On 8/1/13 9:08 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
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What the 'ell?
Can't tell how wide the street is but I could probably back an 18 wheeler up there.... although I might scrape the bush that hides his mailbox.

You have to remember how narrow minded John is. If his street and
driveway are a certain width and length, everyone's should be exactly
the same.


It was always a bitch backing that 25' Parker on its trailer down my
driveway, because of the narrowness of our little private road in this
part of the subdivision, the narrowness of the driveway in places and
the curves. As long as I did it slowly, I was OK...usually. The
smaller Parker was never a problem.

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On 7/31/2013 11:20 PM, True North wrote:
On Wednesday, 31 July 2013 21:09:58 UTC-3, John H wrote:

Donnie, the suggestions you've been given were not given out of spite. They were offered as a help -

from several folks here.



You might consider just saying 'thanks', but that may be too sociable for you.



John (Gun Nut) H.

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Hope you're having a great day!

Trouble is..Johnny, at least four of those offering "help" added smart comments, ridiculed me.. or called me names.

That would be you, Snottie, Slammer and of course..Hank.
I do thank and appreciate comments and advise from those who offered them in a constructive manner.


Every ****ing fake boating post of yours has insults in it... So does
every question from you. You are a ****ing asshole, we are trying to be
nice but you are worse than krause......

Man, there he goes!!!! Insanity didn't take long!!! It is SO funny
watching Scotty go completely off his rocker!!!! I have to give him
credit though, he kept his bipolar angst in check for at least two
days!!!!

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On 7/31/2013 11:20 PM, True North wrote:
On Wednesday, 31 July 2013 21:09:58 UTC-3, John H wrote:

Donnie, the suggestions you've been given were not given out of spite. They were offered as a help -

from several folks here.



You might consider just saying 'thanks', but that may be too sociable for you.



John (Gun Nut) H.

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Hope you're having a great day!

Trouble is..Johnny, at least four of those offering "help" added smart comments, ridiculed me.. or called me names.

That would be you, Snottie, Slammer and of course..Hank.
I do thank and appreciate comments and advise from those who offered them in a constructive manner.


Sounds like it's time for the rest of us to ignore you like krause..
Nothing worse than fake boat stories anyway...

Who is "us"? Not only are you bipolar, schizophrenic and delusional, it
appears you also suffer from multiple personality disorder....

On 8/1/2013 9:02 AM, John H wrote:
On Thu, 1 Aug 2013 05:24:03 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

On Thursday, 1 August 2013 08:32:44 UTC-3, John H wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:20:45 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:



On Wednesday, 31 July 2013 21:09:58 UTC-3, John H wrote:



Donnie, the suggestions you've been given were not given out of spite. They were offered as a help -



from several folks here.







You might consider just saying 'thanks', but that may be too sociable for you.







John (Gun Nut) H.



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Hope you're having a great day!



Trouble is..Johnny, at least four of those offering "help" added smart comments, ridiculed me.. or called me names.



That would be you, Snottie, Slammer and of course..Hank.

I do thank and appreciate comments and advise from those who offered them in a constructive manner.



Suggestions were made in good faith. You proceeded to trash the suggestors in the same or other

threads. What the hell would you expect? You might try getting your nose out of Harry's butt for a

change.



John (Gun Nut) H.

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Please cite where I "proceeded to trash the suggestors".
You're getting as bad as the little bitch in South Windsor... who doesn't even own a boat..
wait a minute.. neither do you.

Oh for craps sake, Donnie, go read your last 50 posts.

John (Gun Nut) H.


I am not sure don is capable of that kind of reasoning.. In fact I doubt
what we have been seeing from him is his own words. Good chance someone
else is feeding him quips from Maryland via email...

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On 7/31/2013 1:05 PM, John H wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 08:01:18 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

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On 7/30/2013 2:12 PM, John H wrote:
On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 23:41:53 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:

On 7/29/2013 3:11 PM, John H wrote:
On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:46:21 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

On Monday, 29 July 2013 14:37:58 UTC-3, Wayne. B wrote:
On Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:11:09 -0700 (PDT), True North

wrote:



Why is it that you can't back the trailer into the driveway with your



vehicle? If you have space enough to pull it out, you should have



room to back it in.





I can..and do on occasion.

I just find it awkward.. hard to see where I'm backing to and of course depends on whether there are vehicles parked opposite my driveway.

It's a very narrow street and a very narrow driveway... 10 feet narrow.



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You might find it helpful to put a few long stakes or bamboo poles in

a few strategic locations along the edge of the driveway so you can

see them in your mirrors.


I can always see one side in the mirrors... the vehicle ends up at such an angle to the trailer that the other side is a dead zone.
Ad to that.. as soon as I start, cars always come around the corner trying to get by. This adds to my feeling of needing to get the backing-up done quickly and efficiently.

Once you learn how to do it, it'll be pretty quick.

John (Gun Nut) H.


I beg to differ John.. With the opposing inclines, and the curb to jump,
that corner becomes probably 4-5 times harder in my opinion. The
technique could be mastered but every time you hit it you would have to
get a running start and slam your trailer tire over the curb. I would
guess with my limo and truck driving experience I can probably back as
good or better than anybody here and I would not want to do that trick
every time I brought my boat home. Right now I have the opposite. A huge
incline up to the edge of the road and when the trailer tires make that
change it really changes the radius of the turn and ****s up the flow.
To do that over a curb.. well anyway... I would spend the money and get
a motorized dolly.. I mean, you don't go without lifejackets, oars,
flares, motor, etc.. the tools you need to do your hobby.

