eeboater
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Well, I got a good does of SHT last Saturday when my wife and I went out for a late-in-the day cruise. On our way out of the launch ramp a 23-25ish foot SeaRay Sundancer (early 90's?) was cruising into the launch ramp. He cut me off (very rudely I might add) as I was idling away from the docks.<br /><br />1.5 hours later, my wife and I are pulling back into the ramp to go home for the day when I see this jackhole with his trailer in the water and his wife and kid sitting on the shore... wife holding her forehead in embarrasment.<br /><br />One of his trailer guide posts was bent over at about a 45 degree angle. This guy is trying to get his boat up on the trailer still (nearly an hour later). By the time I got to the dock, the guy behind the helm of the boat was in such a rage and frustration that he simply was not using common sense anymore. He would approach the trailer, get a little off kilter - and instead of finagling with the approach, he'd just give up and slam the boat in reverse.<br /><br />My wife and I went through our normal routine and got the boat out of the water. As I pulled it out of the way of other people in the ramp area, I mentioned to my wife that I'm going to go give that guy a hand because he definitely needed it.<br /><br />As I walked over to the ramp I struck up a conversation with the guys wife, asking her if they needed some help. She gleefully said thank you and stated that they've been trying for a while now and they can't get the boat on the trailer because the boat kept drifting. Well, right away, I could tell what was the problem. First, he didn't have the trailer far enough in the water; second he had the thing crooked in the ramp. Every time he approached, the boat would have to twist because the rear of the trailer was pointed towards the dock.<br /><br />Well, as the guy made his approach he looked at me and said "move, move, move - go away." I thought, ok fine, screw you then. Interestingly enough, my visit there is all he needed - because since I was standing on the dock waiting to catch him; he slowed down and paid less attention to the fact that he was screwing up, and started paying more attention to handling his boat. His boat glided up onto the trailer; akwardly I admit, but it was enough for him to get out and crank it up.<br /><br />The wife said thank you and I went on my way. <br /><br />In the end, I may not have physically helped him get onto his trailer - but I think my being there provided some key support!
