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Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:00 pm to SquatchDawg
Right call all the way. Likely very unpopular, but in the end you are the adult for a reason.
This is coming from someone who owned a boat with a buddy at 16 and we managed to not tell our parents for a year.
This is coming from someone who owned a boat with a buddy at 16 and we managed to not tell our parents for a year.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:01 pm to SquatchDawg
Im not a parent, but IMO there seems like there are some things you have to put your foot down on and I would say your son boating with other teenagers (and no adults) is one of them.
I used to go in the boat all the time with friends who wake boarded. This was late teens and early 20s and looking back, that's what we acted like. On a few occasions we had close calls simply caused by the pilot being distracted (because he was joking around, not paying attention, etc). We don't go much at all anymore, but once they started having kids safety became a number one priority, etc.
Just knowing how teenagers are when they get together I would say you making the right call.
I used to go in the boat all the time with friends who wake boarded. This was late teens and early 20s and looking back, that's what we acted like. On a few occasions we had close calls simply caused by the pilot being distracted (because he was joking around, not paying attention, etc). We don't go much at all anymore, but once they started having kids safety became a number one priority, etc.
Just knowing how teenagers are when they get together I would say you making the right call.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:03 pm to SquatchDawg
You made the right call 100%. I have been going out since I was around that age, but I basically spent my childhood in a boat. My dad would have never let me If I wasn't capable. It wasn't to just go out on the lake either. I was going fishing if a boat got wet.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:06 pm to JGTiger
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don't know how to use flairs
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:06 pm to SquatchDawg
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Helicopter parenting or the right call?
You answered your own question...
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we didn't like the idea of a bunch of 15/16 yr olds out on the lake unsupervised - and we don't know the kid piloting, what type of boat, his parents etc.
Absolutely the right call. If you knew all the kids well enough, especially the one driving the boat, then perhaps that might be helicoptering (especially if they are all sensible kids). This instance though is called "being a responsible parent". Congrats on doing it right.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:08 pm to SquatchDawg
Step back. Let him be.
He’ll probably sneak out anyway
He’ll probably sneak out anyway
This post was edited on 8/3/22 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:09 pm to SquatchDawg
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We told him no because the we didn't like the idea of a bunch of 15/16 yr olds out on the lake unsupervised - and we don't know the kid piloting, what type of boat, his parents etc. Also, they generally make bad decisions and act stupid when they're in a pack - as 15 yr olds do. Also, mid summer is busy on the lake.
Absolutely the right decision. The worst fights I had with my children always regarded not letting my kids participate in bad situations created by parents with no rules or standards...
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:09 pm to SquatchDawg
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Helicopter parenting or the right call?
good call
100% lots of drinking and there will be drugs happening too.
odds are high there might even be some sex as well
today isnt the same as when we were kids. we had moral boundaries and we knew not to cross them, those dont exist today, add that to the normal stupid shite kids do and its scary to think what will be going on.
chances are they will have lots of fun and you wont ever be aware of what went on, kinda like spring break where you know you really dont want to know what they get into and the thigs they do, but its a risk i would not advise taking
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:10 pm to SquatchDawg
My dad used to tell me when there were certain things he wouldn't let me do.. And I would say "we will be safe".. He would always say "Its not you I don't trust, its other people".
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:11 pm to SquatchDawg
I've seen the good and the bad of this. When I was in HS we had a family friend with a MasterCraft that we would take out without an "adult" but we were all hardcore wakeboarders and all had boating licenses. Since we didn't want to get that priveledge revoked we always made sure to take extremely good care of that thing.
On the other hand, I found a brand new Malibu floating in the middle of Lake Austin a few months ago (some kids had taken it up to their friends house and didn't tie it up well) and found the guy's info in the glove box to try and track him down. He said that that was the last time they got to take the boat out unsupervied.
There was also a grup of kids who rolled an X24 on Lake Lewisville over Memorial Day because of inexperience and lack of awareness.
TowBoat US Lake Lewisville
On the other hand, I found a brand new Malibu floating in the middle of Lake Austin a few months ago (some kids had taken it up to their friends house and didn't tie it up well) and found the guy's info in the glove box to try and track him down. He said that that was the last time they got to take the boat out unsupervied.
There was also a grup of kids who rolled an X24 on Lake Lewisville over Memorial Day because of inexperience and lack of awareness.
TowBoat US Lake Lewisville
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:19 pm to SquatchDawg
shite can happen quickly on the water. I remember the story of those two teens on that boat out in Florida that were very experienced boaters for their age. Ended up dying from a pop up storm.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:23 pm to Oates Mustache
I appreciate the feedback and it’s good to hear our thinking wasn’t off base. And no, this wasn’t a popular decision.
I still wonder if the parents with the boat knew the plan…details were sparse to say the least.
I still wonder if the parents with the boat knew the plan…details were sparse to say the least.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:25 pm to SquatchDawg
I had my own ski boat at 15 and we pretty much lived on it.
ETA: I live in the coast and am fine with my son going boating with his 15/16 yr old friends.
ETA: I live in the coast and am fine with my son going boating with his 15/16 yr old friends.
This post was edited on 8/3/22 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:32 pm to SquatchDawg
You left out the most crucial factor. Exactly how hot are the chicks?
Need pics in order to make an informed judgment.
Need pics in order to make an informed judgment.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:35 pm to PhantomMenace
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15-16
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Need pics
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:38 pm to SquatchDawg
I grew up boating and fishing, I could take the jonboat out solo as soon as I had a driver's licence, including with a friend, but my dad wouldn't let me take out the Sea Ray with friends until I was 18. It was likely the right move based on the lessons I learned/relearned after age 18 in that boat. I almost sunk that boat twice.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:39 pm to SquatchDawg
My dad let me and a few buddies take his boat out when we were 16. We caught the hell out of trout but couldn't figure out why the boat wouldn't get on plane. Turns out we were dragging the anchor all over Big Lake.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 12:46 pm to SquatchDawg
quote:I don't see why not, I mean, what's the worst that could happen, amirite?
Our 15 year called and asked if he could go with his friends out on the lake without an adult. They are mostly 15 but it was a family boat of a 16 yr old - so he would be legal in SC. This would be out on a big lake near where we live - and there would've been around 6 of them.
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