The official hotboat.com "We get letters" thread

[Sharp shooter]

Do you boat alone? With your wife/kids? A group of friends? Do you meet up with friends when you boat OR do you launch/run/load and go home?

I dont want anyone to get me wrong, at times I may want to check out a freak show like Party COve or the channel at Havazoo but typically it would be a much smaller group, just family... BUT if your boating with even just 2-3 others it's still a social activity no???

I dont see many folks at the races sitting there with a program/binoculars watching the races and not visiting/socializing with others around them...

I do like reading about boat tech/engine tech/history threads but I'll be damned if I am going to make a comment knowing that someone is going to trash me and call me names and threaten to "bitch slap" me the next time he sees me over my comment/question/input/opinion... FUCK that... And for the record, there will be NO "bitch slapping" of anyone if im around... The person that made that statement knows who/when/why he said it AND knows that its a bunch of B.S.... SO many people just read/look at the pics and move on to a more social thread where they feel that they are among friends...

Lol!! Bruce, I'm sending a therapist over!

I grew up learning to ski at age 6. When our family went boating it was to ski not to socialize (we socialized plenty at home). When we attended boat races it wasn't to socialize, it was to watch the races.

When I got old enough to get my 1st boat it was much like the cars I had at the time. Make it faster and go have fun running it and looking for races.

Into my 20's, I realized I really didn't have the love for skiing like my dad so I did less and less of it. My enjoyment came from racing across the water either alone or next to someone and if some chicks happened along well, it was time to socialize.

When I got with boating clubs (25 years old) I noticed that the club guys enjoyed the social aspects, but the subject matter stayed boats (the common bond). I feel like some of you folks are like a bunch of kids bragging about what you drank the night before which doesn't interest me in the least. Anybody can obliterate themselves with alcohol so what makes it something to brag about?

I've been on havasu and parker for many 3 day weekends, but those trips were purely for trim trolling as I knew the crowds would ruin the water.

Socializing is fine, but for me it's not why I go boating or click on boating sites. I might participate occasionally in social sections, but it's not why I'm here.