Helping fellow boaters

[rebelmark75]

Today about 6pm I had a gas issue and was stranded about 1 mile off Crazy Horse entrance. No less than 20 boats drove by without anyone offering assistance. There were rough seas and my engine hatch was open. I stop for everyone, even if you previously sprayed me with a super soaker in the channel. To all those that drove by, probably many on this board, go fuck yourselves. You aren’t real boaters. You are Fugazis and you are probably post op trannys.

 

[JayBreww]

https://www.boatus.com/BoatUSMembershipExpressV2/join.aspx?programtype=MWSBUSJOIN&promocode=HEWEBTES

Sorry to hear about the 20 boats that’s drove by, but this is cheap and well worth it, even if you don’t use it.

 

[4Waters]

Today about 6pm I had a gas issue and was stranded about 1 mile off Crazy Horse entrance. No less than 20 boats drove by without anyone offering assistance. There were rough seas and my engine hatch was open. I stop for everyone, even if you previously sprayed me with a super soaker in the channel. To all those that drove by, probably many on this board, go fuck yourselves. You aren’t real boaters. You are Fugazis and you are probably post op trannys.

Same issue twice, I stop for everyone as well

 

[Shlbyntro]

If I were in the ocean where life/safety were an immediate issue, yes. On a land locked lake with multiple tow services available, Id ask if everybody was ok and call you a tow.

95% of boating breakdowns are preventable.

 

[Rondog4405]

Sucks that nobody stopped to.help you out.. that said... tow service membership is around a $100 for a year of peace of mind. No brainer there..

 

[Roosky01]

If somebody waves me down, I always stop and offer assistance. If the dude looks like he's hollering "get off my lawn!" without waving his arms, I just wave and smile and turn up the radio. Bote Karma is real and I try to keep on the right side of it. There are no tow boat services here and we rely on one another to get back safely, I guess.

 

[LHC Kirby]

My 7 year old granddaughter will point out boats with hatch open and say.... "AMPA - I think they need help" . . . . with her, or without. I always stop and check. Bummer for you, I was off the water today at 4pm - UNLIKE others, I watch the weather, and have apps on my phone for the same reason. The shit that blew in today, was NOT a surprise - no matter what anyone wants to say.

 

[HOOTER SLED-]

Goooddddd dammmn that OSB....what a dick!!!

 

[Melloyellovector]

Mocks a member for a petty complaint about super soakers, does a petty post about no one stopping to help.
perspective is a bitch. Lmao

 

[Crazyhippy]

I was out tweaking on a carb last Tuesday afternoon on the family truckster. Nothing major, but had hatch open, and was climbing on top of the motor for 5 minutes or so at a time. Had to do it 6 times total (3 sets of Weber/Carter/Edelbrock metering rods, a jet change and metering rods again). Of the 6 stops, I had someone stop 3 separate times. No waving, no danger, just people checking on others.

 

[Icky]

Mocks a member for a petty complaint about super soakers, does a petty post about no one stopping to help.
perspective is a bitch. Lmao

This place never disappoints

 

[LHC Kirby]

Mocks a member for a petty complaint about super soakers, does a petty post about no one stopping to help.
perspective is a bitch. Lmao

NOT SURE of the details you post about - could it be KARMA?

 

[ElAzul]

Did you hold up yore vaccine card?

 

[mash on it]

Been there.
It sucks.
Be better prepared next time.

Dan'l

 

[RiverDave]

Today about 6pm I had a gas issue and was stranded about 1 mile off Crazy Horse entrance. No less than 20 boats drove by without anyone offering assistance. There were rough seas and my engine hatch was open. I stop for everyone, even if you previously sprayed me with a super soaker in the channel. To all those that drove by, probably many on this board, go fuck yourselves. You aren’t real boaters. You are Fugazis and you are probably post op trannys.

I stop for everyone and I will always tow..

I do not understand the mentality of anyone that wouldn’t stop and tow?

By the way I don’t subscribe to any tow services? I’d be calling fuckers and if it came down to it my friends would launch a boat to come get my ass.. I have done it for others.

