Catfish- sorry you have such crappy ramps in your area. Driving on and off a trailer doesn't hurt a well built ramp in the least.. Get after the powers that be to build proper ramps, so you can join the rest of us in the 21st century.
I've never done that and never had any issues. If leaving the lights plugged in causes a problem you had a problem beforehand. Yes water is a conductor but it's a very poor conductor. But if you use sealed lights and do a proper job on your wiring you shouldn't have any issues. Just soldier the connection and use proper size marine heat shrink with the glue inside.
At most of the ramps I use in Michigan's Upper Peninsula it is illegal to power load. In my "Launching a boat" vid you can clearly see (at the 7:00 minute mark) the sign on the dock stating so. If a ramp has a full cement (no gaps in between segments) pad that extends well into the lake it may not be an issue. But if the ramps is cement sections that are separated (even just by inches), I've seen them wash out in between the sections and break. This creates a dip or hole and makes it impossible to get your trailer level.
I just saw this video also....Im a rookie boater and I would never, ever leave the prop spinning and climb in between the boat and the vehicle....wow, way dangerous!!!!!
DON'T POWER LOAD! It removes sand from the bottom of the lake and makes a mountain of sand ten feet behind the hole. Not to mention pulls the sand out from underneath the concrete planks in the water causing them to settle deeper into the sand.
tinman3804 powerloading only causes etosion if done improperly like this guy did. There’s no reason at all to leave the motor in gear once on the trailer (if you’ve got a trailer meant for powerloading...which unlike the one in this video has bunks. Trailers with rollers are crank load trailers. Not to mention, the fool left his motor trimmed all the way down which will direct the propwash into the bottom causing erosion.
Tinman - sorry you have such lousy ramps in your area. Where I launch we have some serious skiers, 'boarders and fisherman who launch several times per week. NOBODY would put up with manually launching and loading - it's time consuming, dangerous and primitive. Contrary to what the slow rolling, old fashioned "walk it on, winch it up" types say, "powerloading" doesn't hurt properly built concrete ramps a bit. In my 30+ years of boating, I rarely see anything bigger than a kayak manually loaded. Because it's s backward and archaic.
Way to go. If everybody did this it would blast all the dirt from directly under the back of the boats and create a hill a little further into the lake for everybody to ruin their props on.
@teamscreem My comments are based on nearly thirty years of power loading my bass boat and waiting in line while jerks who won't or can't power load tie up the boat ramp. If someone hit a rock while power loading they were doing it in water that was too shallow for power loading. Power loading does no damage to a properly built ramp.
Yeah don't do this in Michigan (where 3/4 of all boats in the USA are registered) this has been illegal. It washes out the loading ramps and makes the concrete sink into the lake. The rollers and wench on the trailer are there for you to use to drag the boat onto the trailer.
One day, I was out on the river. When I came back to load the boat onto the trailer I found that my trailer, in its normal position on the ramp, was sinking and terribly unleveled as someone washed out the end of the ramp. took me close to 30 minutes to get my boat properly balanced on the trailer. Yea I wanted to twist someone's head.
I think these guys load their boat fine. Not all trailers load the same and a lot of them don't have guides. Learning how deep YOUR trailer works best for your boat is always the BEST way. These guys have their system down and that is great.
Most places I launch in Wisconsin this is illegal. Most of that reason is for what you showed in this video, leaving the boat in gear like that washing out the dock. If done correctly, you will never go above an idle to power load a boat.
@magster65 That is not a dirt ramp so he was not stirring up anything. I would invite you to come watch a major bass tournament where we power load up to 200 boats with none of the problems that the naysayers complain of.
This method can/should only be used at launches that are COMPLETELY PAVED OR CONCRETE, if it is gravel or even paving stones "Powering up" will dig a hole where the prop wash is taking place, where I launch there are signs PROHIBITING THIS PRACTICE and offenders are banned from using the launch as it is privately maintained. Sometimes the "EASY" way makes more work for someone else.
i see a lot of people backing in and NOT unplugging their trailer lights...including this video...some people just need a slap on the face of "act right"
Like others have said, you and your buddies are ruining the ramp by using power-up procedure. If you back in six inches more you can pull the boat most of the way onto the trailer using a bow line, fasten bow strap and then crank the rest of the way. Oh, but wait! You afraid of getting your feet wet? Put on a pair of high boots. Works every time.
I've driven my boat on/off trailers for 30+ years, where "powerloading" is the norm. Most of these ramps are 50, 60, 70 years old. I've yet to see a "ruined" ramp. It's foolish in the extreme to muscle several thousand pounds onto a trailer when you have plenty of horsepower at your disposal. Good luck with your future back problems.
even if your lights are sealed you should still disconnect them. the rapid change in temperature when the trailer goes in the water can blow out the bulb.
