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Originally Posted by smoker62 (Post 3963071)

Yes I am sure , everyone. LOL. You burned yourself because you said "In the water" . I asked how you load a 30 by yourself without getting your toes wet.:lolhit: Seriously though, everyone I see power loads. Not saying I sit there all weekend just my observation when I am there.

Ok loading the boat without getting wet. Boat is sitting at the dock back trailer into water. One local ramp I can just step up on the bumper of the truck step on the trailer, grab the bow stop pull the boat to the hook crank it up. Pull it out of the water in 30 seconds. Most other ramps I just step from the dock to the bumper of the truck. Don't even get my toes wet.

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Originally Posted by rfgonzo (Post 3963111)

Sure you can Just take some acrobatics you go from ramp to bumper of truck to tongue of trailer and whala. That what I do early in the season when the water is cold.

Must be a Michigan thing...:whistle:

I don't know about a cat, but my boat is a V. All I do is pull out of the water slow the boat just centers on the trailer. Could just be the way my bunks are setup, but all three of my boats have been the same way.

Post a vid, I want to see that .:lolhit:

My favorite is when I grow tired of waiting for all the BS and my wife backs me in the ramp and i slide off and go about my business :bunnydance: then put the nose at end of dock and pick up my hottie!! and there still scratching there heads :thankyouthankyou::thankyouthankyou:

A lot depends on the trailer. If you have a bow roller that actually catches your bow eye and stops the boat from going any more forward, it is possible to powerload all the way on. The boat stops when it bow eye is stopped by the roller. However, on a Myco, Manning, or LoadMaster type of winch stand setup where there is no positive stop, you definitely cannot powerload by yourself.

If you have a second person on the winch, idling the boat or bumping it forward while they winch is easy to do.

If you can't get your toes wet for whatever reason, just jump on the tailgate or bumper of the truck and walk down the trailer tongue. It's not that big of a deal.

If you launch/retrieve out of the same ramp with same attributes 25x a season, it's easy to get a method down pact. However, when you travel to different locations, and factor in water levels, current, breeze, and tidal changes; as well as different ramp lengths, water depth, and ramp angles; every time out (and in) is a new experience.

Rope Boater...
New one on me.

I don't even carry any ropes on my boat.

I'm assuming what you mean by "power loading" is not just idle or even the 1200 rpm, but the 3500 with the rooster tail?

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Originally Posted by cheech (Post 3963207)

I'm assuming what you mean by "power loading" is not just idle or even the 1200 rpm, but the 3500 with the rooster tail?

I would say that's the consensus here. No reason for rev limiters at the ramp :D

Here's a good video of me loading my boat :party-smiley-004:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkvst...e_gdata_player