How To Back Your Boat Down a Ramp *2 WAYS* Launch The RIGHT Way

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  • @thomwatkins3924
    @thomwatkins3924 2 роки тому +4

    Yall are great and I enjoy your videos. Found this one distracting at times when Emily was getting talked over. At the beginning I thought I was getting voice over from some other video.

  • @anthonylalli8042
    @anthonylalli8042 3 роки тому +2

    Sometimes in your expressions to edify with stressed importance, you have tears in the tone of your voices ----- it promotes genuine sincerity. Lots of good things here, Thank You Ladies.

  • @dmarine0311
    @dmarine0311 3 роки тому +9

    Great video. Amanda talking over Emily several times in this video is probably a twin thing. I still get nervous when people are watching and waiting for you to dock or load up the boat.

    • @GaleForceTwins
      @GaleForceTwins  3 роки тому +4

      It can definitely be annoying when people “people watch” but don’t let it get to you. They’re probably watching because they can’t do it themselves 😆

  • @tuppas
    @tuppas 2 роки тому +2

    I checked all your videos and then I noticed I never subscribed. your videos are amazing. you taught me a lot in the past year

  • @robertaustin6731
    @robertaustin6731 3 роки тому +4

    Grat video as always. Can't wait to see the tragger in action.

  • @davidparizek6741
    @davidparizek6741 3 роки тому +6

    Luv the bloopers part of the videos keep this part the videos 👍

  • @richardbierman16
    @richardbierman16 2 роки тому +1

    Great video, again! Ha, and yes I was "that guy" many years ago who didn't plug the boat, a duck boat on a cold dark December morning on the Illinois River. The upside is you never make that mistake again.

  • @BStavFishingAndHunting
    @BStavFishingAndHunting 3 роки тому +4

    Good morning, Gale Force Girls!! Great video, especially for beginners. I saw some viewers offers suggestions. Best one is to have dock lines ready to go, especially if you're launching solo! Keep the amazing videos coming! I'm 51 years old and learn a TON from you two Captains!! Tight lines, ladies!!

  • @respthep1
    @respthep1 3 роки тому +2

    New first time boat owner. 2020 key west fs 239! So Glad I found your channel!

    • @GaleForceTwins
      @GaleForceTwins  3 роки тому +1

      Congrats on the boat!! We are so glad we can help :) welcome to our channel

  • @mnb5404
    @mnb5404 3 роки тому +2

    Great video! And compliments on the ford truck! Love mine!!

  • @Felix-qz9cy
    @Felix-qz9cy 3 роки тому +3

    Awesome job girls

  • @lakemichiganboatingwithkjr7508
    @lakemichiganboatingwithkjr7508 3 роки тому +4

    Nice video. I like that you talk in more general terms. It can be hard to explain backing because people don't always understand, but this video makes it easier to get. Keep up the videos. Your instructional ones are well explained

  • @FFSkippy
    @FFSkippy 3 роки тому +2

    Another great helpful video.

  • @mikenc4731
    @mikenc4731 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks, super helpful video for us trailer-challenged people!

  • @aaahtex902
    @aaahtex902 3 роки тому +1

    **I LOVE THE FORCE TWINS!!!**

  • @ChadHughes_Rate_Ride_DIY
    @ChadHughes_Rate_Ride_DIY 3 роки тому +2

    You'll love that traeger!

  • @michgorscarlett3646
    @michgorscarlett3646 3 роки тому +3

    Great video as always

  • @caseykelso1
    @caseykelso1 3 роки тому +3

    Thanks for sharing 🍸. Can you kids put bloopers in more of your videos like this one , there so cool, we love them and it shows us the mechanics of making vids😉

    • @GaleForceTwins
      @GaleForceTwins  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you 😊 we are working on keeping the bloopers in!

  • @Adventuregirl96
    @Adventuregirl96 3 роки тому +3

    Good information that people need to watch when they want to learn how to launch a boat. Including my father who once launched a Hobie with the drain plugs open.

