No good deed goes unpunished..

[DoTheDrew09]

I've always been a firm believer of helping out the next guy because you'll never know when you're in a pinch and need hand. That being said, I took the folks up to Pirate's yesterday, since they'd never been. We got kind of a late start all around. Headed up around 2:00 or so and started coming back after having a bite to eat around 5:30. As we're coming down river, trying to beat the sunset, we came up on the SpooledUp pontoon floating into the reeds across from the sand bar on E. So of course, we tie on and bring them back into Windsor. After we got them to the dock at Windsor, I start make the short run back over to the marina where I had launched. Right underneath the bridge, my boat starts spittin' and sputterin', oh shit... how ironic right? Now, I'm the guy that fuels up everyday regardless of how long I'm going to be out on the water, just so I'm never in that predicament, but I guess I hadn't taken into account the extra toll that pulling them in would have on my little 350, on top of making wakeboard runs earlier, and the run up to Pirate's. So, its 9:00 now, sitting in the channel, waiting on my "phone a friend" lifeline to show up with a 5 gallon jug of fuel. He makes it to me, fuel the boat up, get off the water, told the family 'screw it' at the staging area, we'll wipe the boat down at the rental house since everyone is beat. Get to the house around 10:00, start cleaning everything out of the boat while everyone else is showering. I happened to forget I set my phone on the edge of the yeti cooler while I was tossing all the empties out of it, well the lid fell on it and now the $1k iphone is smoked too. I couldn't help but laugh at how ironic it was that after doing my good deed for the weekend, I continued to get hammered with bad luck. I know it comes in threes, so we'll see what else can go wrong at Parker today on the way out. As the old saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished hahaha

Hope everyone got a good laugh out of this and has a good week!

 

[Ziggy]

You should pack a meal, Parker food may not be safe for you today.

 

[mitch6601]

Keep your head up!
A rough time at the lake/river is better then the best day at work.

Good karma will pay you back. It usually is a 3 to 1 ratio though and I am ok with that. I have towed and helped out dozens. I have needed and gotten help a handful of times and couldn't have been happier.

The phone deal sucks but that's just Gods way of telling you to stay off it for a while and spend time with family and friends the old school way!

 

[Roaddawg]

Yup..Just enjoy the time you have with your family..There will always be another phone

 

[Groper]

Yeah but you filled your Jar up with beans so now your good to go.

 

[Done-it-again]

Nice of you to tow that toon with your sled. I probably would have passed but helped in other ways. As switching a passenger to my sled to drive mine and me calling tow service for the toon. I would say your lucky with only running out of gas under the bridge. Sucks about the phone though.

 

[cofooter]

Just think of what could have happened if you didn't do the good deed and tow the guy back! Good for you by the way to help a guy out!

 

[HitIt]

we came up on the SpooledUp pontoon floating into the reeds across from the sand bar on E.

Didn't they have Vessel Assist/Sea Tow?

I would have been able to keep them out of the weeds with my little boat but wouldn't want to tow that huge thing behind me for any distance.

 

[Xring01]

The boating gods are not forgiving...

You must always, always, help out a fellow boater in need...

Or the Boating gods will rain hell on you...

If you think that doing a good thing for someone resulted in your bad luck.. your wrong...
The boating gods are just gently reminding you of the pain and torture of what they could do to you..

Your broken IPhone, that was just a warning... Maybe because you second guessed your self when you ran out of fuel.. probably had some bad thoughts about the people you helped. The Boating Gods dont like that shit.

When you get home.. give your boat an extra coat of wax... foundle her gently, tell her thanks for getting you home, maybe some fuel stabilizer..

The boat gods love shit like this...

Remember you mentioned things come in threes. well the third bad thing you think will happen... WONT.. only if you take care of your boat... show her some love.

But hurry up on that wax, because they dont have much patience..

Gotta get rid of that Bad Boating God Ju Ju ASAP... or it can bleed into the rest of your life...

 

[dnewps]

The boating gods are not forgiving...

You must always, always, help out a fellow boater in need...

Or the Boating gods will rain hell on you...

