Newbie Mistake....

Airslot · #1 07-16-2007, 08:53 PM

Had to help an experienced boater today. One of our guys dumped a new 20' Trophy on the ramp, about 8' from the water. One tough boat, she slid all the way until the stern was nearly floating. I helped him get her back on the trailer and really, just minimal damage right under the garboard plug. Simply amazing.

The moral to the story....don't unhook the winch until your ready to launch ;)

And for the worst part....the guys wife told him the unhooking early was a bad idea and he shouldn't do it. He said it would be fine............. ::)

Skools Out · #2 07-16-2007, 09:09 PM

that means it was a roller trailer see Bunks are so much better

phatdaddy · #3 07-16-2007, 09:38 PM

not always skools. *i have a bunk and i always un hook. back down and tap the brakes to unload. *it was getting where i had to tap 2 or 3 times, so i sprayed the carpet with food grade silicone. next weekend back to the ramp, unhook and start down. *my wife starts yelling the boat is moving and i *hit the brakes(footnote: this is the WRONG thing to do) and the boat is now 5 feet from the water on the ramp.

Skools Out · #4 07-16-2007, 11:19 PM

but you greased her up lol a non greased one won't do that, but a roller is going to unload

phatdaddy · #5 07-16-2007, 11:33 PM

your right, i will never do that again........

frayed_knot · #6 07-17-2007, 12:00 AM

I like my bunks, but I never unhook until the old girls' a$$ is in the water and swaying back and forth a little bit. ;D

cfelton · #7 07-17-2007, 01:39 AM

I never unhook till shes in the water too. Ive got 8ft. bunks under the rear and rollers under the middle to the bow, it works really good ! I watched two guys dump a 19ft boat on a ramp years ago, and it gouged a big hole in the bottom and cracked the outdrive. Man I felt sorry for them.

tsubaki · #8 07-17-2007, 08:06 AM

phat, I did the same thing several years ago with an aluminum boat I had. Sprayed the bunks with silicone.
For some unknown reason I unhooked the boat and started down the ramp and could see the boat going farther down the trailer. :o So what did I do, SPEED UP.
No I didn't make it to the water but at least no damage except bending the drain plug.

msbhammer · #9 07-17-2007, 09:12 AM

Damm Air, that guy must have a relative that lives in Lewes. Guy backed up to the ramp, unhooked his and then prefers to back up and let the boat slide off. Well the boat slid off before he had a chance to back. Slid all the way down the ramp into the water. Heard he damaged up the boat good. :-[

C YENSEN · #10 07-17-2007, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by msbhammer

Damm Air, that guy must have a relative that lives in Lewes. Guy backed up to the ramp, unhooked his and then prefers to back up and let the boat slide off. Well the boat slid off before he had a chance to back. Slid all the way down the ramp into the water. Heard he damaged up the boat good. :-[

do you mean you? and if so when the hell did you do that?