Hi, Bryce here from New Zealand. Love your channel. First class commentary. I find letting air out of the tyres helps a lot when trying to get more traction. I keep a 12v compressor in the truck to air them back up. Keep up the good work 🙂
Boat ramps are the best free entertainment you can get. I grew up watching people get in to trouble at one of the worst ramps on the Puget Sound, and was never disappointed by the combination of inexperience and ineptitude.
Yep, I had dock lines and fenders out BEFORE reaching the dock. We had a 1997 Sea Ray 175 bow rider that we used on Lake Michigan from the Hammond, Indiana marina. When we first got our boat, the first time out we pushed off the dock before starting the engine. It worke out ok but quickly learned that was stupid. After having that boat for over 10 yrs our intrest in boating was gone and we sold her. You have a great youtube channel and I watch it regularly.
I think we are the only people I’ve ever seen over hear user a bow and stern line and it’s so effective. Of course without no gators or crocs to worry about someone normally jumps in and man handles the bow. Greetings from down under - New Zealand.
Once was getting of a freighter in north vancouver 🇨🇦 the jet boat captain held his boat perfect along side the much larger ship we were getting off perfectly for 15 minutes while we unloaded tools and gear
as much as me and my wife enjoy watching your videos we would like to see you add an occasional win video of somebody who just totally nails it. Maybe do the best docking of the day on each video or something like that.
I'm from Louisiana, and have launched out of numerous places, bayous, lakes, waterways, and many times I as well as others have done solo runs which is kind of a double edge sword. If you are by yourself you tend to set yourself up for what you need to do, like make sure the drain plug is in, engine is trimmed up so you don't hit the scag on bottom of the ramp, a lot of time I will rig the bowline to the trailer wench so it can hold while I get it off the trailer while still in my truck, but sometimes it's nice to have someone competent to tell you if the trailer is lined up when you get back from your run, and sadly to keep an eye on your stuff when you go get your tow vehicle. Having said all that, I have been at the launch many times when idiocy of a single person cause a major holdup, especially on a two lane ramp when the person putting in or out is in the middle when there is ample space on either side. Idk how much traffic these Florida ramps get on avg., but there are plenty of days when the ramps are slammed here, and a video like this can be made. Seeing a pair of D's in a camo two piece bikini holding a rod in her hand is pretty sexy. We don't get many of the large powerboats, but there are plenty of nice watercraft to see.
We have a routine for everyone on the boat. Always have lines ready before we come into a landing. Also have 4 wheel drive so the algae won't be a problem.
Once we decide it’s time to get out we have lines hooked up and a person on each line and a dock jumper ready to go. I thought that was standard but apparently not.
Inboard ski boats will often drive right up into the trailer and in one quick choreographed move power up to push the truck. As soon as the prop leaves the water they shut it off. Takes about 20sec from the time truck backs in till it’s pulling out.
I wanna go there with my 1973 Gregor 13’ aluminum that has a 1969 25hp johnson, and just tie up a dock for like 47 minutes while all the rich folk look on....lmao
I'm laughing at so many of these types of boaters. Growing up, my Dad had a boat and I would drive up to the dock, he jumped out and then I just pulled away from the dock and waited until he had the trailer in the water and then I would drive right up on the trailer. I did this on the Columbia River, sometimes with white caps, that little current there is nothing.
I'm sayin lol been doing the same with my dad since I was 13. Ppl would see me doing getting ready to pull up and they'd roll their eyes like "hes gonna let this kid put that 30 ft boat on the trailer?!" actin like it gonna take forever, I'd just ease it on up and he wouldn't even have to get out to winch it or nun, just pull forward away from the ramp and connect the strap and chain.. Wed b out b4 most ppl could even get a jet ski off the trailer haha
This amazes me. I’m a 59 y/o female and I take my 254 Mako out alone, all the time. I can dock better by myself than 90% of these boaters with 2 or more extra people. I load it onto the trail myself. It’s really not that hard!!
If I had a really busy boat ramp like this I would make sure everyone’s ready to do their own job but where I launch I don’t have to worry about this. Never pack or unpack ur boat on the ramp! No matter how busy it is
Back in the 90s my dad had an ole 77 dodge d100. We almost always had to give that thing a push up the ramp. The ramp is the steepest paved ramp I've ever seen. It had been a wagon crossing before they dammed up the river im the early 1900's.
