Re: Marriage advice: Who does what at the boat ramp
DISCLAIMER: I met the admiral at the age of 10, we married at age 19 and are now both 59.
At the Launch: We stop in the prep area. I get into the boat. I deploy the fenders and lines. She hands my her bags, I say "thanks honey, good job". I stow the stuff, she undoes the transom straps and checks to make sure I put the plug in. I say "thanks honey, good job". When we are set, she walks to the dock and I back the trailer down to the waters edge. Get out of the truck, hand her the lines and undo the bow strap. She checks again to make sure the plug is in and the straps are off (so do I). I say "are you ready"? She says "yes". I say "thanks honey, good job". I back the trailer into the water and bounce the boat off, she ties it to the dock. While I go park the truck, she puts the blower on and puts the log book on my seat. When I get to the boat, assuming it is still at the dock, I say "thanks honey, good job". Start the engine and off we go. She stows the fenders. I say "thanks honey, good job".
At retrieval. She deploys the fenders. I say "thanks honey, good job". I dock the boat, tie it up and go get the truck. I put the trailer in the water and go to the boat. She goes to the truck. As we pass, I say "thanks honey, good job". I idle the boat onto the trailer, climb over the bow, winch it up, climb into the bed of the truck and say "ready". She drives us up to the prep area and parks. I say "thanks honey, good job". We spray and wipe down the boat. I do one side and the transom. She does the other side and I say "thanks honey, good job". I re-do the side that she did, we get into the truck, I say "thanks honey, good job" and we drive home. We do this virtually every Saturday. Have it down pat.
When I go solo (about once a week) I obviously do it all myself and say "thanks self, good job".
Good luck