  • @LivinSalty
    @LivinSalty 3 роки тому +2

    Great video as always! I was taught to turn around and look at the trailer when backing up so it was cool to see someone do it with the mirrors!

  • @ananyabilimale
    @ananyabilimale 3 роки тому +2

    This was so cool! Would love to see a video on how the boat is loaded onto the trailer ... Imagining that to be complicated ...

  • @drhambone1598
    @drhambone1598 3 роки тому +1

    excellent information for first time boaters, ya'll did a great job

  • @sermore77
    @sermore77 3 роки тому +2

    Great video.

  • @stuartgroom3895
    @stuartgroom3895 9 місяців тому

    Great stuff. Informative, concise and thorough. I am taking delivery of my first boat next week and working my way through your videos which are absolutely fantastic. Thanks.

  • @kjohnson7170
    @kjohnson7170 3 роки тому +1

    Keep up the good work ya'll!!! Great video!!!

  • @aproctor1968
    @aproctor1968 3 роки тому +12

    To your checklist you might add (based on my experience of missing things):
    1A: Have dock lines attached to cleats if you will need to tie up after launching. Bumpers as well if your ramp does not have good padding.
    3A: Make sure your bilge pump is not running like crazy after the transom enters the water (i.e. you forgot step 2).
    4A: Make sure your telltale is running (the engine is expelling water which proves the impeller is pulling in water and your engine is cooling).
    Tight lines!

  • @HVASEA
    @HVASEA 3 роки тому +3

    You gals are great. Always good constructive useful content. Good info for every boater. #1 rule...stage your boat before pulling up to the ramp. Nothing bugs me more than someone hogging up the ramp loading up after the fact. Love your channel. 😊

  • @mommy0356
    @mommy0356 3 роки тому +1

    Video was very helpful. Thank you

  • @PowerstrokeSynd
    @PowerstrokeSynd 3 роки тому +15

    There about 50k people in South Florida that need to watch this. Always use the bottom of the steering wheel. You turn it left, trailer goes left, you turn it right, trailer goes right. Also, you girls have my truck!

    • @GaleForceTwins
      @GaleForceTwins  3 роки тому

      Thank you 😊

    • @keithscudder7136
      @keithscudder7136 2 роки тому

      @Steve King Steve, What would happen to the Chit Show ! ? :) Have a nice Day

  • @sailinslim402
    @sailinslim402 3 роки тому +2

    Great video! It was 9:30 on a Sunday night. Rain was moving in and we were the last ones off the river. My mostly drunk best friend puts his wet dog in my idling truck and goes to help me as I strap down the boat.......Nervous little paws and door locks do not mix.

  • @nomas4enko
    @nomas4enko 2 роки тому +2

    Great video! Perfect for those new to boating. Would be great if you film a video on what is a good starter boat and how to select one. Thanks, great job as usual!

  • @ericdavi1231
    @ericdavi1231 3 роки тому +5

    Short trailers are harder to back, not bad!

  • @LilBethy
    @LilBethy 9 місяців тому

    You two are FANTASTIC, you should do a in person school in haulover, they need help down there lol

  • @cslider
    @cslider 3 роки тому +1

    @ 1:30, that is a big boat to be launching at Markham. Love that Hewes though!

  • @domenicnapolitano3679
    @domenicnapolitano3679 9 місяців тому

    Great video nice trick with the hands, simple but effective.

  • @davidhopson9802
    @davidhopson9802 3 роки тому

    Great video ladies for new boat and trailer owners. God bless 🙏🙏 love y'all

  • @lukefarmer5391
    @lukefarmer5391 Рік тому

    Best advise on steering and backing. I drove commercial truck and trailer and that is how I was taught.

  • @Truthhurts808
    @Truthhurts808 2 роки тому +1

    You guys are so fun to watch and learn although I don’t think I will be doing any of those things. 👍

  • @fjtexas144
    @fjtexas144 2 роки тому +1

    Great Video ladies, did not read all the comments, apologies if this is a duplicate...When you go to release your strap, have the person in the boat put the motor in gear with a little throttle to hold the boat against the bow stop. This will reduce the likelihood of a winch handle incident when you reverse the winch and unhook the strap from the bow eye.