I normally single hand a large sailboat. My last two boats were 5 foot draft and 6.5 foot draft. When I am setting up to come in,, it is always bow and stern lines,, often a spring line as well,, dock bumpers pre set. I know which side is my prop walk side fore and aft. I know how to grab the cleat near the mid ship and then to use the motor to snuggle up to the dock. With the exception of one captain I have ever seen here,,, all but that one need to take a basic power squadron course. Every single one of them should try docking a sailboat single hand. They could learn more in a day than in the full 10 years they have been captains. Watch Darzizzle do it and back her trailer in as well. You ALWAYS set up for the dock with appropriate length dock lines cleated, routed under the safety rails, and coiled and ready to go. You always set your final approach at a walk or idle speed and then pre set the reverse at idle,, ready for the tiny surge needed to stop the forward motion. And then immediately out of gear. You must be pretty good, Miami Boat Ramp, because it is obvious you see all the short comings I see.
Out here in California if you have the boats like Master Craft like I do and before I use to have 2wd we would put the boat on the trailer and I would yell, "NOW" and the boat would push the boat, trailer and truck out of the water without spinning any tires. If you did not spin your tires then you had a great day. (Master Craft tournament water ski boat)
years ago an acquaintance had an inboard ski boat and a little pick up truck he used to put the boat in gear and give it gas to help get the pick up moving. The prop was in a full cage on the trailer so it couldn't hit anything. It worked well until he bought a full size truck.
I will say it amazes me how many trucks Iv seen have trouble pulling out,a lot of them have 4 wheel drive and just don’t use it. I can’t figure out why.
My dad trailered boats for 30 plus years. If he was still around he'd be yelling at the tv watching your channel like he did during GreenBay Packers games!! A thing of beauty when done right, comical to say the least when winging it. Keep up the great vids!!
I work solo 90% of the time commercial fishing on the smaller boats(21' Carolina skiff dlx and 17' Carolina skiff dlx) and never need any help with the whole process. The fact that I have to trailer a boat 5 days a week solo and can dock and tie a 45' shrimp boat up perfectly by myself might have something to do with the flawless execution of docking and trailering vessels. Been playing on the water for 24 years and been commercial fishing for a living for 13. Commercial fishermen are usually the best at boat handling due to it being part of our daily rituals
On my boat, whether 2 people aboard or 10 everyone knows their job before we dock, even if that job is just to sit back and stay out of the way. Fenders and lines out way before we get to the dock.
Every time!! Same with departing! Having lines ready is huge! Not quite plug huge, but it's nice when you pull in like a boss, and get out in less than 1 min!
Sadly I have seen many a fishing pole cause someone had it sticking out the side of the boat, and when they were docking it was snapped against a pilon or the dock itself, paying attention is a much needed trait when on a boat especially when you have people who are not used to being on the water.
@@nikapol25 I've been beating my entire life, and last year I Took my bimini top off under a bridge! Been under it 1k times! Still screwed up! Expensively!
Watching this makes me chuckle a bit. None of these guys could handle docking a "single-screw inboard". With this, you have zero steering in reverse. If water isn't washing over the rudder from the prop., then all you get is torque-steer. Fun to do in calm wind, no current, gets very interesting in wind and/or a bit of current.
I had a 5m boat when I lived in Oz. Lanyard at the front ready and one at the back. Depending on the wind and tide, could tie off one then use the engines to pull the boat onto the dock if necessary without getting off the boat before it was tied off. Bring the trailer down, drive the boat onto it. I knew when to stop because I had some PVC pipe clamped to the winch and when the bow touched it I was there. I always wonder why people want to play tugowar with the ropes when they could just tie them off, it just so much easier than getting pulled into the water.
I usually fish with my cousin & we both know we're heading in , where the ramp is etc...... the only thing that varies is a fender or 2 port or starboard if we use them ........ depending on ramp activity .
You've set the bar pretty low if leaping to the dock is pro level. The minimum standard is do not step off the boat until it is stopped beside the dock, about 6 inches off, motionless and parallel to the dock.
There is a boat ramp in Delacroix, LA that is so steep that more than half boaters have to use the "boat pushing truck" method to get boats out of the water.
bow into the jetty and right-hand lock and hit reverse and throttle up to pull in the stern, I take it from the clips you don't have to a basic skippers ticket in the U/S
I know from experience that the one guy dropped his trailer off end of short ramp. I did that once and now carry a come along to wench trailer up to 27’ pontoon
Tying up and waiting on your truck in the slip will get you chewed out in Louisiana. Touch dock and drop driver off, then return when trailer is in water.
we took a personal water craft class in school. This was back in the 80's and 90's though. I 'm from Michigan. Did Florida schools teach watercraft in their schools?
