heyyou325
Chief Petty Officer
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Re: One Person launching and loading boat?
I didn't see waders listed for putting it back on the trailer. A good pair of either hip or chest waders, starting $38 something at Cabella's on sale a lot of times, will keep you dry. I back down in the water (just so it will barely float), have a rope with a small loop in one end and a snap hook in the other, put the loop around one of the cleats, tie the other end, or fasten loosely to the dock (some docks have eye bolts to fasten to), unhook from the winch and drive away. When you load it, tie it to the dock, same manner as above, back into the water, if you have a long cable on your winch you can just run it out and hook it in your front eye bolt, and winch it in. I have 50 ft of 3/8 cable coated in plastic in my winch. If you don't have a long cable have, an extra rope attache it to the eye bolt, and pull it to where your winch line will hook up. Hold the boat firmly while changing lines. Keep tied to the dock until it is on or mostly on the trailer. I find a manual winch will alert you easier (it winches harder) if you are going off center. The waders come in real handy for loading the boat, unless you like wet feet, pants, shirt, wallet, you get the idea. Remember the hole in the top leaks real fast tho. Just as fast alone as with someone else, as they are usually just standing around or trying to do it differently and mess you up. Good luck and good boating, probably fishing going alone, catch one for me the Game Warden might not count it that way. yea right.
I didn't see waders listed for putting it back on the trailer. A good pair of either hip or chest waders, starting $38 something at Cabella's on sale a lot of times, will keep you dry. I back down in the water (just so it will barely float), have a rope with a small loop in one end and a snap hook in the other, put the loop around one of the cleats, tie the other end, or fasten loosely to the dock (some docks have eye bolts to fasten to), unhook from the winch and drive away. When you load it, tie it to the dock, same manner as above, back into the water, if you have a long cable on your winch you can just run it out and hook it in your front eye bolt, and winch it in. I have 50 ft of 3/8 cable coated in plastic in my winch. If you don't have a long cable have, an extra rope attache it to the eye bolt, and pull it to where your winch line will hook up. Hold the boat firmly while changing lines. Keep tied to the dock until it is on or mostly on the trailer. I find a manual winch will alert you easier (it winches harder) if you are going off center. The waders come in real handy for loading the boat, unless you like wet feet, pants, shirt, wallet, you get the idea. Remember the hole in the top leaks real fast tho. Just as fast alone as with someone else, as they are usually just standing around or trying to do it differently and mess you up. Good luck and good boating, probably fishing going alone, catch one for me the Game Warden might not count it that way. yea right.
Might sound weird, but i look forward to launching/loading my current boat solo, guess i feel i've accomplished something since i used to be so nervous about it at first.