  • @rivasoutdooradventures
    @rivasoutdooradventures 3 роки тому +1

    Great video! Lots of these Miami boaters need to watch this! You guys make it fun and educational and prove how things are possible with practice and patience. Plus it’s always nice for us girls to show the boys how it’s done 😁

  • @alejamor28
    @alejamor28 2 роки тому +1

    Great tips!!! I suffer at the boat ramp lol very helpful video 👍🏼

    • @EmmaDee
      @EmmaDee 2 роки тому +1

      I can load and unload the boat well enough but when rude people are being rude, it makes me so nervous. I would never do anyone that way, I’d offer to help them. When I had my midlife crisis, I was so stupid and bought a Moomba. I was a nervous wreck with that boat and preferred to load or unload it myself. My point is, can’t tell how many times I oversteered, choked by overthinking the situation, and it takes practice.

  • @kateskrmetta2022
    @kateskrmetta2022 3 роки тому

    I’m so ready for next vid

  • @aaronredacted6377
    @aaronredacted6377 3 роки тому +6

    This needs to be on the boating safety exam ;)

  • @ajmobilemastertechniciannu9427
    @ajmobilemastertechniciannu9427 2 роки тому

    Very good info thanks ,you girls are great very smart as well.

  • @shinaiandbogu
    @shinaiandbogu 3 роки тому +1

    So cool you guys alway have a partner to help each other. Lunching and retrieving our boats at boat ramps alone is a pain.... :)

  • @jonpeterson7133
    @jonpeterson7133 8 місяців тому

    Awesome idea for a channel. Well done!

  • @davidgudger386
    @davidgudger386 3 роки тому +2

    Great video as always ladies. The only thing I will add is never EVER start backing into a tight ramp/space when your trailer is angled away from your target. Backing when your trailer is angled away from your target will only reinforce a bad angle, cause you to overcorrect and put you ‘behind’ on your target. Don’t be afraid to pull up another 10, 20 or 50 feet to at least get straight and ideally get a little angle towards your ramp/space. Keep your lines tight out there! 🎣

  • @BillDeWeese
    @BillDeWeese 3 роки тому +5

    Great. Hopefully lots of folks watch this. Looks like a beautiful day at Markham Park. So, for me, once my trailer wheels are wet, I stop, get out, walk back, remove the safety chain and unwind the winch strap about 1-2' and reengage the winch rachet. Then as you continue to back in the boat will float (and tell you it's ready) and it still is connected. There are ramp grades where keeping the strap and chain on can stress and as you demonstrate you have a lot of stress on that strap. If you give it some slack and reengage the rachet so it won't pay out any more strap, it's stress free.
    The other big piece of advice for new boaters who will trailer and ramp. Don't go straight to the ramp. Go to a vacant parking lot, set up some 5gal buckets as cones and practice all that backing up in a simpler less busy environment.
    Lastly, you will always encounter jerks and know-it-alls at the ramp. NEVER let anyone rush you at the ramp. It's a great way and a great place to make mistakes that can cost thousands of dollars, so never let anyone rush you.
    Great video! Hopefully you are off to catch some Peacock bass.

    • @GaleForceTwins
      @GaleForceTwins  3 роки тому +2

      Yes! Very true. People will rush you at ramps and it’s so important not to let that get to you. We definitely had some guys asking us to hurry up while filming this video!

    • @toddgorski7854
      @toddgorski7854 3 роки тому +3

      I usually launch alone, and this is exactly what I do. A couple of feet of slack and the moment you see the boat starts to float you are in deep enough. The boat will never lift the truck causing it to float away and it is quick and easy.

