Jonas Grumby
The Skipper
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So, Friday morning wifey and I are going to beat the crowds and get on the water about 6, we pull down to Windsor north, and there is this huge orange/yellow Nordic tunnel boat, “see attached”, blocking the whole ramp, no biggy sexy boat probably in the poker run, it being pulled by one of those 4 door big rigs, the driver gets it backed in, then I go in beside him, his dually wheels are beside me about half way down my bow to get that monster to float behind it to float. start up and go through my little routine before pulling off my trailer, that big Nordic pulls off, about this time the truck driver try’s to pull forward, but it’s like the brakes are on , on the trailer, and he ain’t moven, he does a little wheel spin, and with those exposed tires, that are half submerged, they throw a bit of a roost. A bit lands on my bow, no biggy, it’s a boat, they get wet, next he gives a bit more throttle, and the roost goes about 15’ in the air and nails me pretty good, now I’m pissed and yelling, next, he just floors it, the roost is 25’ in the air and it is like niagra falls is coming down on me, and he keeps his foot in it, I’m enraged, my wife is screaming, and he finally lifts, , I have a huge waterfall coming down my bow between the canopies, and I’m standing in 2” of water, I’m beyond screaming, it’s close to heart attack time, I am in kill mode, This big guy gets out of the truck, not knowing what has happened and I am screaming every colorful metaphor know to man, most of are not physically possible, and I won’t stop, If I’m that guy, I would have tried to kick my ass. Anyway he approached my wife, who told him to back the F off, and he is now is in I’m sorry mode, and telling me,”I’m not that guy”. And that he is the GM at Nordic boats, I’m so pissed I don’t care if he was President of the United States., my bilge pumps are still running to get the water out,”they ran for a few minutes”.
Not only was it lake water,”ok I drip in there from swimming”, but the crap, pebbles and snot at the ramp.
I end up launching after the bilge runs dry. I had to go drink a beer to calm down. I was soaked my interior, all our towels, I’m telling you it was a water fall. We went out, and where disappointed at the slow boats going by in the poker run, spent Saturday opening everything up and detailing the boat,”I know it’s a 03 but I treat her like new”.
I cleaned the carpet twice, and couldn’t get the smell out.
Monday morning I called Nordic, and Talked to Thane, I apologized for loosing my cool, and Thane told me it was the owners truck, and it had no posi, he was looking in the left mirror, not knowing why he wasnent moving, while all hell was breaking loose on the right side where I was, He proved himself, he is not that guy. Nordic gave me a new carpet kit for my Daytona.
Thane and the crew at Nordic are a ok bunch, even though I lost a few years off my life that morning, lol.
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