tube, but will not buy another one. As a parent I want my kids to learn a "skill" on the water. One that will provide excercise and maybe open doors to college teams, ets., if they want. Others at the club have tubes, and my kids are welcome to ride it providing they are on the other memebers "clock", not mine. I have a policy where I do not pull a tube on my boat, and that is that. Just my opinion, but it works for my family, and it works for me... ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 2:01pm
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good to see ya here Roy! ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: RIPnSIX
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 2:11pm
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Look Dudes. I'm not some all high and mighty skier, I don't hold any records, and I'm certainly not going to make any money on the sport. I do everything behind the boat except tube. This whole post was about how it seems tubing is taking over the waterway. and 99% of the tubers are disrespecting a-holes, included in this can be jet skiiers and the occasionally drunk hillbilly in his 500 horse power jet boat. I personally think tubing sucks, and it kills me inside to see specifically engineered boats such as a Correct Craft, pulling skilless devices like a tube, with no respect to the fellow skier. I got attacked on feeling this way, which is total crap. For the record, I usually do go up to the fellow boater and politely ask them if they could give us just a little bit of decent water. We have 20 miles of navigatable water to ski/fish do whatever on, but my salom course is in a fixed location. Most of them don't give a yard dropping. Also, I would give up my skiing for a year if I could teach kids to get off the damn tube and learn something on the water to be proud of. I love to teach and I often do it, no matter what it is. So if you're going to come after me then at least know me. Tubing will for ever suck. ------------- If you don't fall, you're not trying hard enough. If it doesn't hurt.. Go Bigger. Tubing Sucks. |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 3:24pm
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Rip: I feel your pain. I don't like tubers trashing the water, but if it is public water, I suppose they have a right to be there. it is dangerous, I suppose, to dictate who does what on the water, and when. I am (or was) and avid surfer, and a certain times in SoCal, you can't surf due to all the swimmers in the water. I don't see that happening with boating. I am at peace about the use of public water. It is there for all. I left the surf scene due to localism (guys who think they owned the water). I have seen it change my surf buddies who have acted that way to where they are miserable out surfing cuz "this guy is from the valley," or "this guys is a squid," or whatever. I had guys vandalize my car because "I did not belong at their surf spot." It is a slippery slope. I barefoot, and like smooth flat water. I ski public water at times in the Delta, or a local lake. I usually get out early, and leave when the crowd shows up. ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 3:26pm
thanks, sebby. got your e-mail today, so I thought I would drop in... ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 4:26pm
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Luckily for me I have options, but being a barefooter means everybody elses wake bugs me, even the friggin ducks! Anyway a guy has got to be resourceful. I scanned the maps found the narrow sloughs that no waterskiers, wakeboarders, tubers can/will use and thats where I foot for the most part...in the boonies. I would never expect decent water in the "popular" places to go. California lakes come in all sizes and the bigger ones have coves and arms that you can have to yourself sometimes during the week, the delta provides backwater sloughs that run for miles sometimes straight like a road, sometimes meandering like a river. Occasionally even my friends Barefoot Sanger with Super Fly High can be seen pulling a tube...his boy is in kindergarten and still too scared to try footin...maybe next year. ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: Swatkinz
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 10:56pm
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Putting all the tense comments aside, which hull do you think offers the best tubing wake? My wife likes the TSC1 hull, but I think the rooster's a bit much unless you go at least 22 off. My preference is the NWZ hull unless your tandem, but then again what respectable tuber is gonna ride tandem? I used to like the 2001 series hull but the federal 13x13 tended to drag a bit out of the hole and the side spray when pulling a straight line was more than I could tolerate. The new ACME 540 changed all of that and I now like the 2001 for tubing and inshore floudner fishing. I did get a pull behind my neighbor's 85 MC S&S powerslot recently....holy smokes...can you say "what wake"? seriously, we're all dorks...tubes or not. Just get along, friends! ------------- Steve 2011 Sport/Air 200 Excalibur 343 2017 Boatmate Tandem Axle Trailer Former CC owner (77, 80, 95, 88, all SNs) Former Malibu owner (07, 09) |
Posted By: M3Fan
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 10:59pm
Well played. Keith, +1000 points for Swatkinz, please. ------------- 2000 SN GT40 w/99 Graphics/Gel 2016 SN 200 OB 5.3L DI https://forum.fifteenoff.com |
Posted By: LakeBoy
Date Posted: August-23-2012 at 11:13pm
You had me for a second there. I thought, "do tubers really care about the wake; well...they may. Tubers are people, too..." Well done! ------------- Got Foot? |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: August-24-2012 at 12:43am
Now there's a guy with no fear."which offers the best tubing wake?" ..RipNSix so whats the answer...where do you boat???? ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |