to help out I thought I would consolidate and add a few of my own. I realize I'm a beginner, but it doesn't take very long to discover what you don't like. Reads like a list of what NOT to do when boating...
BOATERS PET PEEVES
- Non-boaters masquerading as boaters
- Boaters who are drunk
beyond acceptable decorum,
. . . or who are belligerent, rude, profane, throwing up, etc.
- Captains who are drunk
- Boaters who put trash in the water (butts, beer cans, snack wrappers, etc)
- Boaters who allow gas or oil to spill into the water
- Boaters who speed thru the no wake zones
- Big cabin cruisers ignoring "15inch MAXIMUM WAKE"
- Big yachts using the
center of the channel, forcing others to the side
- People fishing or trolling in the channel.
- "Go-fast" boaters who repeatedly rev their engines
- Boaters put out just enough anchor line to reach the bottom.
- Boaters who fly past you -- too close -- when there is a whole ocean to run in.
- Boaters smoking (especially at the fuel docks)
- Boaters who blast profane music (Rap or other)
- Boaters who pass and weave through other boats while entering an inlet.
- Jet skiers doing 50 mph in 2 ft water where people are fishing
- Boaters who need a water safety course
- Boaters who don't know or disregard the rules of good boating
. . . (such as not stopping when they are about to hit your boat)
- People who put zero effort to learn there so-called new hobby
RAFTING-UP, REGATTAS, GATHERINGS
- Boaters who believe they are
attractive when naked -- but
aren't
- People who relieve themselves in the water rather than the head
- Boaters who walk or stand on upholstery (especially with shoes on)
- Boaters who walk across your boat going to another, without acknowledgement
- Raft-up Boaters with no fenders or lines (or tiny fenders, or only one fender)
- Raft-up Boaters who throw anchor too close to you (you have to fend off later)
- Raft-up Boaters who come aboard and begin hitting on
your lady guests
- Raft-up Boaters who come aboard and begin bragging about
their boat (Boaters who brag)
- Raft-up boaters who come aboard and snoop or meddle (without asking)
... equipment, coolers, seating, hatches, lines, dive ladders, etc.
- Boaters who untie
your line to illustrate a "better" tie-up (without asking)
- Raft-up Boaters who think women are ****s (even the ones they
didn't come with)
- Rafting up in an area that is designated as a ski/tubing area
- Train horns blowing all night long (any time) at a multi-day regatta
GUEST BEHAVIOR
- Guests who put foreign material in the head
- Guests who refuse to do something to help -- when
asked.
- Guests who don't offer to help with gas or other expenses
. . (
Never "have any cash" but are
ALWAYS up for a day on the boat)
- Guests who disappear at the end of the day leaving owner
alone to clean up
- Guests who come unprepared (asking to borrow sun-block, towels, etc.)
- Guests (or others) eating who drop chips, etc. on the deck and don't pick them up
- Guests (or others) who bring glass containers (beer, wine, soft drinks, etc.)
- Guests (or others) who bring cheap towels that "
bleed" on white upholstery
- Guests (or others) who leave stuff on your boat and expect
you to return it to them
- Guests (or others) who "borrow" any piece of clothing
(unless it's chicks who need a dry tshirt. Goes with "unprepared" above)
- Guests who bring a 12 pack of soft drinks -- but drink everyone
elses beer
- Guests who don't abide by the stated schedule (Have to: watch the game; feed the dog; go to work; etc.)
- Guests who get too drunk (or behavior makes other guests uncomfortable)
- Guests who steal
THE BOATING WORLD
- Boaters who need to tie up, but have no lines or fenders
. . . (then end up using their anchor rope and life jackets.)
- Boats floating sideways blocking ramp
- Boaters loading/unloading who block or tie up docks or piers
- Boaters who park vehicles in the posted trailer parking spots
- Boat ramps that close their gates at 11 pm.
- Marinas with gas $2 more than I can get elsewhere ($5 gas at Bimini)
- Suppliers who "just sold the last gallon" of the oil I need
- Bow fixtures that leak
- Anchors that won't set
- Cabins that smell bad
- Boats that smoke excessively
- Unmarked no wake zones (where
cops hang out to write the tickets)
- Using air horns when not necessary
- People fishing or trolling in the channel
- Bridges down (hour-long train bridge in Ft Lauderdale!)
- Trash floating in the water (saw a refrigerator the other day!)
- Trash in cup holders; trash in rod holders
- Boat moored with Diver flag up, but
no one topside
- Pirates (
real pirates!)
- Marine "officials" ignoring rules, because they
can
- bad weather
- equipment failure
Whew.
The deep tones, rythmic beating that you can feel....argh argh argh!!! MORE POWER!!! (If you don't miss Tim the Tool Man, you just won't get it).
PET PEEVES (consolidated) 
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