Sorry...was using the dally thing in comparison to what goes on down here...all the striper tournaments I've loaded/unloaded for, those guys dunk 'em and chunk 'em cause there might be a hundred boats tryin' to get in before blast-off(one reason I quit tourneys)...I hear ya on the over-the-bow-thing...at 57 goin' over mine would be tricky if I hadn't intentionally set it up for that long ago...and doing it alone adds to the trick...my spare-tire is my step-down off the front of the bow...if my buddy's in the truck, I hitch it up, give him the OK and we're off...if no buddy, then it's another trip...you'll work it out...just remember...PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE...and of course fish each time you practice...