 

[monkeyswrench]

I try to offer help...even towed a jet in once with a seadoo. I've also had people damn near scoff at the offer just a few years back when I was on the hooptie pontoon. Some river folk aren't like they used to be

 

[Ziggy]

If I come across someone with hatch open that might appear to need help I will do a orsignal in a manner as to asking if help is needed.

 

[Havasu blue label]

Shit we always stop

 

[HBCraig]

Today about 6pm I had a gas issue and was stranded about 1 mile off Crazy Horse entrance. No less than 20 boats drove by without anyone offering assistance. There were rough seas and my engine hatch was open. I stop for everyone, even if you previously sprayed me with a super soaker in the channel. To all those that drove by, probably many on this board, go fuck yourselves. You aren’t real boaters. You are Fugazis and you are probably post op trannys.

I have towed countless people back home. I stop everything and give you a thumbs up or down. Thumbs down and I'll help ya back. Almost every person offered money. I tell them to pay it forward

 

[Ziggy]

Shit we always stop

But not for pee?

 

[DrunkenSailor]

If boaters the best america has to offer don't help other boaters anymore I don't think there is much hope for us....

 

[sirbob]

Mocks a member for a petty complaint about super soakers, does a petty post about no one stopping to help.
perspective is a bitch. Lmao

Karma…

 

[Badchoices03]

I think there are more boaters that won't help, then there are that will help...sadly that's not the way it used to be, but it is now...

A few summers ago, my wife and I had a heck of time getting to the Havasu, lots of traffic, a flat tire, our room not ready when we got there...finally get the boat in the water and barely heading out of the marina and we see a seadoo flagging us down...I was so close to just going right past him, but I couldn't do it...ended up towing him back into the marina, and told the wife who at this point was not in the best of moods that if we didnt, there would be karma...the next day coming back from Pirates, I had a water hose pop off...I had the tools to fix it, but we were being pushed down river, hatch up, wife waiving orange flag...boats literally hauling ass around us, even had one whole group flip us off because they had to go around us...I didn't count but I'd say at least 20-30 boats passed us, finally a nice family on an old bayliner, first time at Havasu, stopped and pulled us to the nearest sand beach and stayed with us until I got it fixed just to make sure we werent stranded...I lost faith in my fellow boaters that day...

 

[ltbaney1]

it sucks because ill at minimum stop and give a thumbs up or thumbs down and make sure your good, or just checking something. but I operate under the idea that no one is coming, its up to me. carry the towboat card. and a shitload of tools on the boats.

 

[ltbaney1]

now let me throw this one out there. last year coming home through Ehrenberg just before agnes wilson, i see a truck towing a boat on the side of the road and looks like he lost both tires on the right side. it was one of the few times i was solo, no wife or kids with me, so i pull over and back up about to within 100' of him and get out and start walking back. see a guy in the driver seat, woman in the passenger 2 kids in the back. i just wanted to make sure he was good, had water and had help coming or needed the tools i had to get back up and going. i get about half way and he jumps out of the truck and starts screaming for me to back the F off get the hell away from them. I didnt say a word, just threw my hands up and turned around and took off. thinking back it may have been dumb of me to stop being solo, but figured hes a "boater" and might need a hand. anyone ever have anything like this happen?

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

Unless I personally know the person / boat or they are waving me down, I just assume that they are waiting for a tow.

Boatus on auto renew and you never have to complain about this again.

 

[Yldboyz]

It's always good boating etiquette to make sure everything is ok, a simple thumbs up or thumbs down as @HBCraig stated.

I'm curios if any of the ride shares services offers boat tow when stranded on the water ways.

 

[Good Stuff]

Orange flag isn’t a distress flag. It’s an “I have people in the water” flag. I don’t stop when I see them and give them a wide berth for that very reason. Had friends bitch about the same thing a few weekends ago and after I asked them why a swimmer flag would mean they were broke down I could see the lightbulb kind of go on as they realized they would drive by it too. But at least they finally bought a towboat membership. I don’t have the engine to be towing anyone. I’ll give a ride and help you to the nearest shore but that’s it. I wouldn’t even let a friend tow me unless it was somewhere that didn’t have a tow service.