@@discoveryoutdoorskcfishing236 everytime I see someone cast like that I wait for them to throw the rod clean into the water. Might as well reel upside down while your at it.
About that Ford Explorer towing the large boat , the maximum tow rate on the Explorer was 7000 pounds. I'd say he was still over thar rating hauling that big of a boat.
At 4pm...put a glob of Vaseline on the tires of a couple of trucks parked at the boat ramp. Then setup some lawn chairs and wait till they try to come out of the water...
Get rid of the 2strokes for new 4stroke with too much electronics and ya have engine issues with engines not that old! Let’s cast line in the water at busy public ramp so someone may put the line on there prop and ruin the bearing seals on the lower unit!
Because people are "powering" their boats up on the trailers or are "powering " the boat and trailer to help the tow vehicle get traction and are eroding the sea bottom at the end of the ramp.
Some explorers from like 2002 have a max of 7,300 lbs. a little hard to believe that is what the stats show. However, that is only for specific models with special features
My dad has powed the whole truck to town with the air boat like a good half mile when the truck overheated on the highway he also used it to help a old Cadillac suv he had out of the ramp
Not likely on this particular ramp. It's nearly high tide and the ramp goes way farther down for low tide operations. It's just slippery and the guy has a lifted truck. Most likely it's not properly leveled, which takes the weight off the rear axle of the truck and puts it on the trailer axles. Doesn't help that he doesn't have 4WD to fix the situation.
@@allenklingsporn6993 coming from the Great White North I simply can’t fathom buying a truck that isn’t 4wd. Even launching at our little lakes up here I use it.
Don’t feed the Alligator cause they don’t know the difference between a hand and a handout and if they get aggressive or take your dog or kid, we most have them relocated or killed. So feeding them can cause problems.
That croc hangs out there a lot, with no fear of people, so many he's already being fed. I am curious about why he hasn't been relocated, but he's there a lot without attacking anyone somehow. I don't think they'd kill him because American crocodiles are less common than gators. I would think that a gator that size without fear of people in such a crowded area would get relocated. I've only been around gators, so it's odd to see him just hanging out around crowds of people.
Amen.. Ive spent my life swimming and diving in Florida’s rivers, and now my son joins me. I’ll look the other way, to all sorts of entertaining behavior, but I have zero tolerance for people that feed alligators.
Fuck yeah stern and bow lines as soon as I cut throttle, but I can usually dock without an issue. Idle speed is key and just forward and reverse and move the wheel back and forth according walk right in but yeah idle or closed throttle is key
When a captain isn't guarding his ego he involves others to pitch in and help. Many people enjoy it So 5 mins out we assign a duty. It's not rocket science. Everyone has their assignment and the captain initiates their action. Of course sometimes alcohol can foul up a good plan. So be nimble.
I have seen the boat used many times to help the tow vehicle up the ramp, in fact the local police used to do it every time the retrieved their large shark cat as the tow vehicle had no hope being so overloaded....but police can break the law anytime they want I guess.
In central Tennessee I see a lot boaters refuse to dock and once the trailer finially makes it in they kill the power and swim the boat to the trailer.
Crews have to know their responsibilities prior to requesting permission to come aboard. Fun times are not free. The only way out is paying for all the fuel.
Hi, Bryce here from New Zealand. Love your channel. First class commentary. I find letting air out of the tyres helps a lot when trying to get more traction. I keep a 12v compressor in the truck to air them back up. Keep up the good work 🙂
Boat ramps are the best free entertainment you can get. I grew up watching people get in to trouble at one of the worst ramps on the Puget Sound, and was never disappointed by the combination of inexperience and ineptitude.
Yep, I had dock lines and fenders out BEFORE reaching the dock. We had a 1997 Sea Ray 175 bow rider that we used on Lake Michigan from the Hammond, Indiana marina. When we first got our boat, the first time out we pushed off the dock before starting the engine. It worke out ok but quickly learned that was stupid. After having that boat for over 10 yrs our intrest in boating was gone and we sold her. You have a great youtube channel and I watch it regularly.
The guy at 6:40 in the whaler with the red top, is none other than Red Top Legend!
The legend himself :D
That's what I was thinking, is this the great man himself? That boat looks even smaller hear and he conquers the haulover almost daily in it 😮
Shocked how small that boat is. Legend indeed!!
