Labor Day Ramp Follies

[hoopykat]

Bayliner...the Geo Metro of the boat genré....

Mike

[anhaney]

Bayliner...the Geo Metro of the boat genré....

Mike

Man I am glad my wife insited on buying TIGE' right of the get go.

[xpjim1]

you stuck a bayliner up your transom?

Now thats funny

[Moki]

I laughed, I cried.

I laughed because I have seen most of this personally, I cried because I have seen most of this personally.

[dogbert]

I laughed, I cried.

I laughed because I have seen most of this personally, I cried because I have seen most of this personally.

So the bayliner hurts when you stuck it up there?

[my86stanggt]

Man, you guys in CA,TX have it bad. I went to the lake last weekend and thought I would try a new ramp I usually don't go to on the north side of the lake and there was no one there. I couldn't believe it, no boats, trailers, trucks. You ever have one of those moments when you just can't believe your luck? I drop out, my wife drives the boat for loading/unloading, and this whole section of lake is devoid of boats. We were out all day and we come back and there were a couple of trucks there parked with mine but noone at the ramp. It's the ramp I'm using from now on.

I promised myself I wouldn't cry...I did have tears in the eyes though.

Course when we were loading up, my wife eases the boat up close to the ramp and I step off the bow not realizing the water is still about 4-5 ft deep. My truck key has one of those chips on the key. That almost sucked. Course they were laughing as they are backing away.

[dogbert]

Course they were laughing as they are backing away.

Hope you were laughing right with them

[hoopykat]

I learned the hard way Sunday that one should keep ones head low as one is winching up ones boat onto the trailer...ever had the bow of a 20i in your ear?

I don't recommend it.

Mike

[anhaney]

I learned the hard way Sunday that one should keep ones head low as one is winching up ones boat onto the trailer...ever had the bow of a 20i in your ear?

I don't recommend it.

Mike

That is not very pleasant

[third timer]

What's a ramp

No, seriously, I am fortunate to not have those problems any more, but I had the mother of all bone head experiences 20 years ago with my first boat. I was getting ready to put in at a paved but steep ramp with a buddy of mine. My buddy decided he would take of the bow hook and unlock the tilt feature on the trailer before I backed it in. I shouldn't have left this to anyone else but live and learn. Well The boat rolled off the trailer and crash landeed about a foot from the water. That ended my first summer with that boat.

[spharis]

I know a guy that bought a bunch of that "release grease" for bunks. He lubed his up after pulling out one day, and headed home. Next trip to the lake, he unbuckled the boat while waiting to launch. The guy with him hits the gas to move up in line, and the boat slides right off the trailer and hits the pavement........the grease works!

[chpthril]

I know a guy that bought a bunch of that "release grease" for bunks. He lubed his up after pulling out one day, and headed home. Next trip to the lake, he unbuckled the boat while waiting to launch. The guy with him hits the gas to move up in line, and the boat slides right off the trailer and hits the pavement........the grease works!

LOL, not quite the Testimonial that the company wanted

[third timer]

helmet

I learned the hard way Sunday that one should keep ones head low as one is winching up ones boat onto the trailer...ever had the bow of a 20i in your ear?

I don't recommend it.

Mike

Maybe we should start wearing a helmet when launching, HA,HA. A neighbor of mine slipped on the ramp the other day and broke his arm.

[Ruune]

reading these reminded me of something I saw at the 360 bridge on lake austin last year. Some guy with a waverunner (the pink 650, dont remember the model number) forgot to tie off the nose of the 'runner when he was pulling it out of the water.

did you know that waverunners bounce?

[mcd]

On sunday afternoons we hang out by the launch on our lake. If a storm is comming, it's better than any comic routine that I've ever seen.