If you think that doing a good thing for someone resulted in your bad luck.. your wrong...
The boating gods are just gently reminding you of the pain and torture of what they could do to you..that was just a warning... maybe because you second guessed your self when you ran out of fuel.. probably had some bad thoughts about the people you helped. They dont like that shit.

When you get home.. give your boat an extra coat of wax... foundle her gently, tell her thanks for getting you home, maybe some fuel stabilizer..

The boat gods love shit like this...

Remember you mentioned things come in threes. well the third bad thing you think will happen... WONT.. if you take care of your boat... show her some love.

But hurry up on that wax, because they dont have much patience..

Gotta get rid of that Bad Boating God Ju Ju ASAP... or it can bleed into the rest of your life...

Funny shit right there! I like.

 

[DoTheDrew09]

You should pack a meal, Parker food may not be safe for you today.

Roadrunner has never done us dirty thus far, no giving up now

 

[sirbob]

Am I the only one surprised you ran out of gas with 1 trip up and back? I would think the tow saved fuel or broke even unless you towed them on plain?

How small is your fuel tank?

I usually can get at least a couple of trips to Pirates with maybe a trip to the springs before I need to fuel up again - we have 2 50 gallon tanks.

 

[DrunkenSailor]

I’m over the 1k phone thing. The 200 dollar phone does everything the 1k phone does at this point. It’s just not fashionable. Take the broken phone as a gift it’s amazing how life changes when you are phone less. Enjoy the time with the family. Great job helping those in need.

@Xring01 that was an epic post.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Am I the only one surprised you ran out of gas with 1 trip up and back? I would think the tow saved fuel or broke even unless you towed them on plain?

How small is your fuel tank?

I usually can get at least a couple of trips to Pirates with maybe a trip to the springs before I need to fuel up again - we have 2 50 gallon tanks.

That is about what I can do with my small block. I have (2) 27 or 28 gallon tanks.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Does the Apple store still do the thing where you pay $150 and get a refurb of the same model?

When we had my daughter my wife dropped her phone in the hospital and it broke. Went into the Apple store and came out with a fresh one for $150.

 

[DrunkenSailor]

Find a local screen doctor. I am rough on phones and he knows me well. 100 bucks to repair unless it goes in water I need to upgrade to a waterproof phone or get an otter box.

 

[WildWilly]

Sooo...random question...why was the new spooled up toon dead in the first place?

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

The Spooled Up Toon didn't have Vessel Assist?!!

Good of you to tow them all the way back, you are a better man than I am.

I would have got him to a beach and then let them call BoatUS or Sea Tow......God knows they can afford a tow.



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[DoTheDrew09]

Am I the only one surprised you ran out of gas with 1 trip up and back? I would think the tow saved fuel or broke even unless you towed them on plain?

How small is your fuel tank?

I usually can get at least a couple of trips to Pirates with maybe a trip to the springs before I need to fuel up again - we have 2 50 gallon tanks.

I have a 30 gallon tank w/ a 350 mag. The best she’d do was 8 mph at 3k rpm. I think what drained a lot was trying to teach a couple of younger to wakeboard earlier in the day. Probably 50+ tries of them trying to get up. I’m sure it spent some fuel. Maybe I shouldn’t have been trying to get back pulling the toon that fast, but I didn’t want to be on the water til midnight. I don’t like being out after dark in the first place.

 

[sirbob]

I have a 30 gallon tank w/ a 350 mag. The best she’d do was 8 mph at 3k rpm. I think what drained a lot was trying to teach a couple of younger to wakeboard earlier in the day. Probably 50+ tries of them trying to get up. I’m sure it spent some fuel. Maybe I shouldn’t have been trying to get back pulling the toon that fast, but I didn’t want to be on the water til midnight. I don’t like being out after dark in the first place.

I guess I didn't realize the tanks were so small - I kind of figured most boats had a 50+ gallon tank. Maybe not most boats, but...

With less than a third of my tank size - it's sounds like you get better mileage than I do !

