Originally Posted by waycool marine (Post 3905942)

that's what powering on to the trailer does to ramps, as well as pulling all the soil out from under it. ever see a ramp shift or cave in? a lot of marinas are putting baseball sized rock ,or broken concrete as fill at the end of the ramp. ever hear a rock go thru a prop as someone powers on to the ramp sound very expensive, ruins a good day at the lake cause your to lazy to use the winch. I like the idea of trianges in front of front axles

Originally Posted by sommerfliesby (Post 3905949)

I HAD to power on to my trailer with the Fountain. No choice. Otherwise it wouldn't go all the way up into the bow stop cradle. Not a matter of laziness. Usually it was a 5 second burst at most. I got yelled at a bunch of times, but there was nothing I could do.

Originally Posted by sommerfliesby (Post 3905922)

Way to go, Joe! I'm sure that guy certainly appreciated the help. I'm letting Mr.Cig put his in the water at Hammond before I try mine! Lol.

I backed the trailer off the end of the ramp at Portage, IN a few years back...didn't know it. After the boat came off the trailer, I jumped in the truck and took off. There was a large crashing sound and a big jerk as I came out, but I thought I had just rolled over something on the ramp. Looked at the trailer when I parked...all the lights were hanging out of the back and the front axle support was torn on the driver's side. Fortunately, it held together for the trip home. We straightened the front axle and welded angular supports like what CNC described to address any future problems.

Originally Posted by sommerfliesby (Post 3905949)

I HAD to power on to my trailer with the Fountain. No choice. Otherwise it wouldn't go all the way up into the bow stop cradle. Not a matter of laziness. Usually it was a 5 second burst at most. I got yelled at a bunch of times, but there was nothing I could do.

Originally Posted by T-RAV (Post 3905807)

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.

Originally Posted by Sydwayz (Post 3906511)

I've heard, yet not seen it done...

...That you can tie a line to the center of the aft end of the trailer, and then tie the other end off tight to the bow eye of the boat. Have someone in the boat put the boat in reverse to provide lift to the back end of the trailer while the driver of the truck pulls the trailer out in 4X4 Low Gear.

Granted, sounds like a nice way to pull the entire truck and trailer in the water though as well.