Boat Ramp Etiquette
 

On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:25:07 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:28:47 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

3. Make sure the drain plug is in, a *very* common mistake.

What reason is there for a drain plug to be larger than 1/4 inch?
It only has to drain 40 inches a year.


Most people don't figure drainage by yearly rainfall.

--Vic

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Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:55:20 -0800, "Mike" wrote:


Leave the boat in forward, connect the winch strap, and winch her the rest
of the way up.
Keeping the boat in forward, even at idle, will help immensely. Jump back to
the helm,
put her in neutral, and cut the engine(s).

I hope this helps.

Everything helps!
I note some discussion about methods.
Have to figure that out myself.
I'm never shy about getting educated, so I expect to spend some time
watching others and practicing before I get my feet wet.
Luckily, I'm pretty good at backing trailers.

--Vic

Leaving the boat engine running in forward while you hop out to attach
the winch strap and winch the boat onto the trailer sounds like a
serious accident waiting to happen. And if one happened, you'd be cited
for negligence at the minimum.

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:47:36 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:25:07 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:28:47 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

3. Make sure the drain plug is in, a *very* common mistake.

What reason is there for a drain plug to be larger than 1/4 inch?
It only has to drain 40 inches a year.


Most people don't figure drainage by yearly rainfall.

Why not, if that is the only way water gets into the boat. You don't
exactly harpoon three foot waves. You pound them hard with a flat
bottom jet boat hull.

Your mileage may vary. For the last fifty years our runabout has
collected the rain three months a year. We run the bilge pump after
rains. Make that more like a foot a year. Rain doesn't count when the
boat is in the shed.

Casady

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:47:02 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:47:36 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:25:07 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:28:47 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

3. Make sure the drain plug is in, a *very* common mistake.

What reason is there for a drain plug to be larger than 1/4 inch?
It only has to drain 40 inches a year.


Most people don't figure drainage by yearly rainfall.

Why not, if that is the only way water gets into the boat. You don't
exactly harpoon three foot waves. You pound them hard with a flat
bottom jet boat hull.

Your mileage may vary. For the last fifty years our runabout has
collected the rain three months a year. We run the bilge pump after
rains. Make that more like a foot a year. Rain doesn't count when the
boat is in the shed.

I don't like getting the inside of the boat soaked wet either, but I
haven't boated in the ocean.
I recall only a couple times draining a boat at speed.
A quarter inch just wouldn't do.
But most the time a bailing can and a sponge is all I needed.
A good sponge is a critical piece of equipment to me.

--Vic

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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:35:48 -0500, HK wrote:

Leaving the boat engine running in forward while you hop out to attach
the winch strap and winch the boat onto the trailer sounds like a
serious accident waiting to happen. And if one happened, you'd be cited
for negligence at the minimum.

I agree with that, and it set my off "danger" alarm.
But I think Mike has a jet boat, so maybe it works differently with
them.
Still, under power with nobody at the helm just sounds dicey.

--Vic

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wrote in message
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Holy cow! The first time I check here and I see this. It must be the
dumbest post I've ever seen. Absolute stupidity.
glyci

************************************************** ***

Ah.. you've come slinking out of your hole.
We wondered where you were last week when Harry passed through the Atlanta
airport.
You can change your shorts now and get back to normal.

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Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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Holy cow! The first time I check here and I see this. It must be the
dumbest post I've ever seen. Absolute stupidity.
glyci

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Ah.. you've come slinking out of your hole.
We wondered where you were last week when Harry passed through the Atlanta
airport.
You can change your shorts now and get back to normal.





Yeah, I looked for the idiot known as Loogy while I was at the Atlanta
airport, but everyone I saw looked and acted fairly normal, so I suppose
he chickened out.

I insisted the next meeting *not* be held in Atlanta, so if the idiot
known as Loogy wants to try to assault me, he'll have to do it up here.

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On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 15:26:07 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


wrote in message
...

Holy cow! The first time I check here and I see this. It must be the
dumbest post I've ever seen. Absolute stupidity.
glyci

************************************************* ****

Ah.. you've come slinking out of your hole.
We wondered where you were last week when Harry passed through the Atlanta
airport.
You can change your shorts now and get back to normal.


I don't want to offend, but is there something 'special' between you
and the 'HK' guy?

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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:35:48 -0500, HK wrote:

Leaving the boat engine running in forward while you hop out to attach
the winch strap and winch the boat onto the trailer sounds like a
serious accident waiting to happen. And if one happened, you'd be cited
for negligence at the minimum.

I agree with that, and it set my off "danger" alarm.
But I think Mike has a jet boat, so maybe it works differently with
them.
Still, under power with nobody at the helm just sounds dicey.

--Vic

Actually, I should clarify. I never actually get out of the boat. I lean
over the bow, to connect the strap and use the winch. Rarely do I need to
winch up at all though. Additionally, the boat is firmly on the trailer at
that point. The most forward bunks are about 18" out of the water. She aint
going anywhere but up.

I would never recommend doing that while the stern is still floating free.
Leaving it in forward simply assists in winching if it didn't ride up to the
stop. You need to learn what you can and cannot do with your particular
boat. Watch guys single had their boats, and you'll see that this method is
not as uncommon as some might think.

--Mike

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Blazer wrote:
On Sun, 1 Mar 2009 15:26:07 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

wrote in message
...

Holy cow! The first time I check here and I see this. It must be the
dumbest post I've ever seen. Absolute stupidity.
glyci

************************************************** ***

Ah.. you've come slinking out of your hole.
We wondered where you were last week when Harry passed through the Atlanta
airport.
You can change your shorts now and get back to normal.


I don't want to offend, but is there something 'special' between you
and the 'HK' guy?


Nothing other than the fact that neither of us are right-wing retardos,
like many posters here. You know, like...you.