 

[rebelmark75]

I have a tow boat service and I did call them. My buddy ended up giving me a tow. The issue was I thought I had an auto tank switch but it turns out that just switches gauges and I have to manually turn a valve. As far as everyone saying it’s karma, I have towed manny people in. Just Saturday there was a person with a hatch up that I stopped and made sure they were ok. My super soaker thread was just sarcasm and for those that take it seriously and wish bad on me, you must be California Biden voters. Asshats.

 

[RichL]

But not for pee?

When properly done it can be construed as a rooster tail.

 

[Good Stuff]

I have a tow boat service and I did call them. My buddy ended up giving me a tow. The issue was I thought I had an auto tank switch but it turns out that just switches gauges and I have to manually turn a valve. As far as everyone saying it’s karma, I have towed manny people in. Just Saturday there was a person with a hatch up that I stopped and made sure they were ok. My super soaker thread was just sarcasm and for those that take it seriously and wish bad on me, you must be California Biden voters. Asshats.

There’s a chance you just lost the solenoid or whatever motor is used to switch the tanks. Of course without seeing your setup I’m just throwing out a guess. My buddy just bought a new tank selector with a return for his boat since his old setup doesn’t have a return and was just plumbed into the fuel filter housing but if your interested I can see if he’s going to be getting rid of the old one. Think it’s an Eddie Marine valve.

 

[Kachina26]

Orange flag isn’t a distress flag. It’s an “I have people in the water” flag. I don’t stop when I see them and give them a wide berth for that very reason. Had friends bitch about the same thing a few weekends ago and after I asked them why a swimmer flag would mean they were broke down I could see the lightbulb kind of go on as they realized they would drive by it too. But at least they finally bought a towboat membership. I don’t have the engine to be towing anyone. I’ll give a ride and help you to the nearest shore but that’s it. I wouldn’t even let a friend tow me unless it was somewhere that didn’t have a tow service.

That's actually a ski flag, should only go up with skiers or rope in the water. But that's another 20 page thread for the winter time.

 

[Dunerking]

I have a tow boat service and I did call them. My buddy ended up giving me a tow. The issue was I thought I had an auto tank switch but it turns out that just switches gauges and I have to manually turn a valve. As far as everyone saying it’s karma, I have towed manny people in. Just Saturday there was a person with a hatch up that I stopped and made sure they were ok. My super soaker thread was just sarcasm and for those that take it seriously and wish bad on me, you must be California Biden voters. Asshats.

So your bothered about someone’s sarcastic “Karma” statement regarding your sarcastic soaker thread and so they must be a “ California Biden/Brandon voter asshat”…you sorta sound like a Karen.
That being said it’s definitely not proper boater etiquette to drive past a engine hatch open boat…bummer to hear that. I know our group wether water or desert would at least do the international thumbs up or down.

 

[zbudman]

I don't automatically assume someone's broke down just because they have a flag or engine hatch up. It's another story if you wave me down. If I stopped for every engine hatch, flag or boat I see just floating that's all I would be doing. Boat towing insurance and proper maintenance is paramount if you boat Havasu. I don't want to rely on anyone else.

 

[Badchoices03]

Orange flag isn’t a distress flag. It’s an “I have people in the water” flag. I don’t stop when I see them and give them a wide berth for that very reason. Had friends bitch about the same thing a few weekends ago and after I asked them why a swimmer flag would mean they were broke down I could see the lightbulb kind of go on as they realized they would drive by it too. But at least they finally bought a towboat membership. I don’t have the engine to be towing anyone. I’ll give a ride and help you to the nearest shore but that’s it. I wouldn’t even let a friend tow me unless it was somewhere that didn’t have a tow service.

Yeah engine hatch up, my legs sticking out of the engine bay, wife standing on the rear seat waiving the orange flag with one hand and waiving her other hand while floating in the middle of a high speed zone definitely means skier in the water...lmao...

