I've taken my new boat out twice and both times have managed to perform a stupid human trick:
1. Sunday, I took the boat to my local lake for a test drive. The park with the boat launch was packed because they were having a mountain bike race; so there were cars, kids, and cyclist everywhere. I launched the boat without incident and tied it to the dock. Then I hopped out to park the truck/trailer ? which went well. As I tried to re-enter the boat, I stepped on the small platform on the bow of the boat, which made the boat sink about 6-8 inches. This was just enough to make me lose my balance and do a complete face-plant on the floor of the boat in front of about 40 people. Nice . . . real nice.
2. Since the weather was so nice, I left work early Monday to do some fishing. I arrived at my local launch area (the same one in the first story) around 3:30 pm. There was a severe cross wind blowning. I backed the boat down the ramp, put the truck in park, and began my usual ritual of climbing into the bed of the truck, then out on the trailer tongue to disconnect the bow strap and gave the boat a good shove to get it off of the bunks. Once I pushed the boat free of the bunks, I jumped in and began to drift away from the trailer so I could pull along side the dock.
Once I was clear of the trailer, I sat in the driver?s seat, and tried to start the boat. Where the hell are the boat keys? Oh crap! I left them in the damn truck!!!!!!
So here I am drifting out to sea with my truck and trailer on the ramp. Thank god I had a paddle. I paddled back on to the trailer (as best I could in a severe cross wind ? which forced the boat to load at a 45? angle), retrieved my keys, and set off again. Stupid, stupid, stupid!!!!
1. Sunday, I took the boat to my local lake for a test drive. The park with the boat launch was packed because they were having a mountain bike race; so there were cars, kids, and cyclist everywhere. I launched the boat without incident and tied it to the dock. Then I hopped out to park the truck/trailer ? which went well. As I tried to re-enter the boat, I stepped on the small platform on the bow of the boat, which made the boat sink about 6-8 inches. This was just enough to make me lose my balance and do a complete face-plant on the floor of the boat in front of about 40 people. Nice . . . real nice.
2. Since the weather was so nice, I left work early Monday to do some fishing. I arrived at my local launch area (the same one in the first story) around 3:30 pm. There was a severe cross wind blowning. I backed the boat down the ramp, put the truck in park, and began my usual ritual of climbing into the bed of the truck, then out on the trailer tongue to disconnect the bow strap and gave the boat a good shove to get it off of the bunks. Once I pushed the boat free of the bunks, I jumped in and began to drift away from the trailer so I could pull along side the dock.
Once I was clear of the trailer, I sat in the driver?s seat, and tried to start the boat. Where the hell are the boat keys? Oh crap! I left them in the damn truck!!!!!!
So here I am drifting out to sea with my truck and trailer on the ramp. Thank god I had a paddle. I paddled back on to the trailer (as best I could in a severe cross wind ? which forced the boat to load at a 45? angle), retrieved my keys, and set off again. Stupid, stupid, stupid!!!!