The use of a couple 2x4s or 3x6s make a ramp for the curb. I would never try to 'hit' the curb with
a running start. I always put my 'ramp' in place and let the trailer tires climb it up to the curb.
Remember, my trailer weighs in over 5 tons, so I'm not going to go 'hitting' the curb.

John (Gun Nut) H.


All I am saying is opposing inclines at the radius of the turn, creates
a lot of problems putting the tow vehicle and load, on different
planes... Tends to buckle the rig...

Oh, HORSE****!!!! "Different planes".... Are you trying to say that the
tow vehicle and the trailer being towed are on the SAME plane usually??
And are you really trying to say that being on different planes will
cause damage to one or the other?? Please, tell us more! Give examples,
show us the physics behind this phenomena....

Go back and read the post of mine from which you got your wrong ideas. That'll straighten it out.

John (Gun Nut) H.


I guess kevin has never backed a rig over a crest of a hill or into a dip

IF you are talking about me, dip****, I've backed more trailers than
you'll ever see. The reason your stupid **** about "different planes" is
indeed stupid, is that the trailer and tow vehicle are always on
different planes!!!!! If not, there would be know need for a ball hitch!

On 8/1/13 9:15 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

On 7/31/2013 11:20 PM, True North wrote:
On Wednesday, 31 July 2013 21:09:58 UTC-3, John H wrote:

Donnie, the suggestions you've been given were not given out of spite. They were offered as a help -

from several folks here.



You might consider just saying 'thanks', but that may be too sociable for you.



John (Gun Nut) H.

--



Hope you're having a great day!

Trouble is..Johnny, at least four of those offering "help" added smart comments, ridiculed me.. or called me names.

That would be you, Snottie, Slammer and of course..Hank.
I do thank and appreciate comments and advise from those who offered them in a constructive manner.


Every ****ing fake boating post of yours has insults in it... So does
every question from you. You are a ****ing asshole, we are trying to be
nice but you are worse than krause......

Man, there he goes!!!! Insanity didn't take long!!! It is SO funny
watching Scotty go completely off his rocker!!!! I have to give him
credit though, he kept his bipolar angst in check for at least two
days!!!!


Bipolar? Hmmm. I thought it was Snarly Personality Disorder with an
overlay of Paranoia. I think it would be easier explaining algebra to a
dog than trying to make sense of PsychoSnotty's behavior swings here.

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says...

On 8/1/13 9:08 AM, iBoaterer wrote:
In article ,
says...

What the 'ell?
Can't tell how wide the street is but I could probably back an 18 wheeler up there.... although I might scrape the bush that hides his mailbox.

You have to remember how narrow minded John is. If his street and
driveway are a certain width and length, everyone's should be exactly
the same.


It was always a bitch backing that 25' Parker on its trailer down my
driveway, because of the narrowness of our little private road in this
part of the subdivision, the narrowness of the driveway in places and
the curves. As long as I did it slowly, I was OK...usually. The
smaller Parker was never a problem.

My boat lives in back of my house, I have to go between the house, and
trees, curving around the corner of the house, through the fence
opening. The trouble is getting started right, because when I back into
the driveway there is a hump to go over that is abrupt enough that you
lose sight of the boat in the mirrors unless you have it started at the
correct angle. I'm used to it so no problem for me, but for someone that
hasn't ever backed it down there, I will guarantee they'll fumble around
with it.

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says...

On 8/1/2013 9:02 AM, John H wrote:
On Thu, 1 Aug 2013 05:24:03 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

On Thursday, 1 August 2013 08:32:44 UTC-3, John H wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 20:20:45 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:



On Wednesday, 31 July 2013 21:09:58 UTC-3, John H wrote:



Donnie, the suggestions you've been given were not given out of spite. They were offered as a help -



from several folks here.







You might consider just saying 'thanks', but that may be too sociable for you.







John (Gun Nut) H.



--







Hope you're having a great day!



Trouble is..Johnny, at least four of those offering "help" added smart comments, ridiculed me.. or called me names.



That would be you, Snottie, Slammer and of course..Hank.

I do thank and appreciate comments and advise from those who offered them in a constructive manner.



Suggestions were made in good faith. You proceeded to trash the suggestors in the same or other

threads. What the hell would you expect? You might try getting your nose out of Harry's butt for a

change.



John (Gun Nut) H.

--

Please cite where I "proceeded to trash the suggestors".
You're getting as bad as the little bitch in South Windsor... who doesn't even own a boat..
wait a minute.. neither do you.

Oh for craps sake, Donnie, go read your last 50 posts.

John (Gun Nut) H.


I am not sure don is capable of that kind of reasoning.. In fact I doubt
what we have been seeing from him is his own words. Good chance someone
else is feeding him quips from Maryland via email...

Oh, boy, the insane fool of rec.boats talking about someone else's
"reasoning"!!!!

True North wrote:
Wife, dog a day I took the Legend out for a tour of the North West Arm and Halifax Harbour yesterday.
It was a nice pleasant 3 hour cruise.
Looks like I may not need that electric powered trailer dolly after all.
Wife and I are able to unhook the 2000# rig on the street and with a bit of a run are able to push it up from the gutter to the sidewalk and then down the driveway.
Buy a quad if you can't do it with your tow vehicle.

On 8/3/2013 10:00 PM, Earl wrote:
True North wrote:
Wife, dog a day I took the Legend out for a tour of the North West Arm
and Halifax Harbour yesterday.
It was a nice pleasant 3 hour cruise.
Looks like I may not need that electric powered trailer dolly after all.
Wife and I are able to unhook the 2000# rig on the street and with a
bit of a run are able to push it up from the gutter to the sidewalk
and then down the driveway.
Buy a quad if you can't do it with your tow vehicle.

It's not a power or traction problem. It's a steering problem.