 

[DoTheDrew09]

I didn’t ask if they had vessel assist.. I scratched my head for a minute wondering the same thing. Seems like an expensive setup to not have cheap insurance on. Anyway, no judgement here.. dude needed help, so I helped. Hopefully someday someone will do the same for me. Something along the lines of the boat not getting the fuel mileage that was spoken about had been said. I think those twin 400s got thirsty. I’ve taken the phone to 3 different shops and it’s not the screen, battery, or charging port. They assume the motherboard was damaged, which means she’s done. On a glass half full note, it was paid off and I have insurance on it, so Verizon overnighted a refurb’d one for free.

 

[Big B Hova]

Yup..Just enjoy the time you have with your family..There will always be another phone

Theres always another newer iphone.... and its usually the same phone

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

The Spooled Up Toon didn't have Vessel Assist?!!

Good of you to tow them all the way back, you are a better man than I am.

I would have got him to a beach and then let them call BoatUS or Sea Tow......God knows they can afford a tow.



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I knew this was coming

 

[DaveH]

so at lake powell a couple months ago....there is a "go to" spot for cliff jumping. I take my kids over there.

we stop and a huge wake boat rolls up for their kids to jump. in the process.....he runs over the rope they had out winding it around the propshaft. the waves are pushing them into the rocks, so I throw them a line and tow them to safety...then loan them a mask and a knife to cut the line. they dropped the knife...….so I loan them a second knife....and they get it free.

the boater wanted to give me $$$ for the help and the lost knife, but I said no way. the guy said well I owe you one......so I said tell you what.....take my kids for a wake surf ride. ok great, lets go! so they rode a couple times and said Dad you gotta go....

so I jumped on the surfboard and rode....and in the process twisted me knee bad enough to tear something. go figure.

 

[Rondog4405]

Those damm iphone screens must be made as thim as light bulbs.. Everyone i know that has one..has the screen shattered... Over and over again. A grand for that. Ive dropped my lil POS phone metro gave me for free and its still solid years later. Anyhow.. Good of you for yanking them.outta the reeds and saving them.

 

[DoTheDrew09]

Those damm iphone screens must be made as thim as light bulbs.. Everyone i know that has one..has the screen shattered... Over and over again. A grand for that. Ive dropped my lil POS phone metro gave me for free and its still solid years later. Anyhow.. Good of you for yanking them.outta the reeds and saving them.

Funniest thing about it was, it had a screen protector and an otter box on it, it cracked the screen protector.. not the actual screen and there is literally no visible damage to the phone. Yet it’s unfixable, just my luck lol

 

[steak&lobster]

I knew this was coming

joe is now known as #notow4u

 

[DoTheDrew09]

Anyone wanna little extra laugh? So to add a little more irony to the whole situation, my flight just landed in Minot, North Dakota.. go hop in my ol trusty 7.3 to start my 2 hour trek home, annndddd... batteries are deader than a door nail.
Unlike some, I placed a call to AAA and am waiting on a jump.

 

[Xring01]

Anyone wanna little extra laugh? So to add a little more irony to the whole situation, my flight just landed in Minot, North Dakota.. go hop in my ol trusty 7.3 to start my 2 hour trek home, annndddd... batteries are deader than a door nail.
Unlike some, I placed a call to AAA and am waiting on a jump.

I warned you... And I have no sympathy for you..

the boat gods are not patient...

Wax the damn boat...

Or this will get worse..

 

[RiverDave]

I still can’t believe there are people on this site that say they won’t tow.. or tow them to a beach?

I have never passed a broken boat in my life and not towed. It’s part of boating.

 

[WhatExit?]

Theres always another newer iphone.... and its usually the same phone

And for sure they all run the SAME APPS

 

[DoTheDrew09]

I warned you... And I have no sympathy for you..

the boat gods are not patient...

Wax the damn boat...

Or this will get worse..

I washed her before I put her away, little brother supposed to pull it out in a week or 2 and wax it. I didn’t leave myself enough time to get it done, so I’m contracting it out. He likes to use the boat, so he can help maintain the boat

 

[HitIt]

I still can’t believe there are people on this site that say they won’t tow.. or tow them to a beach?

I don't think anyone said that.

Would you tow someone to safety that was about to hit some rocks... yes.
Would you tow someone to a beach, etc. so that they would be safe... yes.
Would you give someone a ride in your boat to the ramp so that they could get their truck/trailer... I think most including me would.
Would you tow a monstrous pontoon boat for a fairly long distance... I sure wouldn't unless it was the only option to keep people safe.

