Location: Contrarian Island | Here is what I do....
having owned both roller trailers and bunk trailers I do pretty much the same routine...at the boat launch do all your pre launching BEFORE you tie up a pier/launch spot...get out, unhook back straps, take transom saver off, get rope attached to front cleat of boat
make sure plug is in ( i never take mine out but still look)
do not unhook safety chain or strap from boat...esp. rollers! you guys that have done that know why! lmao.
then pull up to open spot, back in about 3/4 of the way or just about where your back bumper is a foot or so in front of the water line..that should be good ..get out, unhook boat, grab rope, now give it a good shove..if it's not far enough in you can get in it and power off usually..if you can't do that, what i have done is a couple different things, if you have backed it in to the drivers side (so the pier is on your side) simply take the rope still attached to the boat, get in truck holding rope and back it in til it slips off...you are holding the rope so it can't go anywhere, simply put in park, walk out on pier and tie up to pier...go park truck and hurry back if launch is busy/getting full...nothing i hate more than seeing some lolly gagger taking a sunday stroll 150 yards back from his truck when there are 10 boats waiting!
on the loading part, i'd say just fire up the big motor for the 5 seconds it takes to load...now if you think you could get a ticket or p*ss someone off then don't..but i do...sorry if thats' not PC but if you don't do that you are going to have to back in the trailer pretty far and do some crankin!
practice makes perfect
i think i could load and unload boats in my sleep
Edited by MSKY HNR 4/27/2006 8:21 AM
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