YouTube - becareful who's filming.

[bigshrimpin]

I wonder if someone will send this to the greenies. There's no powering up allowed anymore on ramps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78EWmciEGIA

[spareparts]

if you can't power up on the ramp, then whos going to keep the ramp dredged out?

[phatdaddy]

if i understood the audio, the capt is in his 70's. the way he was jumping up & down off the bow of that boat, i'm not gonna be the one to tell him how to load his boat.

[nymack66]

What a dangerous move period ..Wow I always float my Boat on and off ..Never comprehend this method and will never do it..
When I Boat its myself, two Kid's one 14 one 12, no room for mistake's or senseless moves ...I can't afford a stunt like this ..Few years ago maybe :)

[bigshrimpin]

I never understood the reasoning behind the rule . . . do you guys know what it was?

[phatdaddy]

ny i have a bunk trailer and on a short ramp or low tide, that's the way its done.
bs, probably due to silt being spread to surrounding sea grass, i agree with spare, thats what keeps some old ramps open..

[spareparts]

thats the way i load the boat most of the time

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

thats the way i load the boat most of the time


Me too.

[inaforty]

When power loading you remove the silt at the end of the concrete ramp and mound it up so that it is now in the way at low tide.
Good article here..
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/water_access/powerloading.html

[Road King Cole]

Thanks inaforty, that's what I thought and I know there fines for this at some ramps. I had this discussion this fall:

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/community/showthread.php?t=13152

[nipper]

That is exactly how I get my boat up on the trailer. However, after I power up a bit, I do not leave it in gear like he did. The jump off the bow, onto the winch post and down on to the tongue of the trailer is what I do. But I do it without even getting in the water. I just stand on the tongue, winch her up, then I can step to the bumper of my suburban, shift over to the driver's side on the bumper, swing my left leg onto the rear tire (all the while holding on to the luggage rack) and I am done. I will not do this when it is warm and I am barefoot or with flip flops, but it works well when I have shoes on and it is cold outside.

[Skools Out]

that's the way we all load them on all ramps i use, if you do like NY and float on they will cuss you and say hurry up get out of the way that's why it has a motor lol. V20's are not to big nor heavy for this issue but the large 32 up cc boats with the triples on the back usually the truck needs help from the boat to get them out of the water, i've seen many people push the truck and all up a wet ramp to get them out then shut it down as soon as the boats going up the ramp.

[RWilson2526]

My procedure is just a slightly more gentle version....I just idle on and I do leave it in gear at idle or it will float back down when I jump over the bow rail to attach the hook....

[reelapeelin]

thats the way i load the boat most of the time


Me too...I've almost gotta do it that way to get it all the way forward...works like a champ!!...:party:

[charlie_the_tuna]

and then there's maude. . . . . .



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho1705vkc-k

[macojoe]

That's the ramp I use all summer!

Its a nice new ramp, I drive on and kenny pulls the boat up with truck. Quick and easy!!

[Pipe_Dream]

Me too...I've almost gotta do it that way to get it all the way forward

Same here. In fact, I power ON and power OFF. I guess my trailer bunks are too high??? That or the ramp that I use isn't steep enough.

[spareparts]

i have yet to see a boats prop wash to even come close to matching the power of tide and current

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/water_access/powerloading.html


it might make a differnce on a lake, but around here, thats:bsflag:

I use ramps on a regular basis(couple of times a week), just out of habit(looking for fish) I watch the depth finder while meandering close to the ramp, I'm suprised how many deep holes I find near ramps, with gradual rises back to the "regular depth" as I get further from the ramps

[nymack66]

Sorry Guys I did not explained myself correctly, I do drive or idle the Boat on to the trailer, I do not power it up on the Trailer as shown in the video,since the trailer is completely submerge and is just right for the Boat so floats right on, then I just snug it up using the winch. When I am alone with the Kids I float it on no choice :)

[bradford]

Just what we need. Government dictating our lives even more. :bsflag: