Why the hate?

[badmoonrising]

For some reason there was a waiting list to raft up next to Hell R High Water 1 and already requests to raft up with Hell R High Water 2....


Usually at Canal Days, but it seems top have spread to the Bohemia as well

[katieclooney]

Katie, did you read the raft up tips on FOTF? For the most part they dont want small boats or toons in the front 2 rows. Because of rough water. But they usually allow you in farther back, but yea they want you to have the bigger fenders. Park towards the outside, and wonder into there group a couple times and introduce yourself, they are mostly nice people. After that, when they see you pull up, they will probably wave you over. JT

A friend of mine, on FOTF, made a post on Facebook. That is where I found the thread about anti-toon tie ups. Also a girlfriend of mine had a toon and she said ppl would not want to tie up to her either, and her boat was new and had the biggest fenders out there. I personally don't like rafting up unless I know the people

[margaritaman]

They haven't been to canal days and BMR's pontoon.

[Drago]

Its not that they don't like you. They just don't match up. We tied up to a friends 40' Baja down at the lake. We used 4 bumpers on mine and 3 huge bumpers on his. it still makes you very nervous. Aluminum pontoons VS gelcoat. Gelcoat looses every time. Kinda like a jon boat tying up to your pontoon. They just don't fit together side by side.

It's even worse when your friends with the Jet Skies want to hook up. Their pointed little bows just match up perfectly with the middle of the toons and make small dents each time the rough water slams them around. It takes some very special planning to protect the boats.