Advice on loading boat in windy weather
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Re: Advice on loading boat in windy weather
Originally Posted by Jassman
Welcome to the South. You guys are on lakes, we are on Oceans, gulfs, 3-4' tide changes, totally different conditions, and then them welcomed hurricanes taking everything out every few years and so on. Plus it's the South, slower paced and 10 years behind the times, but I like it that way, I can predict the future, cause Im originally a Yankee
I think we have docks up here because the water is so frigged until Aug.
I'm curious though, how would you launch and retrieve your boat by yourself if you had to without a dock?
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Re: Advice on loading boat in windy weather
Ive watched some of the fishermen down in Lake Cumberland in the wintertime. They just back the boat, have a rope tied to a rock as an anchor, and throw it on the ramp. The boat just sits there, and eventually sideways beating off the bottom of the ramp!
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Steer against the wind enough to where you're heading into center of trailer (it's a balancing act) and keep it in gear so the wind won't take the bow with it. With a little practice you'll get the hang of it. Just remember the boat does have reverse too in case your aim is off...
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if you can, tie the boat off to the side of the ramp, most ive seen have docks next to them. Also hold on to a rope tied tot he bow and stern of the boat to adjust if needed, then back the trailer down under it. Much easier then fighting a crosswind or tide.
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Re: Advice on loading boat in windy weather
Originally Posted by JB4Boyne
Well even on the small inland lakes in the south they don't use docks.
I think we have docks up here because the water is so frigged until Aug.
I'm curious though, how would you launch and retrieve your boat by yourself if you had to without a dock?
I think we have docks up here because the water is so frigged until Aug.
I'm curious though, how would you launch and retrieve your boat by yourself if you had to without a dock?
I tried to downsize the boat launch with the gunnite walls, when Sandy gets home Ill have her do it.
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Re: Advice on loading boat in windy weather
I guess I still don't understand, You drive your truck, boat and trailer to the ramp, back it in, get the boat off the trailer. Now what do you do with the boat while you go park the truck? With no dock do you swim out to the boat?
And then when you are done and want to pull it out, do you swim in and go get the truck and swim back out and drive the boat on?
I'm not being a smart A$$, but I have seen boat ramps with no docks anywhere and could never figure out how they did it alone.
And then when you are done and want to pull it out, do you swim in and go get the truck and swim back out and drive the boat on?
I'm not being a smart A$$, but I have seen boat ramps with no docks anywhere and could never figure out how they did it alone.
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A good trick taught to me by my mechanic is to put Dawn detergent on your carpeted bunks. that way once the boat is on them and they start to dry, you wont get the spots from them on the gel, it also makes the boat slide on easier.
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Re: Advice on loading boat in windy weather
I watched GL do it like it was nothing in his Tiger. He just engaged and disengaged each motor as needed. Just taking your time to line up perfectly seems to be the best bet, don't rush it and come in too hot, that's not a pretty site.
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