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See anything wrong in this picture.

#1 Post by Cowracer » Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:28 pm

I followed this guy into the lake this weekend. See if you can spot the WTF in this picture
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#2 Post by NonHyphenAmerican » Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:29 pm

I'd love to know how he loads and unloads that boat with that motor where it's at.

And either the trailer is longer than the boat, or the boat has shifted forward.
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#3 Post by teecro » Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:41 pm

NonHyphenAmerican wrote:I'd love to know how he loads and unloads that boat with that motor where it's at.

And either the trailer is longer than the boat, or the boat has shifted forward.
My guess would be that he backs in until the ass end or more floats free....
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#4 Post by smoker62 » Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:42 pm

Must use a steep launch to float the ass end over the cross member. :lol3
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#5 Post by PlaynDoc » Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:45 pm

unloads/loads with tilt/trim...

i see NO TIE DOWN STRAPS.
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#6 Post by teecro » Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:04 pm

smoker62 wrote:Must use a steep launch to float the ass end over the cross member. :lol3
The ramp at our maria is quite steep... I did not realize this on first launching our pontoon and on backing in before I knew it it was floating free of the trailer with only the winch strap keeping her in place...
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#7 Post by Cowracer » Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:07 pm

Cross brace is too close to allow tilt/trim.

Boat ramp is no where steep enough at the lake. I saw him in water up to the front bumper at the boat ramp trying to unload.

Trailer was obviously too long for boat. I swear, some days I could just take a cooler and a lawn chair to the ramp, and just sit there to watch the show.

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#8 Post by RcgTexas » Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:08 pm

wondering if he can trim up without hitting trailer frame? :shock: :donno
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#9 Post by teecro » Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:15 pm

Cowracer wrote:... I saw him in water up to the front bumper at the boat ramp trying to unload...
And why could you not post us a picture of that? :wink:
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#10 Post by OK Toon » Tue Aug 05, 2014 12:30 am

Cowracer wrote: I swear, some days I could just take a cooler and a lawn chair to the ramp, and just sit there to watch the show.

Tim.
We do that about every wkend. Our dock is the first one near the ramp so we just sit out there and watch the excitement - especially on holiday wkends. We keep wanting to make score cards and hold them up. :lol3
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#11 Post by trucky » Tue Aug 05, 2014 3:59 am

OK Toon wrote:
Cowracer wrote: I swear, some days I could just take a cooler and a lawn chair to the ramp, and just sit there to watch the show.

Tim.
We do that about every weekend. Our dock is the first one near the ramp so we just sit out there and watch the excitement - especially on holiday weekends. We keep wanting to make score cards and hold them up. :lol3
Would that be Olympic Scoring? I'll bring the numbers and air horn. I think it would be respectful to give a little blast when scoring is complete. Cowracer bringing the ice chest?
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#12 Post by Cowracer » Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:02 am

5.2, 5.2, 5.8 and 6.0 from the East German Judge!

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#13 Post by Cowracer » Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:03 am

teecro wrote:
Cowracer wrote:... I saw him in water up to the front bumper at the boat ramp trying to unload...
And why could you not post us a picture of that? :wink:
I was busy prepping my boat for launch and my phone was up in the truck. by the time I was ready to pull up, he was already gone.

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#14 Post by babock » Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:07 am

Maybe it's just me but I don't see the problem. Better than a trailer that is too short!

Also, I don't get the comments about putting up a lawn chair to observe problems at the launch ramp. I guess I have better things to do.
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#15 Post by teecro » Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:12 am

babock wrote:I guess I have better things to do.
Same here; drinking and driving come to mind... :drink4
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