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On Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:09:46 -0500, Califbill
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John H wrote:
On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 17:02:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

These guys sure make it look easy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWyi62tCQEk

High power up the trailer...scours the hell out of the fill at the water
end of the ramp. It's now
illegal and can earn a ticket at the Fairfax County ramps - at least the
one at Pohick Bay. When
they rebuilt the ramp down there they took pictures of the old ramp to
show why the water end had
been breaking off. Big holes under the end of the ramp.

Besides, winching is good exercise. Hell, if he could afford that rig, he
could afford an electric
winch.

John (Gun Nut) H.

Build a better ramp.

The have the same problem at our community ramp. We fixed it by
dropping full bags of concrete at the end of the concrete slab, They
keep the mud from washing away and it is a good warning if you back
down too far at low tide. Scary feeling without actually dropping off
in a hole.
At that point you really should be worried about the back wheels of
your truck being on the slimy part of the ramp tho.
Lest you become the "U Boat commander"

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/uboat%20com...commander.html

I dropped off of a ramp at Lake Cumberland several years ago. The TVA
drains the lake down so you go there and the ramp may be 300 feet long,
not kidding! Well, it was at the bottom of the drawdown, so I ran the
trailer wheels off of the ramp. My truck tires where in the wet concrete
so I couldn't pull it out, had to hook my buddy's truck to mine. The
part that was an ass scruncher was the moment the trailer wheels went
over the lip and my truck started to skid backwards! It stopped
immediately but in that second or so, I was close to needing and
underwear change!