Here in UK, I went on a Powerboat course, and was told to power load the boat on the trailer. I normally use concrete slipways, and always power load my boat on my own, even with rollers. I drive the boat far enough that the weight of the boat is on the trailer, and the rollers are holding stationary. I just winch the last bit. The slipways are tidal, so one has to get the tides at the right stage. A lot of the time, boats moored not too far off the slipway and owners on their boats on the moorings. The boat is a 18' foot Regal with a 1.7 litre diesel in. Normally go out on my own and launch and load on my own. Never had any problems yet, or told NOT TO, and quite a bit of praise, and even from moored boat owners.
I've driven boats on and off trailers for 30+ years in areas where the only boats manually loaded are kayaks and canoes. I've yet to see a "ruined" ramp. Around here, we have many serious skiers, wakeboarders and fisherman, who use their boats A LOT. No one would think of wrestling a several thousand pound boat onto a trailer (or tying off at the dock, for that matter), because it's inefficient, dangerous, and blocks others from using the ramp. It's incomprehensible that people are willing to put up with such slow, archaic and spine destroying launch and load methods. Where I launch, if you're on the ramp more than a couple of minutes, you'll be told in no uncertain terms to get your ass in gear, and get the hell out of the way.
@defaultyepper "back the trailer in enough so that you can guide her in on the final DRIFT" If you do that you will end up with the boat on top of the side bunks on on top of the fenders as often as not. I have never seen a pro do anything but powerload.
The2012waiting, if you have specific ramps that prohibit power loading then I would suggest you not power load there. As for me being an idiot. . . at least I know how to spell and capitalize, unlike you.
You still don't get it. Power loading, on ramps that are built to withstand it, is the quickest, safest way to load a boat. It gets you on and off the ramp quickly and it does not do the damage that so many like you claim.
This video has 2 major mistakes in it, first of all they are using a roller trailer, second of all they power load it. Power loading will not only destroy the ramp but also if you miss you have a mess on your hands, not to mention it will scuff up your boat.
I'm sure you are going to tell us a roller trailer is bad for the bottom of the boat. I trailer-ed a 22ft and 25 ft., both Sea Rays, for over 20 years and never had any issues with rollers. It does make loading a lot easier. Can keep the hubs out of the water...helps prolong wheel life, etc. All my trailers were EZ Loaders.
So I'm a new boat owner and have a question. I have a 18' boat with an outboard jet. Will powerloading my boat cause any problems like what I've been reading. "Propwash" I don't have a prop so powerloading my boat shouldn't cause any damage to ramp? Most of the time I plan on launching my boat off of gravel bars anyways but I have used regular boat launches in lakes and bigger rivers.
It still will as what causes the damage is the water getting pushed through the propeller or impeller in your case and blasting the material at the end of the ramp out, causing a big trough at the end of the ramp and a big mount of material 10 or so feet after that. What I do is line up my boat with the kicker and slowly bring it onto the partly submerged bunks until it stops then cut the engine, get out, and winch it the rest of the way up or line up the boat, get up to about 5-6 mph and then drop the engine to just above idle and tilt it up so I still have steering so I can guide it on. Best of luck with your new boat!
For those you whom are against power loading, I was one of you until I finally got tire of taking forever to "float" the boat on the trailer and hoping it would land straight. More often than not, I have to pull the trailer out of the water half dozen times to get it right. With my 17' Bass Tracker trailer with side bunks, it wasn't so bad. Now with my 25' Trophy, since the trailer doesn't have side bunks. It's piratically impossible to float on straight. I now power load like everyone else
Here in texas ive never seen anyone float on a trailer. Power load everywhere and never heard of these blow out holes. But yeah i hear you on the floating crooked. If i back mine too far in will be off center
I don't know how to post a vid. But my method of loading my 16ft tracker ProV is the easiest and most inexpensive. I load my boat in 5 minutes by myself and perfectly on my trailer every time regardless of wind or ruff water. Get trailer guides, 2 feders and go to home depot and buy straps to strap the feders to the inside of the guides. When your done loading, take straps off pull the feders out. Perfect load on trailer every time. And the best thing at the dock. People's look on their faces on how you loaded so quickly. You winch it in and pull out the water. DONE.
Perfect job!!! Plus powerloading keeps the ramp nice and deep. I'm not kidding, shallow ramps suck, you have to keep backing up till the truck is underwater.
Nice video, but l see it really stirred up the anti-powerload crowd. Maybe I'm just lucky to live in an area with well built ramps. Nearly everyone drives on and off their trailer here because it's faster, more efficient, far safer, and frees up the ramp quicker. I feel sorry for folks who have to use the caveman-like method of manually loading their boat. Get after the powers that be to build some proper ramps, so you can join the rest of us in the 21st century.