  • @refsa01
    @refsa01 3 роки тому +2

    Only 20% of boat owners can back up a boat like you guys , my co captain was my six year old grand daughter and she was amazing ,course the boat was a 16 center console saltwater but she was very good at it. This video is great and everyone should practice, thanks guys .Rockport, tx 🤠👍

  • @masonbrigman9334
    @masonbrigman9334 3 роки тому +2

    It would be cool if you could do a video on the top five best fish to eat in Florida and it would be even battery if you could try to catch and show how

  • @johnamato8157
    @johnamato8157 6 місяців тому +1

    Showing the instructions from above is much better than from inside the vehicle cabin.

  • @regularguy8592
    @regularguy8592 3 роки тому +4

    you two girls are always very helpful even to a already know it all old man like me lol

  • @Bigfishfun333
    @Bigfishfun333 Рік тому

    Nice!

  • @gpa7069
    @gpa7069 3 роки тому +2

    First and foremost, you girls are awesome. Second, I would suggest getting an OB motor prop that supports the motor to the trailer. Driving down the road with the motor lifted using the transom as a support could cause some unwanted stress on it if you drive down some rough roads. Just my opinion.

  • @tommyrq180
    @tommyrq180 2 роки тому +2

    I put the truck in four wheel drive at the ramp before backing down. Many ramps are slippery and if your back tires spin or the trailer goes off the end of the concrete you’re in a tough spot.

  • @jonathanneethling
    @jonathanneethling 2 роки тому

    Great video! When reversing it’s important to remember that slow is fast. Small movements and know your jack knife point with the trailer. And don’t be afraid to straighten out. If your boat is prepped beforehand, then most people will have patience for a newbie

    • @EmmaDee
      @EmmaDee 2 роки тому +1

      Sadly too many people aren’t nice when new folks are trying to learn. Also, if I may make a suggestion, DO NOT LEARN FROM YOUR SPOUSE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER!! Get a friend, cousin, a damn stranger because it’s so much less stressful. 😂😂

  • @sumphat1
    @sumphat1 Рік тому +1

    Love your videos! But in this one case there is a better way to back up with a trailer. As a former truck driver and truck driver trainer I used and taught backing skills A LOT. The method of putting your hands at the bottom of the steering wheel and turning right to go left is what drivers Ed teachers have used for decades and works good for occasional use. Truck drivers are trained to put their hands at 3 and 9, never move either hand past the 12 position. Use your mirrors, do NOT look over your shoulder. Turn the steering wheel toward the mirror with too much trailer in it. You want your trailer to angle (jack) to the right (off side) turn your wheel to the left because you want less trailer on your left. Then to straighten out (chase) your trailer turn your wheel to the right, the side with too much trailer. If you run out of road of course you may pull forward to get straight too.
    It helps if you think of pushing the trailer rather than backing with a trailer. Try it, it works.
    In trucking we have a couple basic rules about backing...
    First rule is don't....lol
    Second is G.O.A.L. Get Out And Look.
    Keep making these fantastic videos!

  • @ManOfTheField
    @ManOfTheField 10 місяців тому +1

    Good tip about waiting to take the strap off! I watched a guy back down the ramp without the strap connected - when he slammed on the brakes the entire boat slid off the trailer and onto the ramp. Looked a like a brand new bass boat too! Ughh!

  • @hidanberaufishing1787
    @hidanberaufishing1787 3 роки тому +1

    I new your followers.. your conten is the best.. salam dari Indonesia Kalimantan Borneoo👍👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @GaleForceTwins
      @GaleForceTwins  3 роки тому

      Welcome to our channel!! Thank you for watching 😁

    • @hidanberaufishing1787
      @hidanberaufishing1787 3 роки тому

      @@GaleForceTwins I'm a new user, help me to be like you ❤️❤️❤️😍

    • @EmmaDee
      @EmmaDee 2 роки тому

      @@hidanberaufishing1787 you have to work hard to get your own followers. It’s not kind to try to steal from others.

  • @TheArchangel38401
    @TheArchangel38401 3 роки тому +1

    "THIS" needs too be *The Most Watched Video* on the "TUBE"
    People , pay attention, launching a boat/skiff is not difficult.
    Thank you Captains....

