korygrandy
Senior Chief Petty Officer
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- Apr 14, 2010
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Well I'm a new boat owner as of april 18th. Weather permitting (live in Minnesota) I take my new girlfriend (don't tell rebecca) out as much as I can. I am really enjoying trailering to the various lakes around here. Today decided to go to the St. Croix river with my dad. It was a beatiful cruise up and down the river...but the show I got at the launch was equally as great!
Some young kid was launching his blue metal flake bass boat in with his 4 friends standing at the dock while I was waiting patiently.
I just want to throw this in there...but if you were to ask any 1 of these kids what weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks...they would give you the wrong answer.
So his buddies have the ropes in hand to secure the boat once it's launched which was nice of them but for those of you who have used ropes before, there nice for pulling stuff but don't work too well for pushing. So here comes the bow...flying into the dock (with the ropes still in hand).
Well the wheelman's thinking...wasn't pretty (or was he) but I better get this truck and trailer out of here to avoid embarrasment. He pulls up a little bit and thinks ooh it's hung up on the trailer because I didn't back into the river far enough...so he backs in a little further, then moves forward a second time.
I decide to yell out a couple whoa's and stops while his buddies try to figure out why there hands are now bleeding. Unfortunately it wasn't soon enough and the boat bangs on the concrete landing a couple times. It's THEN that he finally realized one of his stearn straps was still connected to the boat.
He muffled a $&*! just about the time that light bulb went on in his head (while his buddies are thinking...hmm man if I had a grip on that boat like I did this rope maybe it wouldn't have slammed into the dock) and I'm thinking...pops is going to be saying something much worse
I threw my boat in reverse and got the hell away from these amateurs.
Patience is a necessity when trailering and operating a boat. Don't be in a rush when it comes to launching. Save yourself the bad day at the lake...unlike this guy who wasn't even in his boat yet.
Happy boating all and I'll see you all on the St. Croix!
Some young kid was launching his blue metal flake bass boat in with his 4 friends standing at the dock while I was waiting patiently.
I just want to throw this in there...but if you were to ask any 1 of these kids what weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks...they would give you the wrong answer.
So his buddies have the ropes in hand to secure the boat once it's launched which was nice of them but for those of you who have used ropes before, there nice for pulling stuff but don't work too well for pushing. So here comes the bow...flying into the dock (with the ropes still in hand).
Well the wheelman's thinking...wasn't pretty (or was he) but I better get this truck and trailer out of here to avoid embarrasment. He pulls up a little bit and thinks ooh it's hung up on the trailer because I didn't back into the river far enough...so he backs in a little further, then moves forward a second time.
I decide to yell out a couple whoa's and stops while his buddies try to figure out why there hands are now bleeding. Unfortunately it wasn't soon enough and the boat bangs on the concrete landing a couple times. It's THEN that he finally realized one of his stearn straps was still connected to the boat.
He muffled a $&*! just about the time that light bulb went on in his head (while his buddies are thinking...hmm man if I had a grip on that boat like I did this rope maybe it wouldn't have slammed into the dock) and I'm thinking...pops is going to be saying something much worse
I threw my boat in reverse and got the hell away from these amateurs.
Patience is a necessity when trailering and operating a boat. Don't be in a rush when it comes to launching. Save yourself the bad day at the lake...unlike this guy who wasn't even in his boat yet.
Happy boating all and I'll see you all on the St. Croix!