Love the comments insisting that "powerloading" is (always) wrong and manually dragging your boat onto the trailer is always, and the ONLY, right way to load. Trailer boats have been sold with drive-on trailers since the 70's. Using them for the intended purpose is faster, safer, more efficient, and allows others quicker access to the ramp. And many ramps (virtually all where I've launched) are solid concrete structures built deep into the water - powerloading doesn't hurt them one bit. If you can't powerload in your area because of poorly designed and built ramps and/or archaic local rules and regulations, that's truly unfortunate. But it doesn't make manual loading the only, or the correct, way to load. Some go so far as to say that, even if powerloading isn't specifically prohibited, it's still wrong, and that manually loading is still the only right way, presumably "because that's the way we've always done it". And THAT'S B.S. They're probably the same people who prep their boat while parked on the ramp, tie off to the dock for interminable periods of time, where they load/unload everything but the kitchen sink, completely oblivious to others waiting to launch or load. Even if "powerloading" somehow damages the ramp (It doesn't. Properly done, at, or slightly above, idle speed, it doesn't hurt anything), it's still preferable to the way I see most folks manually trying to muscle their boat onto their trailer. My back, shoulders, knees, fingers and feet are infinitely more valuable than ANY ramp.
Can't do that with flat bottom bunks. Unplug lights, sit about 15 minutes in yard while you load gear so wheel bearings cool and won't pull cold water past seals when you dunk trailer. Know where end of ramp is on tidal waters. Go have fun.
for all of the people moaning and groaning about how bad this is,you would think the guy used full throttle to power the boat up the last 6'.I could see this causing small problems if the cement pad ended directly under the prop and the prop was real close to touching bottom(and if the guy used lot's of power).The reason for video's like this is for all of the morons that back their trailer in so deep they take 30 minutes F'n around trying to get it centered ect ect.
So power loading this little boat is the proper way? It's not backed in enough. I find it best with the top of the wheel fenders just out of the water, or on dual axles, the fender over the front axle.
Please do not powerload your boat. It is selfish as it creates a depression at the end of the slab that will catch the trailer tires of other people's trailers at low water (or if they have a longer trailer) and will eventually cause the slab to collapse due to lack of support from underneath meaning the rest of us either through taxes or boater fees will have to pay for the repairs.
' this white pickup truck dont need to use a R reverse shift while go down the boat ramp,,, use a N netural shift while go down the boat ramp is better
I bet your prop is all peppered to heck power loading all the time and stirring up everything off the bottom. All that mud and crap being picked up and run through your impeller, when your overheat light turns on thank your loading habit. I'll stick to gliding my Skeeter on the trailor in half the time and save the unwanted wear and tear on my gear. Good luck on your next outing.
Very nice job done right for sure thats experience at its best. I owned boats my entire life and the boat ramps are a very good place for entrainment .I have seen so many drunks that didn't raise there lower unit and nail the truck pedal as the lower unit falls onto the ground..well done great video..this is far from power loading that I have seen .Ones I see is someone gunning the engine hard power loading. he just help it along very slow..really not considered power loading to me just more like guiding it up.no one would say anything bad about this way.again great job..
@olebiker If you need to power load, by all means go ahead, you will never convince me that this is the way to load a boat. All I am saying is when you know how to operate a boat properly, and your trailor is setup for your specific boat, power loading is no faster than glide and slide. Power loading will not help the "jerks" you call, load any faster even if it was a race. The time spent chatting with you I could have launched and loaded a dozen boats. Laterz.
@olebiker You obviously are an onloooker and not an boat owner. You come to your point based on "others" and not personal experience. For years I have glided my boat on it's trailor with no damage to it or the ramp or it's surroundings. Bottom line is if you know how to control a boat there is know need to be a cowboy and power load. BTW, the prob is real and I have seen many boaters upset over the damage caused by a rock making contact with their prop while power loading.
thats going to be me soon makong mistakes unloading and loading my new boat but im youtubing videos so i can get more expeirence . good info on here. .
And this does not show how to load a jonboat with a bow mounted trolling motor. That is the common problem on lakes that only allow electric motors! they are usually reservoir lakes.
@74Massey304 yeah completely agree with you, i don't see why the people in this video cant back the trailer in a bit more so the back car tires sit slightly in the water and therefore the boat half floats on the trailer rather than driving it up the trailer
@klined i dothis to my boat which is a 27ft baja boat... it has the bunks on it though no rollers.. i just back it in .. wet the bunks a lil.. then pull her up till the fenders are juuust skimming the water.. then power load it by driving it up the trailer.. its easy and fast... and the bunks always line right on the trailer straight..
@teamscreem You are describing a problem that just doesn't exist. Bass boaters have been power loading for decades on properly built ramps without having any problems.
I can only guess you have never seen a trailer in real. If you dont get the wheels wet your boat will never get on the trailer. Oh also maybe you can sit there and wonder why boat trailers have sealed wheel bearings.
