whats your funyest ramp rage sittuation
Submitted by petermac on Fri, 2017-09-15 22:21
years ago i had just pulled my boat out at the dampier public ramp and saw my superintendent from work trying to pull his nice new bertrum with his nice new land cruiser out with his wife he was going of his brain abusinging her as she was struggling to get it square on the boat trailer , i was walking down to the ramp to give them a hand and saw her chuck the cruiser keys in the water , as she was walking past me she said "dont you dare help him peter" i thought she is probably right he is a prick at work anyway let him stew in it
meglodon
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Happened at Leeuwin ramp
Quite some time back my brother decided to take the boat out for a run as it had been sitting in the yard for some time.
Backs the trailer down to just about in the water, undoes all the tie downs etc then backs the boat into the water. Now the boat is on a trailer that has skids not rollers.
Well the boat did not want to slide off.
Ok we will back it in a bit deeper, still no movement. He is starting to get a bit agitated now, what with a few people looking on and tut tut tuting (you how it is)
He then tells his wife to hang onto the tether ropes (bow and stern) tells her he is going to get a bit of a run up then slam on the brakes as the trailer gets into the water up to the wheels, so hang on tight to the tether ropes ok. Wife nods her head.
Car goes forward gets a good run up (at least 50ks plus) trailer goes into the water to the required depth.
On go the brakes hard as, the boat shoots off the trailer at break neck speed and proceeds to head for the restaurant opposite the ramp.
His wife is duly hanging onto the tether ropes like she was told to, the boat goes shooting past her and she cannot stop it's progress.
She gets hauled of the jetty and into the river and dragged out from the end of the finger jetty, the air goes blue I never knew she knew words like that, neither did the brother I think. Any way she looks at the brother with a look that could kill (we all know those looks).
Brother then chastises her for letting go of the tether ropes and asks her to swim out after the boat.
On hearing this both my wife and I decided that we should be some other place right now.
Da pirate
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Umm!!
gday Pete !! I know this same story mate !
coz you told it a while back ! But it is very
funny though !!
Mulie
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I was at Hillarys retrieving
I was at Hillarys retrieving my 6m glass boat using my electric winch when the bloke behind me abused me for taking too long and for not driving it on which was about two minutes. After thanking him for his opinion and taking my boat to the hose down area I hear a noise and look up to see his new Quintrex sitting on the apron. Couldn't help laughing and pointing at him. Dick head.
Mulie
choc
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Classic. Shouldve gone up to
Classic. Shouldve gone up to him and suggested using a safety chain which would have taken 5 seconds instead of blocking the ramp with his boat.
Jackfrost80
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Officially off the Pies bandwagon
timboon
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Date Joined: 14/11/10
The old slam the brakes on
The old slam the brakes on trick...
meglodon
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Date Joined: 17/06/10
That incident has never been
My brother and I have never spoken about that incident at the freo ramp it's a taboo subject.