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Jet Ski overheating problem
Bill McKee wrote:
"ladysailor" wrote in message ups.com... You're right, I take off my hat and gloves when I'm being harassed by obnoxious morons and turn straight away into a ****ed off sailor. Probably like a lot if sailors, you turn when ever you want, and then yell at a power boat for impeding you. If you don't like the collision regulations, sell that stinkpot and take up golf. |
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Jet Ski overheating problem
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wrote: Why do you get to dictate what we're talking about; why does the bad behavior you're willing to talk about only includes excessive speed and pollution? Both of which are perpetrated by every other shape and size of power boats besides pwc's. I don't know... the tide is heading out? I can't think of anything positive to say about PWCs. Sorry. The subject of the thread is jet skis. So, I'm commenting on what I think it appropriate on that subject. I am talking about singling out pwc's among boaters at large (not sailboats) as being uniquely predisposed to annoying, stupid, dangerous, illegal behavior; and also They are and I am. Sorry, but it's a fact. I know you don't want to acknowledge that there is a huge problem, but there is. That's why some places have banned them I suppose. about extending the incidences of such behavior that one has observed, to make generalizations about entire segments of the boating community. Doing so (singling out pwc's, etc.) is just Well, you've been doing the same thing... feel free to stop saying that from your observation most PWCers are ok folks who respect others. incorrect, inaccurate, unfair, insulting to me and my many responsible, safe, educated boating friends who sometimes ride pwc's, and is also apparently indicative of blinders that stop somebody frrom acknowledging the too-large percentages (but still probably, hopefully, not a MAJORITY) of all segments of the power-boating community who are guilty of these things...not just pwc'ers. Blinders? I have sails man. Get with it. Does it have to be a majority of ****heal PWCers? How about 49%? All I know is that a huge percentage of them drive polluting, noise machines, and are not interested in quiet enjoyment. You say you're not addressing me individually, but I'm not just speaking in defense of myself, also of ALL the dozens of regular pwc'ers who I know, talk to and ride with, over the last eight years or so....we all follow the rules, mind our own business, are out to have a safe good time, know our stuff out on the water, and do Umm.... I thought we're not supposed to talk about one's observations. I guess it's ok for you though. things with our crafts way beyond your stereotyped outdated impressions of what people do on pwc's. ALL of them. Don't you know any pwc'ers personally? If so, do they all conform to your impressions about how most of us supposedly behave? Or are you so hardened in your prejudice that yuo wouldn't even deign to associate with a pwc rider? Never said all. You did. It's ONLY the Newbies who do the stupid stuff, I did it when I started out, but you learn the ropes quickly enough. Only? Come on! It's only the newbie sailors who stupidly go out in bad weather. It's only the newbie sailors who die trying to cross an ocean or who's boat breaks because they didn't get around to doing the maintenance. TO say that the fact that a person is on a pwc tells you all this about his personality (I don't know if it was you who said Tells me a lot... until proven otherwise. It's always a pleasure to see a PWC not buzzing an anchorage and not going 20 kts too close to a sailboat. that, it was said earlier in this thread), that they're egoticstical, rude, show-offs, unconcerned with others, speed junkies, is just outrageous and stupid to boot. Well, you said it. I didn't. IN fact, I'd say the only thing you could deduce about somebody who has a pwc vs. someone with a bigger boat is that the pwc guy probably has a little less money. They're Bigger? What about a smaller sailboat boat? cigar boats) that zoom around, but not in an anchorage, because they know better. Now you're just showing your die-hard, inflexible, anti-pwc prejudice loud and clear. Why's that? Am I not allowed to be annoyed by bad behavior? Who the f*ck made you god? of the road, and who DRINK WHILE BOATING CONSTANTLY....almost EVERYBODY What is up with this drinkin and drivin thing? I just don't get that? What point are you trying to make? By the way....are you saying above that you don't think there are many, many boaters in your area who are drinking while they're boating and go untouched by law enforcement? That it's I'm saying that they are not very obvious if they are drinking and driving. I'd say that the vast majority don't drink and drive, just like the vast majority of car owners don't. That I'd have to see to believe. Well, you need to get out more... well, I take that back. You have a PWC. Oh no... here comes the missing sense of humor..... -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Jet Ski overheating problem
In article .com,
wrote: don't single out pwc's; if you did the same thing to noisy, polluting, dirty boats of all shapes and sizes, then I at least couldn't cry discrimination against pwc's. I'm not specifically singling out pwcs, except that they're a huge cause of the problem. You don't get very many sailboats buzzing anchorages with noisy engines and endangering lives in the process We seem to be talking past each other on this point: you keep bringing up sailboats and I keep saying I"m talking about pwc's and other power boats. In fact I've already conceded that sail boaters probably cause fewer problems and in general behave better. I'm making the point that pwc's and their operators are not very different from any other kind of POWER BOATS. All right, sail boats have engines so maybe they're power boats, but you know what I mean. NOT SAIL BOATS! And, I'm making the point that pwcs and their operators are very different that the other power boats. Most powerboat operators don't buzz around the anchorages. Most actually try to avoid causing problems or annoying others. That hasn't been my experience with *most* PWCers. Sure, some people are good, some people are bad. My point is that a much larger perecentage of PWCers have little or no respect for others. I could cite example after example, but you consider that acedotal evidence, yet you also say that the PWCers you know are ok. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Jet Ski overheating problem
