I live in Newburyport, and we have a large park with a ramp on the Merrimack River. Years ago, it was unmanned and a free for all. It wasn't uncommon for there to be as many as 75-100 boaters using the ramp on weekends. I used to get an ice coffee and just go down and watch the antics--people cutting in, clueless launches, people who couldn't back down the ramp, no transom plugs and outright fist fights. It was a hoot, but really a rather pathetic display of human nature.
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