Good info I have a 17 ft boat roller trailer and found the biggest problem is getting the boat on the rollers just right, you cant adjust it out of the water like you can if it was on wood railes, guilds for side of boat trailer a big plus,but as far as people that cant wait 5 min. while I adjust my boat Iam just going to laugh at you
I watch these videos just to see the antipowerloading crowd get pissy since they think powerloading is not allowed anywhere. Some ramps are short and it's not allowed, other ramps are long so it's ok and sometimes encouraged
The key to loading is how deep you dunk the trailer. Most back in too far. I have a bunk trailer and leave the front of the bunks just out of the water and it loads fine. I do not ever power on though our town will fine you once and ban you after that. I drive the boat on till it stops then hook up and winch the last two feet.
that works if your the only guy using this ramp. but when you power up in a shallow area like that you create a hole with the prop wash, then wheels of a longer trailer fall into said hole, and the guy with the 20ft cabin cruiser looks like he doesn't know what he is doing because you screwed up. THAT IS NOT RIGHT!
There is nothing wrong with the way he retrieved the boat, It was quick, smooth and easy. for smaller/lighter boats like this one you can do it both ways but this is the best way to retrieve bigger and heavier boats that weight alot more then this boat does. won't hurt the ramp or propeller a bit unless they are made out of paper mache
If you are trying to load a boat that requires a ramp longer than your trailer, it is not the fault of power loading. You are using the wrong ramp for your boat.
Not illegal at any of the dozens of ramps I've visited over the past 35 years. At most of them, you'd be ridiculed mercilessly, or worse, if you tried that manual loading nonsense.
Let me guess, you are from up North. If you Yankees would learn to build a proper boat ramp you wouldn't have the problems you complain of with power loading.
Alright you hill billy let me explain something to you... we have ice on the water 5 months out of the year. We also have 12,000 lakes in this state. Pulling docks on every lake is enough work on its own. Go stick to your southern bass and catfishing let the real fishermen do their thing.
stephenc4161 sealed bearings dont take in water if they do alittle bit in some cases use bearing buddies pump in grease and out comes the water easy :)
And this is why our boat ramps have huge holes behind them and are all washed out. Illegal at my ramps.
Yep, you guys are professionals alright. Professional ramp fucker uppers because you blow out the end of it with your prop wash.
not all boat ramps are like that.
Yep, got that right catfish.
Catfish- sorry you have such crappy ramps in your area. Driving on and off a trailer doesn't hurt a well built ramp in the least.. Get after the powers that be to build proper ramps, so you can join the rest of us in the 21st century.
and don't forget to unhook the electrical / lights before you back in the water !
I've never done that and never had any issues. If leaving the lights plugged in causes a problem you had a problem beforehand. Yes water is a conductor but it's a very poor conductor. But if you use sealed lights and do a proper job on your wiring you shouldn't have any issues. Just soldier the connection and use proper size marine heat shrink with the glue inside.
Its always easy with a little toy boat like that.
At most of the ramps I use in Michigan's Upper Peninsula it is illegal to power load. In my "Launching a boat" vid you can clearly see (at the 7:00 minute mark) the sign on the dock stating so. If a ramp has a full cement (no gaps in between segments) pad that extends well into the lake it may not be an issue. But if the ramps is cement sections that are separated (even just by inches), I've seen them wash out in between the sections and break. This creates a dip or hole and makes it impossible to get your trailer level.
Illegal? Sorry Michigan is so backward.
Keep the motor running in forward gear while you jump out n latch the front of the boat...NOT..Please people do not use this dangerous method.
I just saw this video also....Im a rookie boater and I would never, ever leave the prop spinning and climb in between the boat and the vehicle....wow, way dangerous!!!!!
I began to have my doubts when the guy called the bow of the boat 'the nose'...
DON'T POWER LOAD! It removes sand from the bottom of the lake and makes a mountain of sand ten feet behind the hole. Not to mention pulls the sand out from underneath the concrete planks in the water causing them to settle deeper into the sand.
tinman3804 that little motor would hardly move sand hahaha
Candle Power STRAYA mate we do what we want no one gives a shit cos we build shit properly lol
tinman3804 powerloading only causes etosion if done improperly like this guy did. There’s no reason at all to leave the motor in gear once on the trailer (if you’ve got a trailer meant for powerloading...which unlike the one in this video has bunks. Trailers with rollers are crank load trailers. Not to mention, the fool left his motor trimmed all the way down which will direct the propwash into the bottom causing erosion.
Tinman - sorry you have such lousy ramps in your area. Where I launch we have some serious skiers, 'boarders and fisherman who launch several times per week. NOBODY would put up with manually launching and loading - it's time consuming, dangerous and primitive. Contrary to what the slow rolling, old fashioned "walk it on, winch it up" types say, "powerloading" doesn't hurt properly built concrete ramps a bit. In my 30+ years of boating, I rarely see anything bigger than a kayak manually loaded. Because it's s backward and archaic.
And when that boat jumps up and pins you between the truck, then what?