 

[hallett21]

We pull over and check on people who appear to be in distress, or are asking for immediate help.

More than happy to move you to the center of the river away from rocks, feed you, keep you hydrated, offer our tools, use our cell phone but……. If I don’t know you I ain’t towing you lol. The exception might be Parker, if it’s close. But I’m not dragging some random family from Blue Water to Parker dam.

Get your Boat US membership! I lost the fuel injection air compressor earlier this year at needles bridge on a Sunday around 4pm. They sent a Laughlin boat that handed us off around Topock to the Havasu guy. Boat US bills from the moment they leave the dock. I can’t imagine what that bill could have been.

Do those of you who “stop and tow everyone” also pull over on the freeway and check on broken down motorists?

 

[Kachina26]

We pull over and check on people who appear to be in distress, or are asking for immediate help.

More than happy to move you to the center of the river away from rocks, feed you, keep you hydrated, offer our tools, use our cell phone but……. If I don’t know you I ain’t towing you lol. The exception might be Parker, if it’s close. But I’m not dragging some random family from Blue Water to Parker dam.

Get your Boat US membership! I lost the fuel injection air compressor earlier this year at needles bridge on a Sunday around 4pm. They sent a Laughlin boat that handed us off around Topock to the Havasu guy. Boat US bills from the moment they leave the dock. I can’t imagine what that bill could have been.

Do those of you who “stop and tow everyone” also pull over on the freeway and check on broken down motorists?

No, motorists are assholes, boaters are family. No way I'm towing far, but I'll get you to the next safe spot. I have towing insurance and have turned down tows.

 

[oldschool]

There’s 2 kinds of people in this world, those that will stop and help and those that won’t. I consider the first to be true old school boaters and the rest I can do without(unless I need a tow and then I’m fucked anyways). I have a tow membership, but there is no tow service where we boat most of the time.

 

[liv4riv]

Any Pics of the wife?

Asking for LHC Kirby and a few others.

 

[HBCraig]

We pull over and check on people who appear to be in distress, or are asking for immediate help.

More than happy to move you to the center of the river away from rocks, feed you, keep you hydrated, offer our tools, use our cell phone but……. If I don’t know you I ain’t towing you lol. The exception might be Parker, if it’s close. But I’m not dragging some random family from Blue Water to Parker dam.

Get your Boat US membership! I lost the fuel injection air compressor earlier this year at needles bridge on a Sunday around 4pm. They sent a Laughlin boat that handed us off around Topock to the Havasu guy. Boat US bills from the moment they leave the dock. I can’t imagine what that bill could have been.

Do those of you who “stop and tow everyone” also pull over on the freeway and check on broken down motorists?

No, I don't pull over on the freeway as it's not the same thing at all. Especially when there are young kids baking in the sun just drifting to nowhere. I stop and help. I have towed from 3 Dunes to the island.

 

[hallett21]

No, I don't pull over on the freeway as it's not the same thing at all. Especially when there are young kids baking in the sun just drifting to nowhere. I stop and help. I have towed from 3 Dunes to the island.

To be fair kids can be baking on the side of the freeway with a broken down car. Not exactly a safe spot either.

 

[MagicMan]

I have towed others.

I have passed broken down boats.

I helped a guy start his pontoon fathers day, had an RDP shirt on asked him what his screen name was, he said i dont know i needed a tank and it was on sale at gas station .

Never been towed by others, Im pretty self reliant though asking for help is my last resort.

BoatUs have been my heroes a couple times. Membership is paying for itself at this point.

 

[SBMech]

I laughed at your post, simply because like most random things there is a thread of actual universal justice IE karma out there usually.

Your jeering and inclusive abuse and association with negativity about the rest of the membership is hilarious, especially when you get bitch slapped like that by reality.

That being said, I would have most certainly stopped and at least asked you if you were ok, just like 95% of the members here.

I have yet to meet a member in person who was not an exemplary human, even if discussions got to the point of "we'll have to agree to disagree".

