They say you should learn something everytime you go out. Well this time i learned a lot with out even getting my boat wet.
After a year of planning my family came to enjoy some relaxing time on the lake.
We rented a nice condo with a private dock in Tahoe keys. Thats where the fun starts..
Lesson one.
YOU NEED insurance to use the marina.
I bet insurance on my boat would cost around 20 bucks amonth.
Instead I now feal totaly embarrassed in front of the family and ended up spending 419.00 on a pig rental powerboat.
Lesson two.
The term private dock is loosely used around here I guess.
When I check in i can see at least 3 boats tied to our private dock.
I mention this to the lady and her reply was "Well they most likely know its a vacation rental and are just used to parking there".....
Lesson three.
Ducks bite...
Lesson Four.
Even folks who say they hate boats most likely need to just go out on one.
My sister has always hated the family boat and all boats in general. She had no desire to even go out for a short drive, after some work by her husband we got her on the boat. So im out beating this Runnel like a rented donky and decide to power down and ask Em if she would like to try and drive the boat.
Her reply was I dont think its legal and I dont know how.
I got her in the drivers seat and told her to ease on the stick. we drove in circles with the bow pointing at the sky for ten min before I could convince her its way safer and easer with more throttle and the boat on plane.....
An hour later she's got that pig wide open and almost in the air.
Sis looking like a natural. I love this look, I see it on friends who know nothing about the water and then it clicks and the're hooked.
Em's winning smile. (just after hitting a large roler)
Now her husband is pissed....
He has to buy a boat...