 

[RiverDave]

I don't think anyone said that.

Would you tow someone to safety that was about to hit some rocks... yes.
Would you tow someone to a beach, etc. so that they would be safe... yes.
Would you give someone a ride in your boat to the ramp so that they could get their truck/trailer... I think most including me would.
Would you tow a monstrous pontoon boat for a fairly long distance... I sure wouldn't unless it was the only option to keep people safe.

If they are up on the river? I’d tow them to Windsor or the Marina without hesitation.

That’s the way I grew up though was you help people in need. You don’t say things like “well they should have vessel assist”.

If boater were still boaters we wouldn’t need vessel assist on this little tiny body of water.

 

[HitIt]

That’s the way I grew up though was you help people in need.

I am the same way. I have never passed a boat that looked like it was having problems without asking them if they need help and have never left anyone stranded. That said, my time on the water is limited and I am not going to let someone else's misfortune or lack of preparedness take precedence over my day. I will always make sure they are safe and can get home. But then again, I wouldn't let someone tow me for hours if there were other options. I would feel like a dick for taking up their day.

Let's do a little thought experiment... let's say that you rented a boat at some exotic location for, say $2000. It is a treat for you and your family you won't be back for quite some time. You rented the boat for 2 days. You run across a broken down boat that is drifting towards rocks. He is a 3 hour tow from his launch ramp. There is also a launch ramp 10 minutes from where he is currently stranded. What do you do? What if there wasn't a launch ramp 10 minutes from where he was stranded? What if there was a tow service that would get him for $100? $500?

 

[DoTheDrew09]

If they are up on the river? I’d tow them to Windsor or the Marina without hesitation.

That’s the way I grew up though was you help people in need. You don’t say things like “well they should have vessel assist”.

If boater were still boaters we wouldn’t need vessel assist on this little tiny body of water.

The mentality that you have combined with the uneasy feeling of leaving a fellow boater on the water after sunset is exactly why I’d do the same thing again.
Like I said, hopefully someone would do the same for me...

 

[Headless hula]

I am the same way. I have never passed a boat that looked like it was having problems without asking them if they need help and have never left anyone stranded. That said, my time on the water is limited and I am not going to let someone else's misfortune or lack of preparedness take precedence over my day. I will always make sure they are safe and can get home. But then again, I wouldn't let someone tow me for hours if there were other options. I would feel like a dick for taking up their day.

Let's do a little thought experiment... let's say that you rented a boat at some exotic location for, say $2000. It is a treat for you and your family you won't be back for quite some time. You rented the boat for 2 days. You run across a broken down boat that is drifting towards rocks. He is a 3 hour tow from his launch ramp. There is also a launch ramp 10 minutes from where he is currently stranded. What do you do? What if there wasn't a launch ramp 10 minutes from where he was stranded? What if there was a tow service that would get him for $100? $500?

2 years ago I was out on one of the last nice days up here. Its literally 6 months of freezing your ass off.

Towed a guy 3 miles because he was out of fuel.

Missed the sunset, and the last haul ass across the lake while doing it. Guy offered me money for the tow. I wouldn't take it. Told him someday he'll run across somebody that needs a hand, and he should help them.

I gave up the best part of the day on the water, on the last day.



Either you get it, or you dont.....

 

[RiverDave]

2 years ago I was out on one of the last nice days up here. Its literally 6 months of freezing your ass off.

Towed a guy 3 miles because he was out of fuel.

Missed the sunset, and the last haul ass across the lake while doing it. Guy offered me money for the tow. I wouldn't take it. Told him someday he'll run across somebody that needs a hand, and he should help them.

I gave up the best part of the day on the water, on the last day.



Either you get it, or you dont.....

Depends on how ya look at it.. maybe ya had the best time on the water on the last day?

Tunes good? Beers cold? Growing karma? Sounds good to me.

 

[Headless hula]

Depends on how ya look at it.. maybe ya had the best time on the water on the last day?

Tunes good? Beers cold? Growing karma? Sounds good to me.