 

[Javajoe]

Let me tell ya…
I would never ask for a tow. EVER!!!
WHY??? Because I have Tow Insurance because I own a boat. Why the hell people don’t blows me away. Also people not having regular boat insurance. Don’t be fucking cheap people and ruin somebody’s day by having them tow you. TowBoat USA has 2 boats in the channel all day long and I always see people towing other boats It’s not expensive

 

[rebelmark75]

I laughed at your post, simply because like most random things there is a thread of actual universal justice IE karma out there usually.

Your jeering and inclusive abuse and association with negativity about the rest of the membership is hilarious, especially when you get bitch slapped like that by reality.

That being said, I would have most certainly stopped and at least asked you if you were ok, just like 95% of the members here.

I have yet to meet a member in person who was not an exemplary human, even if discussions got to the point of "we'll have to agree to disagree".

I break balls on here but I can assure you I would give you my flamingo speedo off my body if you needed it. I’m an old school Midwestern guy that just likes to have fun.

 

[mash on it]

We pull over and check on people who appear to be in distress, or are asking for immediate help.

More than happy to move you to the center of the river away from rocks, feed you, keep you hydrated, offer our tools, use our cell phone but……. If I don’t know you I ain’t towing you lol. The exception might be Parker, if it’s close. But I’m not dragging some random family from Blue Water to Parker dam.

Get your Boat US membership! I lost the fuel injection air compressor earlier this year at needles bridge on a Sunday around 4pm. They sent a Laughlin boat that handed us off around Topock to the Havasu guy. Boat US bills from the moment they leave the dock. I can’t imagine what that bill could have been.

Do those of you who “stop and tow everyone” also pull over on the freeway and check on broken down motorists?

I have often, for motorists.
2 senior citizens, females, flat tire on hwy 68, no cell service, 100+ degrees out. I always park in front of them, just like when I was in the wrecker. Walked up, handed them my business card, and asked if they wanted the tire changed, or a ride into town (10+ miles either way) I also had my company uniform on, name and all.
She was happy I would change the tire for her, grabbed floor jack and 4 way out of the truck, and had her going in 15 minutes. She handed me a 10 spot, and said go enjoy a beer on her. Gave her directions to a tire place in K-town and I went and had a cold beer .

Another one was walking down I-40 towards Needles, on the west bound side, about the Newberry Springs area, at 2am. Her car quit, and was walking to get help, she thought she was walking to Barstow. I gave her a ride to the Chevron on Barstow rd and I-15.
Poor elderly lady probably had dementiao or something.
These are just a few, I used to cross I-40 once a week or two to O.C., for a dozen years.

As far as boats, towed at least a handful, (a pwc on plane once) and helped or stopped dozens of times.

Dan'l

 

[Rajobigguy]

I stop for everyone and I will always tow..

I do not understand the mentality of anyone that wouldn’t stop and tow?

By the way I don’t subscribe to any tow services? I’d be calling fuckers and if it came down to it my friends would launch a boat to come get my ass.. I have done it for others.

That’s why I have Dave on speed dial. I always offer to call Dave for help.

Seriously though I have never failed to stop and check on anyone that looks like they are having difficulty. I’ve rescued, towed or otherwise lended assistance to dozens of people, most tried to give me money which I promptly refused and told them to just pay it forward.

Being the most lovable person on the internet comes with responsibility’s.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

Let me tell ya…
I would never ask for a tow. EVER!!!
WHY??? Because I have Tow Insurance because I own a boat. Why the hell people don’t blows me away. Also people not having regular boat insurance. Don’t be fucking cheap people and ruin somebody’s day by having them tow you. TowBoat USA has 2 boats in the channel all day long and I always see people towing other boats It’s not expensive

These comments always Crack me due to how narrow minded it makes those that make them come off.

No everybody boats where there are boat tow services. I've only boated on Parker a couple times, otherwise none of the lakes I have boated on have boat tow services and had I never been on here, I would have never known they existed.

So to assume everybody should have it is naive and a pretty asshole mentality.