Then I don’t post this Video
Way to go. If everybody did this it would blast all the dirt from directly under the back of the boats and create a hill a little further into the lake for everybody to ruin their props on.
@teamscreem My comments are based on nearly thirty years of power loading my bass boat and waiting in line while jerks who won't or can't power load tie up the boat ramp. If someone hit a rock while power loading they were doing it in water that was too shallow for power loading. Power loading does no damage to a properly built ramp.
Yeah don't do this in Michigan (where 3/4 of all boats in the USA are registered) this has been illegal. It washes out the loading ramps and makes the concrete sink into the lake. The rollers and wench on the trailer are there for you to use to drag the boat onto the trailer.
I had a wench on my trailer once. My wife found out about it though and was really irritated. . . Oh, you mean a winch. Sorry.
OK, now that....is funny :)
Haha! California has more boat registrations than crappy Michigan.
Erik larson California is the laughingstock of the nation with all you liberal hippies
Even if it isn’t illegal it is just plain common sense and politeness.
now do it in a cross wind with a raging current on a busy weekend! Any half assed boater could do this in those conditions.
One day, I was out on the river. When I came back to load the boat onto the trailer I found that my trailer, in its normal position on the ramp, was sinking and terribly unleveled as someone washed out the end of the ramp. took me close to 30 minutes to get my boat properly balanced on the trailer. Yea I wanted to twist someone's head.
Top of the trailer fenders just barely out of the water... PERIOD
I think these guys load their boat fine. Not all trailers load the same and a lot of them don't have guides. Learning how deep YOUR trailer works best for your boat is always the BEST way. These guys have their system down and that is great.
Most places I launch in Wisconsin this is illegal. Most of that reason is for what you showed in this video, leaving the boat in gear like that washing out the dock. If done correctly, you will never go above an idle to power load a boat.
right on, your exactly right. he should of had the trailer in further
funny that your previous video was "don't power load your boat"
Umm..."when you power up on this." Please don't...no need to power up if you know how to load a boat.
@magster65 That is not a dirt ramp so he was not stirring up anything. I would invite you to come watch a major bass tournament where we power load up to 200 boats with none of the problems that the naysayers complain of.
@olebiker if your ever in Australia Mate. Flick me a msg and I will take you for a fish. 🤝
This method can/should only be used at launches that are COMPLETELY PAVED OR CONCRETE, if it is gravel or even paving stones "Powering up" will dig a hole where the prop wash is taking place, where I launch there are signs PROHIBITING THIS PRACTICE and offenders are banned from using the launch as it is privately maintained. Sometimes the "EASY" way makes more work for someone else.
Every launch is different too so this is pretty much a pointless video.
awesome, thanks i had a lot of trouble with my roller trailer but after watching this i should be better at it. thanks
i see a lot of people backing in and NOT unplugging their trailer lights...including this video...some people just need a slap on the face of "act right"
Put the trainer IN THE FUCKING WATER!!!!!
Dude jumps out of boat in forward gear ????
WTF?
Like others have said, you and your buddies are ruining the ramp by using power-up procedure. If you back in six inches more you can pull the boat most of the way onto the trailer using a bow line, fasten bow strap and then crank the rest of the way. Oh, but wait! You afraid of getting your feet wet? Put on a pair of high boots. Works every time.
I've driven my boat on/off trailers for 30+ years, where "powerloading" is the norm. Most of these ramps are 50, 60, 70 years old. I've yet to see a "ruined" ramp. It's foolish in the extreme to muscle several thousand pounds onto a trailer when you have plenty of horsepower at your disposal. Good luck with your future back problems.
Not sure why this 12 y.o. vid showed up in my feed today, but seeing the title my only thought was "Properly" doesn't involve a roller trailer.🤣
every ramp i have ever been to has signs saying no power loading
Yeah,,all these clowns retreiving a 16 ft boat think its a fuckin accomplishment
This shit scares me, where's my dad when I need him lol
Guided Hand
even if your lights are sealed you should still disconnect them. the rapid change in temperature when the trailer goes in the water can blow out the bulb.
If you pull trailer to dock.then you can just guide it on by hand.go a bit deeper on trailer
leaving the trailer lights plugged in is a mistake, too.
Here in UK, I went on a Powerboat course, and was told to power load the boat on the trailer. I normally use concrete slipways, and always power load my boat on my own, even with rollers. I drive the boat far enough that the weight of the boat is on the trailer, and the rollers are holding stationary. I just winch the last bit. The slipways are tidal, so one has to get the tides at the right stage. A lot of the time, boats moored not too far off the slipway and owners on their boats on the moorings. The boat is a 18' foot Regal with a 1.7 litre diesel in. Normally go out on my own and launch and load on my own. Never had any problems yet, or told NOT TO, and quite a bit of praise, and even from moored boat owners.
