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Dont be a "Dickmate"

miller

miller

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My girlfriend Toni & I have been hitting Raystown lake Pa alot this summer & until this last week havent seen many checkmates. Within the last week we saw Kunkles purple people eater, a sausage convention in a senator, a couple of 259's & a pulsaire or 2. Toni quickly realized something. We get waves from Fountains, Formulas, DCB's, Eliminators, Velocities,Warlocks,Sunsations,pontoon boats, fishing boats &hell even Baja's...not a wave from a fellow mate yet!! Toni now calls them Dickmates & says our next boat will definately not be a Dickmate!!! Help me out here guys!! We have the red white red 251, usually anchored anywhere from the rabbit ears to the cliffs for the most part. You dont have to tie up or say more than hi, just wave atleast.....don't be a "dickmate"!!
 
We wave to so many people I think my arm might fall off. Maybe your 251 is intimidating to them or they are just not as friendly as most. Good luck Miller and hang in there!:cheers:
 
I wave to every boat I pass on the water, always have..............
 
Probably just safe boaters with both hands on the wheel and hangin on for dear life because Checkmates are sooooooo fast:D

Try flippin em the bird next time I'm sure you'll get a reaction then

For the record I wave at everyone on the water:welcome:
 
on my home lake (lake travis) boating etiquette has changed over the years. When I was growing up we waved at everyone and everyone waved back. Also if you had you engine cover up or off the boat people would stop and see if you needed help. now when I wave I either get a quick wave back, a forced wave (were they look at you like you are weird), or nothing at all. the last time I had an issue at the lake and needed help we blew on the air horn and no one stopped to help. it wasn't until someone stop to look at the boat did we get help. It's the same way on the road not just the water. No one waves on the road anymore. heck if you wave at someone on the road now you could get shot.
 
Really surprised the purple flamer didn't give you a wave.
The now owner of the boat has always seemed to be a very nice, great member here.
 
I always wave, raised that way.:thumb: I have noticed that on the last two lakes I went to, not too many would wave back and like stated above, gave me a weard look. I have stressed to my sons also to wave when we pass other boats. I guess it confuses some boaters when being passed to see everyones hand go up.
 
Every boat on our river gives everyone else a wave. Those of us with faster boats give a bigger wave. Heck, everything I drive except my MB some group of people wave at me. Jacked up CJ-7 - every four wheeler and kid I pass waves at me. F-250, every good 'ole boy and most four wheelers wave at me. BMW convertible, every other BMW driver, most fast European cars (even the local Ferrari guy) and a bunch of other people all wave at me.
 
Down here in "The Land of Pleasant Living" everyone waves. I can remember when I was a little tacker, I would be out on the old wooden boat Grand Pop would be driving. Grandma and us kids would be sitting in the back and a boat would pace by, The adults in the other boat would wave, my grand parents would wave. Both boats would slow down and some pleasantries were exchange, a little chat about the weather or where they were catchin' them. and then both parties went on there way.

I can remember me asking my Grandmother "Do we know those people?" "Why did we slow down to talk?" She just smiled and said "That is just what we do down here. It's always been that way. People are friendly on the water."

I will never forget her telling me that. I thought it was cool then and think it cool to this day! It was a different time back then, but "The Wave", and sometimes a verbal greeting are still the custom here in Maryland.

Natty Boh :cheers:
 
Actually it's thought that the "boaters wave" started in the days of old as a gesture of, "everything is OK on my vessel" --- a gesture to tell the other boater that "I'm not in need of assistence and/or my vessel is not under seizure from pirates.

The boaters wave is still giving a valuable message, -- the message is still in the same spirit as days of old, though we don't worry about pirates in our reasonably safe water ways around N America, we do still as boaters want to show the same friendly respectful gesture of kindness to other maritime lovers ----- that message is, "hi, hope your having as much enjoyment as I, and if I happen to see you in need of assistance, me and my fellow boaters will be happy to come to your rescue".

Remember, a simple gesture/act of respect and kindness more often than not does come back to you in some way / shape / or form.

A story of proof --- a few weeks ago I was cruis'in up the river I keep my Mate on here in Mass, when I came across one of the local harbor masters alone on his patrol boat, I noticed his engine was off and he was not at anchor, as I went passed him at 5mph no wake speed I tossed him a little wave, he did not return the gesture, --- as I went on passed him I noticed he seemed to be fumbling around his cockpit a bit, so I turned my Mate around / dropped my rafting fenders, came up beside him and asked if everything was alright, -- he responded {with a little chuckle} saying that he was just getting setup for his speed trap {they are very strick about the no wake thing on that river}, -- he thanked me for cheecking on him and I went on my way.

Fast forward to a seaside July 4th lobsta bake I attended last week and low and behold who did I run into at that lobsta bake, -- you got it, it was that harbormaster,---we talked for a few and exchanged some kool boating stories, ---ended up he was one of the people that helped arrange this lobsta bake/cook out and he gave me all the free lobsta and ice tea I wanted for the whole afternoon {I don't drink beer in the sun} --- for any of you that aren't from around here, lobsta is like gold to us NewEnglanders.
Ended up to be one of the best seaside lobsta bakes I've ever attended --- met some great new friends in maritime law enforcement / ate about $100 worth of free lobsta.

IT ALL STARTED WITH A BOATERS WAVE.............don't be a "dickmate"

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