All of those things bud.
Fair trade, and you know I'd do it again in a second.

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

If they are up on the river? I’d tow them to Windsor or the Marina without hesitation.

That’s the way I grew up though was you help people in need. You don’t say things like “well they should have vessel assist”.

If boater were still boaters we wouldn’t need vessel assist on this little tiny body of water.

Agree 100%. I’ve done my fair share of towing on parker, and a 19’ jet isn’t a great tow boat going up river. That being said, I can’t tell you how thankful I was to be towed out of the way of that island infront of River Lodge. I have never had a more stressful boating moment than trying to paddle out of the way of that thing.

 

[Headless hula]

It was November 7 2016.

 

[HitIt]

Nobody wants to participate in my thought experiment? I assume everyone has some sort of a time and/or money limit for helping others on the water (after you make sure they are safe). I think everyone's limits are just different.

 

[lbhsbz]

I am the same way. I have never passed a boat that looked like it was having problems without asking them if they need help and have never left anyone stranded. That said, my time on the water is limited and I am not going to let someone else's misfortune or lack of preparedness take precedence over my day. I will always make sure they are safe and can get home. But then again, I wouldn't let someone tow me for hours if there were other options. I would feel like a dick for taking up their day.

Let's do a little thought experiment... let's say that you rented a boat at some exotic location for, say $2000. It is a treat for you and your family you won't be back for quite some time. You rented the boat for 2 days. You run across a broken down boat that is drifting towards rocks. He is a 3 hour tow from his launch ramp. There is also a launch ramp 10 minutes from where he is currently stranded. What do you do? What if there wasn't a launch ramp 10 minutes from where he was stranded? What if there was a tow service that would get him for $100? $500?

i'd tow him to the ramp 10 minutes away, then give the guy a ride to get his truck at the other ramp....3 hour tow, should be a 10 minute boat ride while not towing. Boat rides are fun.

 

[spectra3279]

Nobody wants to participate in my thought experiment? I assume everyone has some sort of a time and/or money limit for helping others on the water (after you make sure they are safe). I think everyone's limits are just different.

No experiment needed. Get them where they need to be. I would rather be towing someone 5 miles on the water than be at work for 1 hour.

Tunes, sun, water, other boats blasting by, just need a cute chick in a bikini and it's still a little piece of heaven.

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[oldschool]

If we see some one that looks like they need help, we check. I think boaters that "get it" do, there are plenty out there that don't. This last weekend in Parker I had the engine cover up a few times futsing with stuff and every time some one would ask if we were OK.

 

[oldschool]

If they are up on the river? I’d tow them to Windsor or the Marina without hesitation.

That’s the way I grew up though was you help people in need. You don’t say things like “well they should have vessel assist”.

If boater were still boaters we wouldn’t need vessel assist on this little tiny body of water.

Don't you refer to this as "RA"?

 

[RiverDave]

I am the same way. I have never passed a boat that looked like it was having problems without asking them if they need help and have never left anyone stranded. That said, my time on the water is limited and I am not going to let someone else's misfortune or lack of preparedness take precedence over my day. I will always make sure they are safe and can get home. But then again, I wouldn't let someone tow me for hours if there were other options. I would feel like a dick for taking up their day.

Let's do a little thought experiment... let's say that you rented a boat at some exotic location for, say $2000. It is a treat for you and your family you won't be back for quite some time. You rented the boat for 2 days. You run across a broken down boat that is drifting towards rocks. He is a 3 hour tow from his launch ramp. There is also a launch ramp 10 minutes from where he is currently stranded. What do you do? What if there wasn't a launch ramp 10 minutes from where he was stranded? What if there was a tow service that would get him for $100? $500?

3 hours or ten minutes on a 2000 dollar a day rental in an exotic location? Lol

Well I’ll bite.. how hot are the chicks on the stranded boat? . Can we throw anymore curveballs at this? Lol

The answer in that scenario is you tow the ten minutes..

At some point though you cross a threshold. What if their ramp is 20 min away and one is ten? Would ya tow the 29? 30? 40?

 

[RiverDave]

Don't you refer to this as "RA"?

I didn’t come up with that term and never cared for it.. lol but yes I would!