You would think with the water being that clear someone could have seen it. If someone was Out side of the truck. Man that water is clear.

That happened to me once I had to use the boat and some load straps to winch up the trailer, the had enough buoyancy to lift the trailer. What a pita though!

I had a similar thing happen to my buddy at Mich. City a couple of years ago, trailer was stuck in the sand, luckily someone happen to be there with a diesel dually to yank him out.

I usually launch out of Diversey and it seems every year it gets harder and harder

I think these marinas need to look at lengthening these launch ramps, which I know will probably never happen

Had I pulled up 5 minutes earlier, I probably woulda been there watchin that and yelled ''STOPPPPP"

How deep is it at the end of the ramp concrete dropoff?

Its actually a odd setup. Its concrete, then they added steel grate platforms to extend the ramp, which are supported by chains that are anchored to the concrete walls.

So in the pic of the trailer, what you're seeing is a steel grate. Once that ends, I have no idea. My guess is it drops off to maybe 6-10FT deep water there..? In the pic, the axles are probably hanging 10ft from the actual lake floor.

Same thing happened to me helping a friend launch his 43 Black Thunder in Ft Madision Ia. My friend called a small tug on the radio that was passing by and had him fish a line on the trailer and pull it up and out. Friend was/is connected to the right people... :thankyouthankyou:

TxHawk - that's how the fenders got crushed on that old manning as info.....:party-smiley-004:


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Your water is TNT clear if you just go far enough offshore.....:party-smiley-004:

We have tides to deal with down here and the more popular ramps have signs posted to mark the end of the ramp...very helpful!!

Wow though...launching a 34' Sundancer or Express Cruiser at a ramp???!!! What was he towing it with? Thats a lot of boat to be towing on the road!! I see them in the water all the time here and they have a 12' beam and weigh about 6~7 tons!!

I should correct that. I said sea ray, but I was generalizing. It was a cruiser of some sort. I didn't get the make or model. They all look the same to me. Coulda been a Four Winns, wellcraft, cruisers inc, etc. Tow rig was a new F350 diesel dually.