In my line of work I've had to repair a lot of ramps ruined from people doing this
I've driven boats on and off trailers for 30+ years in areas where the only boats manually loaded are kayaks and canoes. I've yet to see a "ruined" ramp. Around here, we have many serious skiers, wakeboarders and fisherman, who use their boats A LOT. No one would think of wrestling a several thousand pound boat onto a trailer (or tying off at the dock, for that matter), because it's inefficient, dangerous, and blocks others from using the ramp. It's incomprehensible that people are willing to put up with such slow, archaic and spine destroying launch and load methods. Where I launch, if you're on the ramp more than a couple of minutes, you'll be told in no uncertain terms to get your ass in gear, and get the hell out of the way.
@defaultyepper "back the trailer in enough so that you can guide her in on the final DRIFT" If you do that you will end up with the boat on top of the side bunks on on top of the fenders as often as not. I have never seen a pro do anything but powerload.
Mantap saya lagi proses bikin trailer perahu mudah mudahan bisa, salam kenal mr
You were good right until you said power on. As most folks have said that ruins the ramps. In MI it is against the law.
Old wives tale
The2012waiting, if you have specific ramps that prohibit power loading then I would suggest you not power load there. As for me being an idiot. . . at least I know how to spell and capitalize, unlike you.
Oh no the grammar police. Go back to your trailer and drink some more cheap skunky beer :)
The2012waiting The word is "grammar."
The2012waiting Stay in school and maybe you will learn about a logical fallacy called "argumentum ad hominem."
The2012waiting None of your comments are going to keep informed boaters from power loading on ramps that are built to tolerate it.
You still don't get it. Power loading, on ramps that are built to withstand it, is the quickest, safest way to load a boat. It gets you on and off the ramp quickly and it does not do the damage that so many like you claim.
Lots wrong with this, which is obvious to most people by now I would hope lol
I thought this was supposed to be a video on the proper way to load a boat?
This video has 2 major mistakes in it, first of all they are using a roller trailer, second of all they power load it. Power loading will not only destroy the ramp but also if you miss you have a mess on your hands, not to mention it will scuff up your boat.
I'm sure you are going to tell us a roller trailer is bad for the bottom of the boat. I trailer-ed a 22ft and 25 ft., both Sea Rays, for over 20 years and never had any issues with rollers. It does make loading a lot easier. Can keep the hubs out of the water...helps prolong wheel life, etc. All my trailers were EZ Loaders.
One last comment. The boats also sat on the trailers unless they were in the water.
Pretty sure the props will scrape the bottom at most ramps
So I'm a new boat owner and have a question. I have a 18' boat with an outboard jet. Will powerloading my boat cause any problems like what I've been reading. "Propwash" I don't have a prop so powerloading my boat shouldn't cause any damage to ramp?
Most of the time I plan on launching my boat off of gravel bars anyways but I have used regular boat launches in lakes and bigger rivers.
It still will as what causes the damage is the water getting pushed through the propeller or impeller in your case and blasting the material at the end of the ramp out, causing a big trough at the end of the ramp and a big mount of material 10 or so feet after that. What I do is line up my boat with the kicker and slowly bring it onto the partly submerged bunks until it stops then cut the engine, get out, and winch it the rest of the way up or line up the boat, get up to about 5-6 mph and then drop the engine to just above idle and tilt it up so I still have steering so I can guide it on. Best of luck with your new boat!
Jets are usually much less damaging to lake bottoms, but in the shallow water you can still wash it out.
For those you whom are against power loading, I was one of you until I finally got tire of taking forever to "float" the boat on the trailer and hoping it would land straight. More often than not, I have to pull the trailer out of the water half dozen times to get it right. With my 17' Bass Tracker trailer with side bunks, it wasn't so bad. Now with my 25' Trophy, since the trailer doesn't have side bunks. It's piratically impossible to float on straight. I now power load like everyone else
Here in texas ive never seen anyone float on a trailer. Power load everywhere and never heard of these blow out holes. But yeah i hear you on the floating crooked. If i back mine too far in will be off center
Yes...and try not to get the boat wet either!
I don't know how to post a vid. But my method of loading my 16ft tracker ProV is the easiest and most inexpensive. I load my boat in 5 minutes by myself and perfectly on my trailer every time regardless of wind or ruff water. Get trailer guides, 2 feders and go to home depot and buy straps to strap the feders to the inside of the guides. When your done loading, take straps off pull the feders out. Perfect load on trailer every time. And the best thing at the dock. People's look on their faces on how you loaded so quickly. You winch it in and pull out the water. DONE.
Perfect job!!! Plus powerloading keeps the ramp nice and deep. I'm not kidding, shallow ramps suck, you have to keep backing up till the truck is underwater.
Nice video, but l see it really stirred up the anti-powerload crowd. Maybe I'm just lucky to live in an area with well built ramps. Nearly everyone drives on and off their trailer here because it's faster, more efficient, far safer, and frees up the ramp quicker. I feel sorry for folks who have to use the caveman-like method of manually loading their boat. Get after the powers that be to build some proper ramps, so you can join the rest of us in the 21st century.
