How NOT to put a boat on the trailer
 

Sorry if this has been posted before.

I saw this while browsing youtube today and couln't resist posting it hear. The Background music is PERFECT!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Odyt...eature=related

Another one I couldn't resist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3goRf...eature=related

Waiting for the weather to break here in Michigan......................

Wow!!! Really?? He loads a boat like a pro. LOL

Crazy Video!!

It takes awhile to master loading a boat, but not one that small!

My worst trailer loading, or unloading, was when I was towing back my 292 Formula with twin 454's when I first bought it...

It was hanging off the back of the tri-axle trailer at least 2' as the trailer had not been fitted to that boat yet.

I used 3 - 3" come-a-long tie downs, to keep the boat on the trailer, and I felt that I would be safe just to get it back to my shop (15 miles or so).

Well, on a two lane each way, surface street, the winch cable in front broke and that boat did a "Flipper" on me!

What I mean is if you ever saw any "Flipper" movies, it looked like my boat just about came off the rear of the trailer, and it was porpoising up and down like a weight lifter doing a bench press!

After I got my heart out of my mouth, I took another come-a-long and tied it down and made it safely back to the shop...

Crazy!:eek:

Too Funny.... unreal....:lolhit:

The 2nd one was CRAZY!

My best one was when I forgot the tie downs on the back & wondered why the boat would'nt float. Anyone who has'nt made a mistake is'nt telling the truth imo. Sometimes it's fun to just sit back & watch

And there are kids in that boat in the surf. Real nice... at least they had life vests on right :party-smiley-004:

I got a good one took props off in fall next spring put props on wrong side put boat in water went to rev it off trailer dam near landed in truck because now rev is forward

This is how you do it.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJv8zWpRbdY[/youtube]

if i was a divorce lawyer i would just hang around boat launches all day and hand out cards.it is amazing what i have seen over the years.

If they did that one in the 2nd video every week in a stadium they could sell millions of tickets. WTF

thats funny I had my own problem a bad hang over always had float on trailers but this was a new roller wel there went my race boat on the black top 200 feet from the water after hearing all the people talking about the need for a crane I slid it in the water like a hockey puck with my trailer that day still stays in my minde!!!!

The so called "expert" in this video kept calling "fenders" "buoys". Who the hell throws buoys over the side of their boat at a boat launch? Lead Ropes?? Again hot shot, on a boat we call them lines or dock lines, but I am willing to let that one slide. The buoy one just gets to me.... If you are going to try and be a hot shot "EXPERT" at least have your marine termanology right!!

Just think we share the water ways with these idiots.

Our slip at the Marina where our lift is at is maybe 50-75 yards facing what is supposed to be a 3 lane ramp. We ALWAYS try to be back to the slip regardless of what's happening at the sandbars just to have our dock chairs out by 5:00 p.m to watch the show. Some of the stuff we have seen over the years most would not believe.

you should mount/point a low budget internet cam and get a live stream. I'd log into watch on a rainy day...

These are the same clowns that see our boats and go on and on about how dangerous they are etc...

I cant count how many people have asked how I can load or unload my boat so easy, Its all in the prep. Your either ready to launch or ready to hook up. I've made a bunch of mistakes in the past & will own up to them. But I learned from said mistakes so I know what not to do.

Just Cant Make This Sh!t Up

If I had a video cam for the last 5 years it would be priceless

I still to this day carry 4 or 5 drain plugs in my truck cause there is nothing worse than seeing a woman & kids *****ing out dad for forgetting the drain plug! I would drive by & just hand it out the window & not look into their eyes cause I was there once & know the feeling

Bojoe2 No you cant make it up cause every time you think it cant get any funnier it does! (sorry for the learners but after they learn they can sit back with the rest of us & laugh about the mistakes they made)

BTW I have seen more people with high powered bass boats that cant trailer them than anyone with a performance boat in my entire boating life!

don't forget to latch the toungue!
 

I was headed to the lake with my 24' baja and was about 30 mins from the house when I hit a big enough bump to kick the toungue off the ball....well i had forgotten to lock it down. It was just sitting on the ball. Thank god for safety chains but the boat was banging side to side going down the road at about 65mph until i got her stopped. It beat up the back of my truck pretty good, broken brake lines, dented tail gate...etc. I also had to buy a new drivers seat cuase my ass was gripping it so tight it had a hole in it!!

Just think...these people breed.

haha, did that one time and raised hell at my wife for not being able to get the boat off the trailer, before I realized what I had done. Wasn't a very good day on the lake after that.

Mostly with there cousins :lolhit:

Having a CLASS CDL gives me a lot of knowledge when it comes to launching/ hauling my 27' MAGNUM. A precheck when I hook up boat to truck, check & double check before I leave my yard. When I get to the ramp, I take my time to get ready to back down ramp, plug in - lines on cleats & fenders out. I usually do it alone and many positive comments have been made about me doing it all along, do it slow & get it done right ! "HIGH LIFE"

Ya know we have so many odd moments at the ramp, it is truly amazing. One thing that sticks out is that if you try to offer help to those that are having the most trouble they never accept it and generally get pissy with you inreturn... Had one lady tell me "you do it your way and we will do it ours" in a very bad tone. We were off the river and gone before they had their boat on the trailer and they were there before we were.

We have it down to a science... pull up ready to go and in the water park the vehicle and back to boat and gone in 2-3 minutes.

I am fortunate, I keep my boat at a private storage facility that also has a private launch. Even still there are still a few moments of frustration but for the most part I don't have to deal with the general public when launching. This helps keep my temper in check and makes for a much more enjoyable day on the water.

I am able to launch and trailer my Velocity 260 within minutes by myself. Even being in a private launch, before my boat gets near the ramp it is completly loaded and all dock lines in place. When launching with assistance from the wife or a friend, I doubt my truck is in the launch area for more than 30 seconds. Once boat is afloat the truck is gone. WHen we come back in we will unload our gear at the dock/launch ONLY if no one else is around. If there are boats needing to use the ramp, It usually takes me no more than a few minutes to put it back on the trailer. Then we will unload out of the way of others.

cpiefer06, I do know what you mean about the people that need the help but refuse to swallow their pride to accept it. This is EXACTLY why I avoid the public launches!!!

The second video that I posted kills me. I bet launching at the beach to save a few $$ was worth swamping your tow vehicle and numerous others. Not to mention looking like a total IDIOT!!! And now having your antics being posted on the internet for the whole world to see...

Another good one...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjC4B...eature=related

Not sure who thought this was a good idea but I'm glad they caught it on tape.

hey jim,,, put that jet ski behind the seats,,,and power load us out of here l.o.l.:drink:

my line is,,, these people vote

I generally dont have any problems launching the boat. I have done it by myself for so long that its almost easier for me then to have people trying to help. The worst experience I had was my second boat was a 20ft rinker and towed it with a 79 silverado. While backing the boat off the trailer the emergency brake cable snapped and the truck started skipping down the ramp..I had to gun the boat forward and push against the trailer to keep it from going in. At the time my wife was on the boat and I had to yell at her to jump out put her foot on the brake..what a fun day!:rolleyes:

Not here in MD, I would rather see a Ba$$hole in front of me at the launch, they get it done faster than any I've ever seen. They do tournaments so they have to be fast. Ive been behind at least ten before and they went FAST.