I have launched w/ out the plug, left the boat sitting at the dock while I went to park the truck... cut up my feet pretty bad running across the gravel parking lot in bare beet to get the plug,,, blub blub blub trying to reach under the swim platform to get the plug in and not drown...

I have launched a jet-ski without putting in the plugs,, rode around for about an hour came back to the ramp to get somethign from the truck and it sunk right on the ramp.

Used to keep the boat on the other end of my parents lawn, hooked the boat up and dragged it over to the drive way... got out and looked over at the lawn, ,,, oops forgot to lift the drive, could have planted a few rows of corn.. luckily I stopped before the skeg hit the drive way,, not a scratch..

I came home one day from a long day of boating, use to move the boat onto the lawn w/ my dads tractor, un-hooked the boat off the back of the truck, forgot to chock the wheel, boat starts rolling off the edge of the driveway directly toward a big tree at the bottom of the yard... luckily the trailer jack digs into the grass and stops it just before the outdrive is smashed into the tree, could have planted a few more rows of corn...

When I wass 16 I had a donzi regazza and left the plug in during a tropical storm. upon coming home the boat was filled with water but it was just below the carberator, almost got into the motor.... we were worried that it had seeped in but we replaced the starter and it ran fine for years... the thing literally sunk on the trailer

Ernie

years back when my friends and i were into jetskiis a buddy and i went out one saturday. Since there was only two skis we didnt bother with a trailer and stuffed them both into the bed of my pickup. So we get to the ramp and proceed with our routine of getting ready. Unhook the straps, gass up etc.....well i start backing down the ramp with my buddy sitting on my tailgate leaning up against the skii's. Now for those of you that have never been at the ramps at North Point marina in Zion IL....they very arent steep but they are NO WHERE near flat!!! So i'm just getting over the creat of the top of the ramp and the truck is now fully tiled downward when i see the skii's starting to slid out of the bed!!! (its amazing how fast your brain can work in panic situations!!) Throughs of my then new ski hitting the ground and causing fibeglass damage was not an option to me......For a split second i take my foot off the brake to stop the truck but i think crap its only goona make then slide more......so i floor the truck and go barreling down the ramp and drive the truck into the water covering half the rear tires.....my buddy goes flying like superman with the skii's.....fuel jugs....straps....and anything else that was loose right into the water!!! his ski gets some damage and has cracks on the bottom but nothing bad.....i lost some tools to the deep.....the DNR that was watching us was laughing his a$$ off saying its the best entertainment he's seen in a long time and actually comments on my quick thinking.....and the old couple that were launched in the bay next to us that were unloading were staring at us like we were insane!

Another time also when launching our ski's....we were at a launch ramp in Evanston where theres alot of sand covering the ramp.....dude in a newish vette with a waverunner in tow launches.....now on this ramp if you dont have help or a truck you have to do deep in the water to get watercraft off the trailer......so he backs in and his tires are in the water....sitting on the sand. HE gets out and pulls the waverunner off the trailer and goes to dock it. In the mean time we see the vette starting to slide backwards!!! it goes in the drink far enough that water enters the door opening and floods the rear of the car! DOH!!! he drove it out but i cant imagine how it must smell in that car now!!!

Hi, my name is Rich, and I have commited a" boating screw up" .
I just read this post, and it's time to fess up. I just did the very same thing, last fall when winterizing the boat. I pulled the boat out of the garage to start it up,while the hatch was still up. Boat was just f-in re-upholstered earlier last year. Did not wreck the material, but pulled all the hinge screws and piston screws right out of its base. Been stewing about it all winter. Dumbass!! Now deciding on how to repair stripped screw holes, or bring it back to replace the wood base.

Those orange chocks are ok, but I still wouldn't trust them.
The chocks I have are steel and have a flat plate that the tire has to roll part way onto before hitting the chock itself. This way the chock cannot be pulled, kicked, or knocked out from under the tires. The trailer has to be backed up and off the chocks/plates before they can be removed.
I bought these at PepBoys about 10 years ago. Don't know if they, or anyone else, carries a similar type.

LMAO! BTW, I saw you towing your boat through Waldorf this morning, It looks NICE!

Thanks Dave M... That wasn't me though I had someone go get it and take it back to the Shop to get the Stereo Finished... I couldn't get it back on my truck with the Jack all bent up without a floor jack...

I had a new Trailer Jack Overnighted this morning, so I will be back in business tomorrow and might even have to go for a run tomorrow... If not then Sat. for sure...

Glad you all could enjoy this...

P.S. Only Cost $120 and a little embarressment... Not too bad considering what it could have been...

Anyone with twins ever go to flush one motor but have the "ear muffs" on the other motor so you are running the motor dry in the process? Did it last weekend................20-25 seconds of dry running!

Jeff,

I wouldn't miss that for anything. I drive by Trojan about one a week. It will be strange to see the old cooling tower gone. I visited it on a school field trip as a second grader during construction. Lets see that would be about 1970.

I will have a few people on board. We ought to hook up. Here is a pic of my ride. 42' Harley. Just got it back in the water after a one year refurb. Hoping to use it lot this summer. I'm taking it to the Astoria Seafood & Wine Festival on the 29th. I'm also headed up river to the Tri Cities Hydro Races in July. Now thats a boat ride. About six hundred miles round trip. Would be glad to have you along on either trip. Lets see a pic of your boat so i know who you are.

Steve H

Unless they are CHUCK NORRIS!!!