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On 7/31/13 5:02 PM, Eisboch wrote:
These guys sure make it look easy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWyi62tCQEk Great job, but... I always hand pulled my Parkers partway up the trailer and then used the winch to crank it the rest of the way, even the 25' cabin Parker, which was about 32' long from outboards to anchor pulpit. I figured it was easier on the boat that way. That's some trailer. I'll bet it floats sideways in a really strong current. :) And yes, that crew made it look easy, which reminds me of the old one-liner... "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice, practice, practice." |
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wrote in message ... 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 Looks like a basic power load to me. ----------------------------------- Yeah, but it was their coordinated timing that impressed me. Other than a short period to move the bow up to the stop, nothing ever stopped moving. Plus, that was a 42 footer. |
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"Eisboch" wrote:
wrote in message ... 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 Looks like a basic power load to me. ----------------------------------- Yeah, but it was their coordinated timing that impressed me. Other than a short period to move the bow up to the stop, nothing ever stopped moving. Plus, that was a 42 footer. Impressive. But I have to install the front chain or winch strap, as I have uhmw slides on the bunks and the boat would slide off coming up the ramp. Plus I have side guides as we launch where is can be side currents,or swells. |
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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. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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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. |
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says... On Fri, 2 Aug 2013 08:12:21 -0400, iBoaterer wrote: 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! This guy got stuck in the slime, set the parking brake and went home to get another car to pull out the truck. When he got back, 5 minutes later, the truck was gone. He really should have just sat there with his foot on the brake, locking the FRONT wheels and called me. I could have been there in my truck in a couple minutes but he thought it would stay there. The funny thing was that there was a short 4x4 sitting right next to the ramp that he could have chocked the front wheel with. There is also the chain we use to block the ramp, attached to 8" concrete filled pipes. Hindsight is always 20 20 Well, I had a friend who had a broken down old pickup to haul his swamp fishing Genoe around. Him and a buddy went fishing all day, caught nothing. They get back to the river ramp, and while buddy #1 is getting the truck, buddy #2 is across the river and finally, catching fish. Buddy #1 backs truck and trailer down ramp, and buddy #2 picks him back up because hey, there's fish on the other side. Here's the kicker, standard transmission, and no parking brake. Has a 4x4 for a wheel chock but forgets it in his haste to catch fish. When they turn around to go to the truck, all they see is the antenna sticking out of the water!! |
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