Boat Buddy II Review

[sandm]

Good explanation axisidaho

I get what you did right there

tige, your bro is the biggest powerloader I have ever met.....

[tigeidaho]

I get what you did right there

tige, your bro is the biggest powerloader I have ever met.....

At least he didn't call me an axis loving rat bastard like some dingleberry does
I have always power loaded and honestly would hate to walk it on. I have the depth perfect to bring the boat in at an idle and then snap the bow hook when I hit the roller. The new boatmate trailer makes it even easier. It's all about practice and learning your setup.

I am surprised that N. Idaho has ramp problems, considering they have so many large bodies of water and boaters. Here in S. Idaho I can't think of one public ramp that isn't concrete well below the water line. I personally find it annoying when people take an hour to walk their boat off and on the trailer. I kid I kid

[kko]

#powerloaderforlife

[supremedevice]

It's different for every launch. For deeper and longer concrete launches power loading isn't an issue. But for others with shallower, softer bottoms it can effectively ruin the launch, ESPECIALLY for inboards when you can't trim. At the very least people should be aware of why it can be an issue for some spots

[sandm]

I have walked both boats I've owned off a couple of times, mostly when sticking it in the water while waiting for the rest of the crew to show up. if you have a pace and sense of urgency with you, it's not hard to do it all in under a couple of minutes. it's the guys that think they own the launch and have no issues taking 20 minutes that drive me crazy. especially if they have a spouse sitting there doing nothing. I have taught 2 different other halfs to back a trailer whether launching or loading. how hard is it really... but then again, witnessed several wakeboats full of 20-somethings on the lake drinking all day that can be just as slow and annoying at the ramp as the spouse doing nothing to help the cause..

[JLG]

I guess i need to be more specific when i call it "powering on" what i mean by that is when those I/O or just outboard guys set there and rev the sh## out of their boat to finish putting them on the last several feet rather than just backing the trailer in another foot or winching them on! I'm not talking about the boat idling onto the trailer. I idle my boat onto the trailer and usually have it in neutral when i hit the back section of trailer to prevent any prop damage if I was ever not in deep enough. I trailer at least 4-5 times a weekend and my wife does help and we have it down to a T so i don't waste other boaters time on the dock. My boat is usually disconnected when backing down the ramp so I can make splash down and the trailer is back out of the water for others to use ramp.

I know states have the power law to prevent such idiots from "powering on" as it does cause issues over time with the loading ramps!!

[Duncan]

I guess i need to be more specific when i call it "powering on" what i mean by that is when those I/O or just outboard guys set there and rev the sh## out of their boat to finish putting them on the last several feet rather than just backing the trailer in another foot or winching them on! I'm not talking about the boat idling onto the trailer. I idle my boat onto the trailer and usually have it in neutral when i hit the back section of trailer to prevent any prop damage if I was ever not in deep enough. I trailer at least 4-5 times a weekend and my wife does help and we have it down to a T so i don't waste other boaters time on the dock. My boat is usually disconnected when backing down the ramp so I can make splash down and the trailer is back out of the water for others to use ramp.

I know states have the power law to prevent such idiots from "powering on" as it does cause issues over time with the loading ramps!!

I power on. And for the record, I do not consider myself an idiot Actually I idle up to the ramp/trailer, drop to neutral to slide part way onto the front bunks, then "power on" for the last few feet.

Our lake is relatively shallow resulting in a relatively shallow ramp. I would have our tow vehicle into the water to get deep enough to winch on (with our power on method, the bumper is well over the water and the tires are less than a foot from the water line). Also, when that deep on a shallow ramp, the front bunks do not work as well to line the boat up straight. As a result, when you pull out, the boat is never even on the rear bunks.

So I will continue to power on just like most all boats at our ramp. (And my wife does a great job backing the empty trailer and pulling out).

[Ewok]

It took me a while but I finally found a video of how quick it can be to power load correctly. This is a little quicker than my wife and I used to load in TX with the Boat Buddy but it's pretty close.

[Av8tor]

This is the one I want to try, supposed to be more durable than the Boat Buddy. They say there is a slight modification in the works for use with Boatmate trailers.

http://www.ramp-n-clamp.com/

Did they happen to tell you how long it would be before they had the modification available for the Boatmates? Looks like it could be the better alternative to the boat buddy.

[tigeidaho]

This is the one I want to try, supposed to be more durable than the Boat Buddy. They say there is a slight modification in the works for use with Boatmate trailers.

http://www.ramp-n-clamp.com/

I completely missed this post. The premise of this is AWESOME! I may have to check with the company about fitment for boatmate.

[ray.gusman.35]

Having issues with my boat buddy on my 2011 boat mate and RZR, so wanting to swap for a ramp n clamp. Response from RnC tell me to fit a 503SH for my model, has anyone swapped their boat buddy for a Ramp n clamp? Is it a better system? Appreciate feedback


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