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Location: Athens, Ohio | A couple things. Here's what I do to unload the boat without tying up the launch. I have a launch rope with two hooks that is about 3 feet longer than my trailer. After backing part-way into the water (important! don't unhook the boat too soon!), I unhook the boat from the trailer winch and attach the rope to the boat and the other end to a big eye hook that I installed on my truck's bumper. Then, when I back in, the boat slides off the trailer. I ease the trailer out of the water, the rope tightens, and when the boat grounds onto the ramp I stop, unhook from the bumper, and pull the boat to the dock while I park. If you don't want to ground the boat on the ramp, you can vary that by unhooking from the bumper while the boat is floating off the trailer, and tie it up then.
Yes, always use a transom saver!
Yes, plug your charger in after each trip, it should do the rest. Enjoy and good luck. The best teacher is time, keep practicing. Best advice I got on this was to find a ramp that has little use and practice there with no pressure. m | |
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