Love the comments insisting that "powerloading" is (always) wrong and manually dragging your boat onto the trailer is always, and the ONLY, right way to load. Trailer boats have been sold with drive-on trailers since the 70's. Using them for the intended purpose is faster, safer, more efficient, and allows others quicker access to the ramp. And many ramps (virtually all where I've launched) are solid concrete structures built deep into the water - powerloading doesn't hurt them one bit. If you can't powerload in your area because of poorly designed and built ramps and/or archaic local rules and regulations, that's truly unfortunate. But it doesn't make manual loading the only, or the correct, way to load. Some go so far as to say that, even if powerloading isn't specifically prohibited, it's still wrong, and that manually loading is still the only right way, presumably "because that's the way we've always done it". And THAT'S B.S. They're probably the same people who prep their boat while parked on the ramp, tie off to the dock for interminable periods of time, where they load/unload everything but the kitchen sink, completely oblivious to others waiting to launch or load. Even if "powerloading" somehow damages the ramp (It doesn't. Properly done, at, or slightly above, idle speed, it doesn't hurt anything), it's still preferable to the way I see most folks manually trying to muscle their boat onto their trailer. My back, shoulders, knees, fingers and feet are infinitely more valuable than ANY ramp.
You forgot to disconnect the trailer lights....
Ha I was going to say the samething..:)
thats a waste of time
Not an issue with LEDs. But not disconnecting can lead to blown bulbs if you're using incandescent bulbs.
That all well and if you have a good boat tam
Can't do that with flat bottom bunks. Unplug lights, sit about 15 minutes in yard while you load gear so wheel bearings cool and won't pull cold water past seals when you dunk trailer. Know where end of ramp is on tidal waters. Go have fun.
for all of the people moaning and groaning about how bad this is,you would think the guy used full throttle to power the boat up the last 6'.I could see this causing small problems if the cement pad ended directly under the prop and the prop was real close to touching bottom(and if the guy used lot's of power).The reason for video's like this is for all of the morons that back their trailer in so deep they take 30 minutes F'n around trying to get it centered ect ect.
So power loading this little boat is the proper way? It's not backed in enough. I find it best with the top of the wheel fenders just out of the water, or on dual axles, the fender over the front axle.
Please do not powerload your boat. It is selfish as it creates a depression at the end of the slab that will catch the trailer tires of other people's trailers at low water (or if they have a longer trailer) and will eventually cause the slab to collapse due to lack of support from underneath meaning the rest of us either through taxes or boater fees will have to pay for the repairs.
@hammerdak My trailer lights are sealed...no need to disconnect them.
People who can't powerload they always cry your not allowed , suck it up Susan , I just did 😚😃😃😃😃
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this white pickup truck dont need to use a R reverse shift while go down the boat ramp,,,
use a N netural shift while go down the boat ramp is better
i do the same thing at lake mead. no where near the dock. lol. people and rangers watch me! there bumper deep. my back tires don't touch the water!
Self appointed grandmaster of boat loading has spoken. We all must now bow our heads, we are not allowed to make eye contact with them!
This really helped me out . I have been fighting with my boat and trailer 😅😅😅
I bet your prop is all peppered to heck power loading all the time and stirring up everything off the bottom. All that mud and crap being picked up and run through your impeller, when your overheat light turns on thank your loading habit. I'll stick to gliding my Skeeter on the trailor in half the time and save the unwanted wear and tear on my gear. Good luck on your next outing.
Nose means BOW here....
You should not use engine power to push the boat onto the trailer, it creates hole. it will damage the ramp in a long run.
Very nice job done right for sure thats experience at its best. I owned boats my entire life and the boat ramps are a very good place for entrainment .I have seen so many drunks that didn't raise there lower unit and nail the truck pedal as the lower unit falls onto the ground..well done great video..this is far from power loading that I have seen .Ones I see is someone gunning the engine hard power loading. he just help it along very slow..really not considered power loading to me just more like guiding it up.no one would say anything bad about this way.again great job..
@olebiker If you need to power load, by all means go ahead, you will never convince me that this is the way to load a boat. All I am saying is when you know how to operate a boat properly, and your trailor is setup for your specific boat, power loading is no faster than glide and slide. Power loading will not help the "jerks" you call, load any faster even if it was a race. The time spent chatting with you I could have launched and loaded a dozen boats. Laterz.
@olebiker You obviously are an onloooker and not an boat owner. You come to your point based on "others" and not personal experience. For years I have glided my boat on it's trailor with no damage to it or the ramp or it's surroundings. Bottom line is if you know how to control a boat there is know need to be a cowboy and power load. BTW, the prob is real and I have seen many boaters upset over the damage caused by a rock making contact with their prop while power loading.
