Thanks guys....

I mean, don't get me wrong. I can drive a stick. My old British P.O.S. Austin
was a standard. When my girls were babies, my wife and I had a little Ford
Escort that was a stick. No biggie....

I just have never towed anything with a stick, that's all. I've towed my boat
many times but with automatic trannies.

Anyway, yeah the towing capacity with this Chevy Silverado is awesome! A
2100lb boat/trailer combo ain't nothing for this new/user truck of mine! :-)

Butch Ammon

I expect you will do fine. I have a 2000 F250 SD V10 w/ 5spd. I pulled a
number of people out of ditches last winter during the snow here in
Virginia, and have hauled a Bobcat on a dual-axle trailer out of a muddy
field. Lot's of other miscellaneous towing up to about 6,000 lbs. No
problems. I'd rather have the stick as I feel it gives me more control.

All that said, the bumper-attached wheel chocks idea is interesting,
particularly if the ramp is slippery.

dave

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All that said, the bumper-attached wheel chocks idea is interesting,
particularly if the ramp is slippery.

Yeah...I'm experiencing a growing fascination with the idea, too. Costs next
to nothing, and it certainly couldn't hurt. There are lakes around here
where I swear the algae on the ramps is manufactured by Turtle Wax Corp. I
have the water-soaked wallet to prove it.

"Doug Kanter" wrote ...
There are lakes around here where I swear the algae
on the ramps is manufactured by Turtle Wax Corp. I
have the water-soaked wallet to prove it.

Yeah, nothing quite like slipping on the algae and then slicing your leg on
the baracles / zebra mussels / whatever that is growing on the side of the
ramp...

"Doug Kanter" wrote ...
There are lakes around here where I swear the algae
on the ramps is manufactured by Turtle Wax Corp. I
have the water-soaked wallet to prove it.

Yeah, nothing quite like slipping on the algae and then slicing your leg on
the baracles / zebra mussels / whatever that is growing on the side of the
ramp...


OUCH!!!!!

The ramp at my marina is real long and gradual. It's a freshwater lake with a
nuke plant on it. Another boat ramp near the public campground is insane -
it's about a 30 degree angle... I mean, even a Ford F-350 dually would
probably need to use 4x4 low to pull a boat up the ramp!

Butch Ammon