> > > This guy came in with a 30 something ft cruiser, and, after shutting down his engine, stayed at the wheel. His wife, of the affordmentionned kind, got the responsability to take care of both lines. So there she is, holding the boat, when her top falls off, revealing.. You know.
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> > > Her husband laughed really hard, and sat his butt off waiting for the locking to finish... And the crowd laughed, too. Poor girl.
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> > That doesn't sound like a "stupid boater" story. Unless I misunderstood you, it's just a "having your top fall off in public" story.
> >
> > Brunnen-"very embarrassing, but hardly an example of stupidity"G
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> Well, the stupidity resides where the guy thinks that 1) his wife can hold the boat by herself and 2) he needs to be at the steering to look cool.

Ah. #2 is definitely a valid point for stupidity. On #1, I'll take your word for it. My first thought was that anybody should be able to hold a 30 foot boat by themself in reasonably calm water, but then we don't have canals in this country, so I have no experience of what is involved.

Brunnen-"has experience of a 30 foot boat, though, since that is coincidentally the length of boat my boat is"G