"It's a power load watchem explode!" .... AC/DC
Lot easier with a tiller
thats going to be me soon makong mistakes unloading and loading my new boat but im youtubing videos so i can get more expeirence . good info on here. .
And this does not show how to load a jonboat with a bow mounted trolling motor. That is the common problem on lakes that only allow electric motors! they are usually reservoir lakes.
@74Massey304 yeah completely agree with you, i don't see why the people in this video cant back the trailer in a bit more so the back car tires sit slightly in the water and therefore the boat half floats on the trailer rather than driving it up the trailer
@klined i dothis to my boat which is a 27ft baja boat... it has the bunks on it though no rollers.. i just back it in .. wet the bunks a lil.. then pull her up till the fenders are juuust skimming the water.. then power load it by driving it up the trailer.. its easy and fast... and the bunks always line right on the trailer straight..
@teamscreem You are describing a problem that just doesn't exist. Bass boaters have been power loading for decades on properly built ramps without having any problems.
I can only guess you have never seen a trailer in real. If you dont get the wheels wet your boat will never get on the trailer. Oh also maybe you can sit there and wonder why boat trailers have sealed wheel bearings.
Good info I have a 17 ft boat roller trailer and found the biggest problem is getting the boat on the rollers just right, you cant adjust it out of the water like you can if it was on wood railes, guilds for side of boat trailer a big plus,but as far as people that cant wait 5 min. while I adjust my boat Iam just going to laugh at you
easy when there is no wind and a deep launch ...no so easy with wind and shallow water.
I watch these videos just to see the antipowerloading crowd get pissy since they think powerloading is not allowed anywhere.
Some ramps are short and it's not allowed, other ramps are long so it's ok and sometimes encouraged
Nice video you made it look like it was a piece of cake
Can't believe how many "experts" are commenting here .
The key to loading is how deep you dunk the trailer. Most back in too far. I have a bunk trailer and leave the front of the bunks just out of the water and it loads fine. I do not ever power on though our town will fine you once and ban you after that. I drive the boat on till it stops then hook up and winch the last two feet.
Exactly how I load my boat ....
THAT IS NOT HOW TO DO IT ANY WAY YOU HAVE TO PUT THE HOLL TRAILER AND IF YOU POWER UP ON THE TRAILER IT WILL RUEIN THE SIDAMINT THARE
that works if your the only guy using this ramp. but when you power up in a shallow area like that you create a hole with the prop wash, then wheels of a longer trailer fall into said hole, and the guy with the 20ft cabin cruiser looks like he doesn't know what he is doing because you screwed up. THAT IS NOT RIGHT!
There is nothing wrong with the way he retrieved the boat, It was quick, smooth and easy. for smaller/lighter boats like this one you can do it both ways but this is the best way to retrieve bigger and heavier boats that weight alot more then this boat does. won't hurt the ramp or propeller a bit unless they are made out of paper mache
you are creating a pot hole at the bottom of the ramp for others to get stuck in by letting the engine run
@74Massey304 Power loading is only a problem is the boat ramp is built improperly.
It all depends on the angle of the ramp. Roller trailers are deferent then bunk trailer. Any idiot can put a boat on roller and guides.
If you are trying to load a boat that requires a ramp longer than your trailer, it is not the fault of power loading. You are using the wrong ramp for your boat.
Won't this ruin the ball bearings? The wheels shouldn't be under water, just the tires, and maybe the lower bit of the rims.
Stay away from boats please🤣
@olebiker I guess it's different in your area... fair enough.
umm that trailer doesnt have brakes and no that is not too far
let me guess, u never loaded at 28 footer that's over 10 000 lbs! Im sure you would be talking a different tune
+ckdoll Well, this isn't a 28' boat, so what's your point?
That is not properly it is actually illegal to use your motor to load( power loading ) and can be a big fine
what if it's a river and you have a short steep ramp? I'm just curious because i've seen many people do it.
Power loading is legal in most places.
what if I fart while on the boat..... is it still illegal then?
Not illegal at any of the dozens of ramps I've visited over the past 35 years. At most of them, you'd be ridiculed mercilessly, or worse, if you tried that manual loading nonsense.
If that were true every ramp in the Southeast would be damaged.
Let me guess, you are from up North. If you Yankees would learn to build a proper boat ramp you wouldn't have the problems you complain of with power loading.
Alright you hill billy let me explain something to you... we have ice on the water 5 months out of the year. We also have 12,000 lakes in this state. Pulling docks on every lake is enough work on its own. Go stick to your southern bass and catfishing let the real fishermen do their thing.
adamgreen222.axle bubbles lol.might be more the box tubing taking in water .
stephenc4161 sealed bearings dont take in water if they do alittle bit in some cases use bearing buddies pump in grease and out comes the water easy :)
To far! The wheel and brakes should never be under water!!
Watch this over and see who's doing it wrong lol.
Good way to fuck up that ramp for future users.