Boat Ramp Etiquette
 

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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I was reading some comments about it elsewhere and got to thinking.
When/if I get to the point of launching my own boat, I'll have to
spend some time watching ramp activity before I do it myself.
Used to launch/retrieve with my buddies years ago, but I forgot
everything except how hard it was to crank the boat onto the bunks.
I think the owner was leery of backing in far enough to float it.
Oddly, I don't remember any problems pushing it off when launching.
Maybe we were stronger setting out fishing than we were when we got
back, or maybe it's just how gravity works.
I don't remember any problems at all.
But from my reading it seems the ramp is a good comedy show sometimes,
and a good drama when the hotheads get involved.
Anybody care to share some "outstanding" experiences?

--Vic
My favorite was watching 2 bubbas in a (+/- 18') run about. Crew Bubba is
standing on the fore deck with beer in hand, waiting to step onto the
floating dock to fetch the truck and trailer. From the visible empties the
guys got a lot more carbos than fish.
Driver Bubba ignores Crew Bubbas instructions and misjudges the distance to
the floating dock he's trying to nose up to and, at about 7' from the dock,
jams it in reverse and gives it the juice.
Crew Bubba does a perfectly flat belly flop and on the way to the water,
raises his beer high over his head so that when he hits the water the beer
can is sitting at the edge of the dock. I don't think he spilled a drop.
No Bubbas or beer were injured in the making of this episode......