  • @jeromejccheung7032
    @jeromejccheung7032 3 роки тому +2

    That Truck is loaded!! New video coming about that 🤣😂

  • @Kapnwill
    @Kapnwill 3 роки тому

    Very smart to cover your tag girls. Pro move.

  • @jamesblanton3744
    @jamesblanton3744 3 роки тому +4

    Next how to properly load a boat back on the trailer and ramp edict

  • @christophera.turner3394
    @christophera.turner3394 3 роки тому +2

    Best Captains ever!!!!

  • @carpediem4179
    @carpediem4179 3 роки тому

    I am from the netherlands but i like you two sisters, so much relax entertainment, good easy ecplanscion, my complements beautiful twins

  • @ddn79
    @ddn79 3 роки тому +3

    Next video, How to load a boat onto a trailer. And it should be played at Black Point Park and Marina. lol

    • @keithscudder7136
      @keithscudder7136 2 роки тому

      And we'll let Alfred tape it for the Chit Show !

  • @sailfocus
    @sailfocus 3 роки тому

    How do you reduce the impact of the rollers on the bow as you back the boat into the water?

  • @forddon
    @forddon 3 роки тому +1

    One thing you didn't mention was unplugging the trailer wiring, maybe this isn't an issue anymore but with older trucks it's pretty important

  • @nathanbeckfield4663
    @nathanbeckfield4663 3 роки тому +4

    You can always tell the ppl that know what they are doing at the ramp..I know ppl have to start somewhere but if its your 1st time go practice in a big parking lot with cones to get use to your trailer and truck backing up...I've actually backed in someone's boat for them before...lol

  • @salehali2997
    @salehali2997 3 роки тому +3

    Wow nice

  • @patrickfisherman4335
    @patrickfisherman4335 3 роки тому +1

    The “My Wedge” support is supposed to be on the port side

  • @timlange531
    @timlange531 2 роки тому +2

    This is way too calm! How do you expect to get on a UA-cam boat ramp fail video?? :-)

  • @scottmarkham9466
    @scottmarkham9466 3 роки тому +1

    At the ramp you can unhook your boat from the strap and chain. All you have to do is take a longer mooring line and attach to a dock cleat ,then drop the boat in the water. The mooring line let's the boat slide off the trailer and keeps the boat at the dock !

  • @jimmyw9171
    @jimmyw9171 2 роки тому +1

    Great video, but if at all possible, never back in on the blind side. Always if you can back in from the drivers side. I have even made a circle in order to back in from the drivers side.

  • @MK-vc7uf
    @MK-vc7uf 3 роки тому

    What if you are running solo?

  • @bobmccoy4652
    @bobmccoy4652 3 роки тому +1

    Feel free to practice backing up your trailer in an empty parking lot (high school on the weekend, or church on Saturday) get used to backing up It’s better to Get Out And Look than deal with problems because you didn’t

  • @manuelfajardo7767
    @manuelfajardo7767 3 роки тому +1

    At what step do you put your dog first mate into the boat? Manny F.

    • @GaleForceTwins
      @GaleForceTwins  3 роки тому

      😆 she gets in after the boat is at the dock or before it gets splashed

  • @JupiterMoJo
    @JupiterMoJo 3 роки тому +2

    Good job ladies! Some ramps, high tide is just easier to launch and pick up if timing works.

  • @TundraTalk76
    @TundraTalk76 3 роки тому +1

    Great video! I naturally became an expert at the ramps(loading, unloading and docking). I have helped countless people and somehow my name is getting around and most of the people at the Ramps know who I am. Most try and tip me, I never accept but there are few people that made it clear that I must take it - lol! I got a lot of hugs from guys wives and handshakes. 😂

  • @nldmaster
    @nldmaster 2 роки тому

    Here's another tip for backing. Look at where the trailer is pointed (wheels or whatever). That is where it will go. Adjust accordingly.

