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Boat fell off trailer
bb,
You didn't by chance just wax that boat? Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Paul "bb" wrote in message ... More often than not I take my trailerable fishing boats out by myself. I have a routine where I get ready back down the ramp, unhook the boat, tie the boat to the trailer with a 20' or so line, then back down the ramp. Usually, once the boat is partially floating, I have to stiffly brake a couple of times to get the boat off the trailer. If the transom of the boat is not partially in the water, the boat just doesn't budge off the trailer. Well, today, I went through my normal routine at a ramp I've used many times before. About half way down the ramp the boat just slid off the trailer. The skeg of the ob took the brunt of the impact, but the boat slip at least half way off the trailer. I stopped he truck and cranked the boat back up the trailer, then proceeded to back the boat into the water and launch successfully. My trailer has bunks with indoor/outdoor carpet, not rollers. The ramp was one I've used before and not unusually steep. I was backing down the ramp slowly and did not even tap the brakes. When I put the boat back on the trailer I have to give it a pretty good shot of power to run it into place. On this particular day I was going with another person who has launched trailerable power boats for years and says he goes through the same routine as I do and has never seen anything like what happened today. Like I said, my normal routine for years has been to stop out of the way in the ramp area, check the boat, unhook the crank and safety chain, attach a 20' rope then move to the ramp area. I'll then back down the ramp and get the boat free from the trailer by stiffly braking a couple of times when the boat is partially floating. After this incident, from now on, I'll back down until the boat is right at the waters edge before disconnecting the safety hook. I can't say I see others doing what I'm describing, but I'll be damned if I'll have the boat slide off on the ramp again. What are other folks experiences in launching their boats? Do you stop just as the boat reaches the water and then disconnect the safety chain? I can't say I've notice anyone else doing this, but maybe I'm missing someing. bb |
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