LippCJ7
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Re: Time to Admit I Need Lessons
Bob I think you need to get your wife involved, my wife is not "Qualified" (Her words not mine) to back the trailer into the water so she drives the boat onto the trailer, and as I have said before she is outstanding at it, makes me a proud man everytime she does it and to be completely honest she makes me look like a rookie when I try it, now understand it was not always this easy and it takes patience to get to this point but once there I think you will be much happier.
Here is our routine,
We pull into staging and I start taking the Bow and Cockpit covers off from transom forward, help the wife into the boat(first Cheap Feel of the trip)
I finish taking the bow and cockpit covers off with her in the boat and start loading the supplies to her so she can properly organize the boat and she stows the covers.
I take the transom straps off and she hands me the plug, at this point we are ready to launch
I back in to where the boat floats and get out to man the winch, when I get out she lowers the outdrive and starts the motor, Its important to note that my wife opens the motor cover/sundeck to stow the covers and it stays open throughout the launching procedure which is why the blower doesn't get turned on during launch
Now once the boat is running I undo the safety chain and strap and push her off, she backs away from the ramp and loiters while I go park the truck and trailer, then comes to retrieve me from the dock.
Now Retrieving is simply reversed, I back the trailer in completely to wet the bunks, then pull out depending on the wind, if I have a strong cross wind I know she will come in a bit hot so I know to come out a little further and give her a little help knowing shes coming in hot, but other wise I keep the water just over the fenders on the trailer, I wind up with about 2'-3' of strap to winch, once I hook the strap she is killing the engine and raising the outdrive, I pull the boat to the destaging area, I get my feet wet but thats about it, I have a 25' Crownline and a 2006 Dodge Ram long bed with crew cab, a pretty long setup so I know getting a little wet is all part of the deal, I hope this helps you but I know we all have our own issues to deal with, you just have to find what works for you.
Lipp
Bob I think you need to get your wife involved, my wife is not "Qualified" (Her words not mine) to back the trailer into the water so she drives the boat onto the trailer, and as I have said before she is outstanding at it, makes me a proud man everytime she does it and to be completely honest she makes me look like a rookie when I try it, now understand it was not always this easy and it takes patience to get to this point but once there I think you will be much happier.
Here is our routine,
We pull into staging and I start taking the Bow and Cockpit covers off from transom forward, help the wife into the boat(first Cheap Feel of the trip)
I finish taking the bow and cockpit covers off with her in the boat and start loading the supplies to her so she can properly organize the boat and she stows the covers.
I take the transom straps off and she hands me the plug, at this point we are ready to launch
I back in to where the boat floats and get out to man the winch, when I get out she lowers the outdrive and starts the motor, Its important to note that my wife opens the motor cover/sundeck to stow the covers and it stays open throughout the launching procedure which is why the blower doesn't get turned on during launch
Now once the boat is running I undo the safety chain and strap and push her off, she backs away from the ramp and loiters while I go park the truck and trailer, then comes to retrieve me from the dock.
Now Retrieving is simply reversed, I back the trailer in completely to wet the bunks, then pull out depending on the wind, if I have a strong cross wind I know she will come in a bit hot so I know to come out a little further and give her a little help knowing shes coming in hot, but other wise I keep the water just over the fenders on the trailer, I wind up with about 2'-3' of strap to winch, once I hook the strap she is killing the engine and raising the outdrive, I pull the boat to the destaging area, I get my feet wet but thats about it, I have a 25' Crownline and a 2006 Dodge Ram long bed with crew cab, a pretty long setup so I know getting a little wet is all part of the deal, I hope this helps you but I know we all have our own issues to deal with, you just have to find what works for you.
Lipp
