power loading your boat

[642mx]

Re: power loading your boat

Just being honest here but I see you give it to people just as hard if you know what I mean. And I'm not being critical of you, there are things I would say in real life that I can't say here or I'll get my peepee smacked.

i was just saying let's keep it civil before this thread goes away like many before have.

Before you know it, we won't be allowed to have powerloading, I/O vs OB, which oil, which spark plug, how to winterize, etc, etc, etc threads.

Oh Skargo... I only blast someone when I'm provoked...lol. You are right, I could be nicer. Sometimes when I type something, I really don't mean it to be mean... but it gets interpreted that way. I think that happens to us all at some point...

 

[skargo]

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Oh Skargo... I only blast someone when I'm provoked...lol. You are right, I could be nicer. Sometimes when I type something, I really don't mean it to be mean... but it gets interpreted that way. I think that happens to us all at some point...

Oh yes, I can certainly relate!

 

[ezmobee]

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Before you know it, we won't be allowed to have powerloading, I/O vs OB, which oil, which spark plug, how to winterize, etc, etc, etc threads.

Come on down to the resto section. Then you can add flotation and plywood as hot button topics. The trailer/towing section is the worst on the forum though. Seems every single friggin' topic there turns into a flame war.

 

['96 Charger]

Re: power loading your boat

Yeah, the guys that put the trailer in so shallow that they have to motor it half way up the trailer while throwing a rooster tail really make themselves look like morons...

On extremely shallow ramps sometimes you have to if you want to keep your tailpipe out of the water. I had to throw a roostertail yesterday on a shallow ramp. Slung water over the back end too backing off. I MUCH prefer steep ramps where I can load and unload trimmed all the way down without worry. Come to think of it the only ones that DON'T powerload around here are the people who don't use their boat for fishing. My dad never powerloaded because his 85hp Force didn't have power trim and even if it did he would have been too scared to do it. Those weren't fun times when he'd back the trailer in way too deep. Never listened to meThese days when he backs me in I have to motion for him to straighten up to keep from dropping me off the side of the ramp EVERY SINGLE TIME.

 

[Pirate_40]

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hahahahahaha.... I wish you could get all the fisherman to get out of my way when I'm heading to the water. You know how us Baja owners can be... After all, we are the most important people on the lake/river.

Real fisherman fish at night,....... when all the baja boys are in their feetsie jammies goin nite nite..

 

[skargo]

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Come on down to the resto section. Then you can add flotation and plywood as hot button topics. The trailer/towing section is the worst on the forum though. Seems every single friggin' topic there turns into a flame war.

 

[642mx]

Re: power loading your boat

Real fisherman fish at night,....... when all the baja boys are in their feetsie jammies goin nite nite..

How did you know I wear feetsie jammies?...LMAO!!!

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Just being honest here but I see you give it to people just as hard if you know what I mean. And I'm not being critical of you, there are things I would say in real life that I can't say here or I'll get my peepee smacked.

i was just saying let's keep it civil before this thread goes away like many before have.
Before you know it, we won't be allowed to have powerloading, I/O vs OB, which oil, which spark plug, how to winterize, etc, etc, etc threads.

Actually, I think this thread ran it's course along time ago. Another sacrificial horse!

 

[98Shabah]

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My statement was too general. Yeah, I've dealt with a couple ramps that were obviously not built with enough grade to them.. I recall one ramp with the waverunner where water was almost over my rear tires of my S10 and the waverunner trailer bunks were barely touching water..

On extremely shallow ramps sometimes you have to if you want to keep your tailpipe out of the water. I had to throw a roostertail yesterday on a shallow ramp. Slung water over the back end too backing off. I MUCH prefer steep ramps where I can load and unload trimmed all the way down without worry. Come to think of it the only ones that DON'T powerload around here are the people who don't use their boat for fishing. My dad never powerloaded because his 85hp Force didn't have power trim and even if it did he would have been too scared to do it. Those weren't fun times when he'd back the trailer in way too deep. Never listened to meThese days when he backs me in I have to motion for him to straighten up to keep from dropping me off the side of the ramp EVERY SINGLE TIME.