  • @korylanham1757
    @korylanham1757 2 роки тому +1

    noooo don't go fishing and leave the traeger in the back of the rig! Lol great video thanks !!

  • @donaldhalstead3065
    @donaldhalstead3065 Рік тому

    you forgot the lights on trailer unplug the lights will help keep the lights from heating up and sucking water in the lights.

  • @robertsawa3407
    @robertsawa3407 3 роки тому +1

    Lowering the tailgate lets you see the trailer much better, along with taking junk out of the truck bed.

  • @sandramariesmith1600
    @sandramariesmith1600 2 роки тому +1

    I wish they wouldn't talk over each other, it's hard to follow because it sounds like a bad audio

  • @budrome4247
    @budrome4247 2 роки тому

    Great instruction as always. My suggestion is to learn to NOT look over your shoulder out the back window. Rely on your mirrors and some on the vid screen. Helpful when you’re 20something, critical when your 70 something neck don’t do the owl thing no more. 🤪

  • @alexis4539-x6y
    @alexis4539-x6y 2 роки тому

    Where is that ramp?

  • @holisecleveland2859
    @holisecleveland2859 3 роки тому +2

    Lovely Ladies, may I suggest a simple step to add to your list when backing up? Place one hand, which ever one that you are comfortable with, at the bottom of your steering wheel. Now while backing if the back of the boat needs to go right move tour hand slightly to the right, of left then slightly to the left. The more you use this method the easier it will be the guide your trailer where you want it to go.

    • @GaleForceTwins
      @GaleForceTwins  3 роки тому +1

      We talk about keeping your hands upside down at around 5:45 in the video ☺️

  • @BrandonWatkins614
    @BrandonWatkins614 3 роки тому +1

    87% of people at my local ramp need to watch this video lol

  • @samb7368
    @samb7368 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks! But it would be better if only one person was talking at a time.

  • @balamont1150
    @balamont1150 3 роки тому +2

    Advanced Pro-Tip: Once you line up your truck and trailer to back down the ramp, PUT YOUR TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, ease off the brake, and let the weight of the boat and trailer back itself and pull your truck STRAIGHT DOWN THE RAMP! Try this, you’ll barely even have to touch the steering wheel and you will look like a badass at the ramp! The Internet has provided, You are welcome!!

  • @awesome69691
    @awesome69691 6 місяців тому

    great advice was your sister talking to much lol tc

  • @AlThePal78
    @AlThePal78 Рік тому

    I need y'all to take me and my wife out. I mean I will bring my own boat but y'all be there with your own boat we need boaters. I took it out once lol but we want to go to the keys :)

  • @mynewsong9035
    @mynewsong9035 Рік тому +1

    ONLY NEED ONE PERSON TALKING ON THIS.

  • @danielfisher7900
    @danielfisher7900 3 роки тому

    Lol Markham Park?

  • @kevinnascimento2697
    @kevinnascimento2697 3 роки тому

    you have to fix the word back in the description

  • @kasualtazone
    @kasualtazone 3 роки тому

    Please put your content on RUMBLE

    • @GaleForceTwins
      @GaleForceTwins  3 роки тому +2

      Working on it!! Have one video on there so far :)

  • @zaybazby1116
    @zaybazby1116 3 роки тому

    😗

  • @MYOB990
    @MYOB990 2 роки тому

    Nice to find a channel featuring two attractive young ladies that aren't pimping themselves out with gratuitous bikini thumbnails and video.

  • @colinmcclean4127
    @colinmcclean4127 3 роки тому +1

    Would be best if you did not keep speaking over each other. If you can’t coordinate, perhaps one person should do the commentary, would not sound so frantic that way. It’s all in the presentation. Otherwise good. People need to know how to make this manoeuvre correctly. I’m sure you have helped many people with this.

    • @EmmaDee
      @EmmaDee 2 роки тому

      And toss the music

  • @A.Matt7
    @A.Matt7 3 роки тому +1

    Your chains are not crossed!!!