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Bill McKee bmckee=at-ix.netcom.com wrote: "ladysailor" wrote in message oups.com... You're right, I take off my hat and gloves when I'm being harassed by obnoxious morons and turn straight away into a ****ed off sailor. Probably like a lot if sailors, you turn when ever you want, and then yell at a power boat for impeding you. Suggestion: Get a copy of the Colregs and the Rules of the Road, specifically. Then, get back to us. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Jet Ski overheating problem
"DSK" wrote in message .. . Bill McKee wrote: Probably like a lot if sailors, you turn when ever you want, and then yell at a power boat for impeding you. Probably like a lot of motorboaters, you have no clue what's involved in sailing, and think that all boats can be driven like a car. DSK I know what is involved with sailing. Married a good sailors daughter and used to windsurf. But too many "sailors" figure they have the right of way as they have a sailboat. I have had "sailors" do a 90 degree in front of me when lifting the sails and the iron sail is still running, and then yell at me. They would yell even louder if I collided with them and when they had to pay enormous sums of money to me. |
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Jet Ski overheating problem
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DSK wrote: Bill McKee wrote: Probably like a lot if sailors, you turn when ever you want, and then yell at a power boat for impeding you. Probably like a lot of motorboaters, you have no clue what's involved in sailing, and think that all boats can be driven like a car. Come on Doug, be fair. Some sailboats have wheels. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Jet Ski overheating problem
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Don White wrote: Probably like a lot if sailors, you turn when ever you want, and then yell at a power boat for impeding you. If you don't like the collision regulations, sell that stinkpot and take up golf. Don, please don't ruin golf for us.... -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... Bill McKee wrote: "ladysailor" wrote in message ups.com... You're right, I take off my hat and gloves when I'm being harassed by obnoxious morons and turn straight away into a ****ed off sailor. Probably like a lot if sailors, you turn when ever you want, and then yell at a power boat for impeding you. If you don't like the collision regulations, sell that stinkpot and take up golf. Another "sailor". It is also up to the sailboat to avoid a collision. I have heard "sailors" declare they have the right of way over a tanker entering the Golden Gate. There is no right of way, and the tanker has preference, and if they collide, the sailor's estate may have to pay to fix the scratches in the paint of the tankers hull. |
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Jet Ski overheating problem
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Bill McKee bmckee=at-ix.netcom.com wrote: "DSK" wrote in message . .. Bill McKee wrote: Probably like a lot if sailors, you turn when ever you want, and then yell at a power boat for impeding you. Probably like a lot of motorboaters, you have no clue what's involved in sailing, and think that all boats can be driven like a car. DSK I know what is involved with sailing. Married a good sailors daughter and used to windsurf. But too many "sailors" figure they have the right of way as they have a sailboat. I have had "sailors" do a 90 degree in front of me when lifting the sails and the iron sail is still running, and then yell at me. They would yell even louder if I collided with them and when they had to pay enormous sums of money to me. What's your point? If you know the Rules of the Road, there's never much doubt about who should give way. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Jet Ski overheating problem
In article . net,
Bill McKee bmckee=at-ix.netcom.com wrote: "Don White" wrote in message ... Bill McKee wrote: "ladysailor" wrote in message ups.com... You're right, I take off my hat and gloves when I'm being harassed by obnoxious morons and turn straight away into a ****ed off sailor. Another "sailor". It is also up to the sailboat to avoid a collision. I have heard "sailors" declare they have the right of way over a tanker entering the Golden Gate. There is no right of way, and the tanker has preference, and if they collide, the sailor's estate may have to pay to fix the scratches in the paint of the tankers hull. Yep. Except you can leave off the quotes. It's up to everyone to avoid a collision. Still, you've not made any point here. There are always stupid people or people who don't know the rules of the road. The tanker in the bay have stand on status. Other vessels must give way. Don't worry, if you try to claim stand on status with a tanker, they'll let you know their preference. BTW, you usually wouldn't be t-boned by the tanker. Probably the bow wake would push you aside, then flip the boat around, then you'd smash into the side of the hull, shattering your boat like an egg. A few seconds later, the prop would finish the job. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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