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Originally Posted by Stinky_Hooker
I drive mine on with or without someone. My boat is small now but I done it with my 18 Wellcraft too. Back down drive it up, lean over bow and hook it or hop off and hook it and winch the last couple feet. Leave the motor running and in gear when you get down. Simple.
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You guys have to understand that up here in the Northeast, especially in NJ, there are only a limited number of launch ramps and (literally) thousands of boaters using them every day in the summer. So I'd have to tie up to the dock, walk far away to get my truck, wait in line to use the ramp, back down, then walk over to my boat, start it up and ....hopefully... drive it on in the first try... then get out of the boat, tie it up, get into =my truck and drive it up the ramp...all the while incurring the hateful looks of other boaters that are waiting to either launch or retrieve their boats.... Much easier to just pull the boat onto the trailer with the winch and drive away... less maneuvering = less time spent on the ramp. It's a little crowded around here.
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