If I had to use a public boat ramp in Miami, I’d just sell my boat and quit fishing. 🤪
yeah it would not be worth the stress of having to get to enjoy boating. glad i live in a very small town. We don't have any of these type of issues.
No doubt dude. My biggest fear would be winding up on this channel with everyone making fun of everything I do. 😂😎🤘
My wife is the docking preparing master.
Love the videos
I think we are the only people I’ve ever seen over hear user a bow and stern line and it’s so effective. Of course without no gators or crocs to worry about someone normally jumps in and man handles the bow. Greetings from down under - New Zealand.
Once was getting of a freighter in north vancouver 🇨🇦 the jet boat captain held his boat perfect along side the much larger ship we were getting off perfectly for 15 minutes while we unloaded tools and gear
as much as me and my wife enjoy watching your videos we would like to see you add an occasional win video of somebody who just totally nails it. Maybe do the best docking of the day on each video or something like that.
This. As a Finn I'd like to see they aren't all such brainless idiots in Florida.
Throttle control is the key to every ramp.
I can't tell u how many times I would eat lunch at the restaurant and watch whole trucks and vans go into the water
I don’t use lines at the boat ramp I usually drop off the driver and back out to leave space of others
I have respect for you my man
Definitely pro team, matching motors, matching shirt, matching t-top, pro casting🤣🤣
Who would have dual outboards that weren’t matching?
I'm from Louisiana, and have launched out of numerous places, bayous, lakes, waterways, and many times I as well as others have done solo runs which is kind of a double edge sword. If you are by yourself you tend to set yourself up for what you need to do, like make sure the drain plug is in, engine is trimmed up so you don't hit the scag on bottom of the ramp, a lot of time I will rig the bowline to the trailer wench so it can hold while I get it off the trailer while still in my truck, but sometimes it's nice to have someone competent to tell you if the trailer is lined up when you get back from your run, and sadly to keep an eye on your stuff when you go get your tow vehicle. Having said all that, I have been at the launch many times when idiocy of a single person cause a major holdup, especially on a two lane ramp when the person putting in or out is in the middle when there is ample space on either side. Idk how much traffic these Florida ramps get on avg., but there are plenty of days when the ramps are slammed here, and a video like this can be made. Seeing a pair of D's in a camo two piece bikini holding a rod in her hand is pretty sexy. We don't get many of the large powerboats, but there are plenty of nice watercraft to see.
Yep no boat rides for free, everyone gets to join in!
We have a routine for everyone on the boat. Always have lines ready before we come into a landing. Also have 4 wheel drive so the algae won't be a problem.
Once we decide it’s time to get out we have lines hooked up and a person on each line and a dock jumper ready to go. I thought that was standard but apparently not.
It’s refreshing to see some wins from people
Inboard ski boats will often drive right up into the trailer and in one quick choreographed move power up to push the truck. As soon as the prop leaves the water they shut it off. Takes about 20sec from the time truck backs in till it’s pulling out.
I wanna go there with my 1973 Gregor 13’ aluminum that has a 1969 25hp johnson, and just tie up a dock for like 47 minutes while all the rich folk look on....lmao
I like the boat ramp fails but I think I like watching the wins just as much. Great vids guys 👍
Fishing team at the dock. Lol
Just another crazy day ....super cool video...the alligator is crazy
I'm laughing at so many of these types of boaters. Growing up, my Dad had a boat and I would drive up to the dock, he jumped out and then I just pulled away from the dock and waited until he had the trailer in the water and then I would drive right up on the trailer. I did this on the Columbia River, sometimes with white caps, that little current there is nothing.
I'm sayin lol been doing the same with my dad since I was 13. Ppl would see me doing getting ready to pull up and they'd roll their eyes like "hes gonna let this kid put that 30 ft boat on the trailer?!" actin like it gonna take forever, I'd just ease it on up and he wouldn't even have to get out to winch it or nun, just pull forward away from the ramp and connect the strap and chain.. Wed b out b4 most ppl could even get a jet ski off the trailer haha
thanks, Broncos
This amazes me. I’m a 59 y/o female and I take my 254 Mako out alone, all the time. I can dock better by myself than 90% of these boaters with 2 or more extra people. I load it onto the trail myself. It’s really not that hard!!
You should be able to launch your boat yourself if you can't it's to much for you and maybe a little too big.
