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Old 12-27-2008 | 08:40 PM
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Would have paid money for a video of this today at the ramp. Guy had a 23 Proline center console that was about 10 inches from hitting the winch stand. So with all his buddies helping/watching he backed the whole tow rig into a ficus tree hoping the boat would slide forward on the trailer. Now this Proline had a single motor hanging on a bracket. The bracket was raping the tree bark but not moving the boat forward.....

My buddy was walking by and couldn't believe it. I was watching it from the ramp, thinking Why is that guy so close to that tree?

It didn't work and they just drove away with the trailer lifting on the hitch ball since the boat was too far back. Of course the van had a church logo all over the side so God must have been helping these future Darwin victims......
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Old 12-27-2008 | 09:30 PM
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WOW,,,thats some crazy people out ther ??!!!

Funny $hit though.
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Old 12-28-2008 | 08:45 PM
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Crazy nuts don't they know to just put wd-40 on the bunks leave the straps off and lock the brakes at like 40
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Old 12-29-2008 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Expensive Date
Crazy nuts don't they know to just put wd-40 on the bunks leave the straps off and lock the brakes at like 40
that woul be sunday mess, not sunday mass....

BTW, the boats for sale..

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Old 01-07-2009 | 08:28 PM
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I hate to say it but I used to do this with my Sanger drag boat all the time. It had a low profile trailer that would not allow the boat to come all the way up on the trailer without the nose hitting metal. This will work you just have to be "pro" enough to pull it off!
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Old 01-07-2009 | 08:35 PM
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I got one OFF a trailer one time by tying it to a tree.
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Old 01-11-2009 | 10:18 AM
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this technique does work..You just have to hit the tree really hard...lol
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Old 01-18-2009 | 10:36 AM
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Old 01-21-2009 | 07:47 PM
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The video would have made you a millionaire
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Old 01-21-2009 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by augie58
The video would have made you a millionaire
Bernie Madoff handles all of my investments so video money isn't necessary at this point....... I can put a good word in for you at my club and maybe he can do some investing for you too!
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