Launching Question

[devdwt]

Funny how everyone does it a little different.

I back down the ramp until water seeps under the door of my truck! ..J/K

I back down the ramp until I see the back ¼ of the boat in the water.
Get out, unhook the straps, wife gets in the boat.
Back slowly until I see the back of the boat float up slightly.
Go back a little more then jab the truck brakes...off she goes!

When loading, I back all the way until I dunk the trailer bunks to wet them, then pull back
up until about 2 feet of the bunks are out of the water.
Wife drives it right up to the stops, strap the front and away we go.

We can launch/load in less than 5 minutes. Never concerned about the rear tires of
the truck being in the water.

Oh and another little trick, if I think the boat might be a bit crooked, after I strap it,
I just back up a bit and let the back float up a little. Then, when I pull forward it will settle right
in to the bunks. Have done this a couple of times when it was really windy and hard to
get it to come in straight.

[curtiscapk]

I always would freak out loading if the boat was crooked and keep trying to get it straight. Then I learned it was never really that far off and once at the top of the ramp walk up to rear of toon put the small of my back against it and shove er on over!!! Works everytime! I don't even look now, because I know if I am off I can pop it straight everytime!

[bluecollarpilot]

To float mine off the trailer, my rear wheels are in the water about 5". Most of the ramps at our area lakes are shallow grade, so you have to back it on out there. Freaks the wife out, but she'll get over it. Recovering I always power on, but it doesn't take much.