 

[98Shabah]

Re: power loading your boat

Hey, that fax machine turned into a horse! "PC Load Letter? What the f__ does that mean?!"

Actually, I think this thread ran it's course along time ago. Another sacrificial horse!

 

[jeeperman]

Re: power loading your boat

Maybe... or maybe its the current of the river, or the fact that ice gathers around it. The point is, who cares? It lasted 20+ years with no repairs. This is a ramp that easily sees 75+ boaters each day during the weekend.

No poster yet has proven that power loading causes the ramp to break off either.

BTW, we spent about 6 hours on the water today... and we power loaded when we left. And I didn't feel bad about it...lol As a matter of fact, some old man at the ramp complimented us on how quick we loaded (less than 1 minute from backing in to pulling out)

The ramp is broken just about 30 feet from the waterline. The city budgeted money to fix it. The new ramp (should last forever, or so we are told) and its costs $180K installed.

Yuppers, maybe nature did it.
And yuppers, maybe the powerloaders forced the city (taxpayers) to spend $180k to fix it with a replacement ramp. Instead of spending that $180k on a brand new ramp elsewhere or next to the old one so that more taxpayers and more boaters could go boating sooner rather than later.

 

[642mx]

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Yuppers, maybe nature did it.
And yuppers, maybe the powerloaders forced the city (taxpayers) to spend $180k to fix it with a replacement ramp. Instead of spending that $180k on a brand new ramp elsewhere or next to the old one so that more taxpayers and more boaters could go boating sooner rather than later.

Oh trust me... the city would waste that money on some other project if they didn't have to fix the ramp. And they sure as heck won't build a new location to launch (corp of engineers will make sure of that!)

20+ years is a long time for a ramp on a high current river. Its old and needs replaced... and I can't wait to power load on the new one!

 

[proaudioguy]

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If you have the trailer backed in at the proper depth, power loading is no longer necessary. Trailer too deep makes it difficult to guide the boat on, trailer not deep enough is when you see people power-loading. The steepness of the ramp in use can also play a big factor in setting proper trailer depth.

Long story short, if you have to powerload, you aren't getting the trailer deep enough in the water. Backing up another two feet will eliminate the problem most of the time.

Please tell me how to get a FLOATING trailer deep enough in the water...

 

[DaNinja]

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Please tell me how to get a FLOATING trailer deep enough in the water...

Haul's comment seemed fair enough. I don't think I've seen a floating (FLOATING) trailer. If my boats require more than idle, the trailer isn't deep enough. If I can float to the stop, I'm too deep.

 

[proaudioguy]

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on the Housatonic river

Wow this brings back all the stories growing up of my mom catching her dinner, learning to swim the hard way, etc. Most of my family is from New Milford, we moved to FL when I was 6 months old, so I guess I'm a Floridian with New England values.....LOL. My mom grew up on the river, the oldest of 6 kids, and fairly poor, so they often caught dinner.

Sorry for the topic swerve.

 

[proaudioguy]

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Haul's comment seemed fair enough. I don't think I've seen a floating (FLOATING) trailer. If my boats require more than idle, the trailer isn't deep enough. If I can float to the stop, I'm too deep.

Sorry, you need to get out more (jk), but seriously this floating trailer thing is a PITA. Apparently it's pretty common, so I'm told. This one is an EEZZZZ ON, out of Hudson, FL. HUGE bunks, they chose to use AIR in the tires (AIR has been established in laboratories to have a direct relationship with flotation), and it's aluminum, making it less heavy. In fact with the boat off, I can pick up the trailer. Pretty sure I could stand in the middle and pick it up and carry it around. The torsion axle and the wheels are the only real weight.

Also the winch has an UP angle to the eye. It is impossible to winch the boat all the way up. I can get it to about a foot. I will say this thread has explained to me why some ramps with drop off's suck so bad. The single wheel in the hole issue has reared it's head. I generally sus out a Ramp and if it's not steep and deep, I go to another ramp.