If I had a really busy boat ramp like this I would make sure everyone’s ready to do their own job but where I launch I don’t have to worry about this. Never pack or unpack ur boat on the ramp! No matter how busy it is
Back in the 90s my dad had an ole 77 dodge d100. We almost always had to give that thing a push up the ramp. The ramp is the steepest paved ramp I've ever seen. It had been a wagon crossing before they dammed up the river im the early 1900's.
I grew up coming here launching the boat
Red Top Legend
I normally single hand a large sailboat. My last two boats were 5 foot draft and 6.5 foot draft. When I am setting up to come in,, it is always bow and stern lines,, often a spring line as well,, dock bumpers pre set. I know which side is my prop walk side fore and aft. I know how to grab the cleat near the mid ship and then to use the motor to snuggle up to the dock. With the exception of one captain I have ever seen here,,, all but that one need to take a basic power squadron course. Every single one of them should try docking a sailboat single hand. They could learn more in a day than in the full 10 years they have been captains. Watch Darzizzle do it and back her trailer in as well. You ALWAYS set up for the dock with appropriate length dock lines cleated, routed under the safety rails, and coiled and ready to go. You always set your final approach at a walk or idle speed and then pre set the reverse at idle,, ready for the tiny surge needed to stop the forward motion. And then immediately out of gear. You must be pretty good, Miami Boat Ramp, because it is obvious you see all the short comings I see.
The Croc was checking the live menu !
Out here in California if you have the boats like Master Craft like I do and before I use to have 2wd we would put the boat on the trailer and I would yell, "NOW" and the boat would push the boat, trailer and truck out of the water without spinning any tires. If you did not spin your tires then you had a great day. (Master Craft tournament water ski boat)
years ago an acquaintance had an inboard ski boat and a little pick up truck he used to put the boat in gear and give it gas to help get the pick up moving. The prop was in a full cage on the trailer so it couldn't hit anything. It worked well until he bought a full size truck.
I will say it amazes me how many trucks Iv seen have trouble pulling out,a lot of them have 4 wheel drive and just don’t use it.
I can’t figure out why.
My dad trailered boats for 30 plus years. If he was still around he'd be yelling at the tv watching your channel like he did during GreenBay Packers games!! A thing of beauty when done right, comical to say the least when winging it. Keep up the great vids!!
I know right? These poor jamokes just don't understand the fundamental notion that a boat steers from the rear and not the front like a car. Yikes!
I work solo 90% of the time commercial fishing on the smaller boats(21' Carolina skiff dlx and 17' Carolina skiff dlx) and never need any help with the whole process. The fact that I have to trailer a boat 5 days a week solo and can dock and tie a 45' shrimp boat up perfectly by myself might have something to do with the flawless execution of docking and trailering vessels. Been playing on the water for 24 years and been commercial fishing for a living for 13. Commercial fishermen are usually the best at boat handling due to it being part of our daily rituals
On my boat, whether 2 people aboard or 10 everyone knows their job before we dock, even if that job is just to sit back and stay out of the way. Fenders and lines out way before we get to the dock.
Every time!! Same with departing! Having lines ready is huge! Not quite plug huge, but it's nice when you pull in like a boss, and get out in less than 1 min!
Sadly I have seen many a fishing pole cause someone had it sticking out the side of the boat, and when they were docking it was snapped against a pilon or the dock itself, paying attention is a much needed trait when on a boat especially when you have people who are not used to being on the water.
@@nikapol25 I've been beating my entire life, and last year I Took my bimini top off under a bridge! Been under it 1k times! Still screwed up! Expensively!
@@Coupe420 Sucks when accidents happen, but I guess it just shows that we gotta always pay attention, or we pay for new toys.
That boat ramp needs to be ribbed or maybe Florida vehicles need some AT tires. Here in New England we can't let our tread get to low
Same in Missouri
Watching this makes me chuckle a bit. None of these guys could handle docking a "single-screw inboard". With this, you have zero steering in reverse. If water isn't washing over the rudder from the prop., then all you get is torque-steer. Fun to do in calm wind, no current, gets very interesting in wind and/or a bit of current.
I had a 5m boat when I lived in Oz. Lanyard at the front ready and one at the back. Depending on the wind and tide, could tie off one then use the engines to pull the boat onto the dock if necessary without getting off the boat before it was tied off. Bring the trailer down, drive the boat onto it. I knew when to stop because I had some PVC pipe clamped to the winch and when the bow touched it I was there. I always wonder why people want to play tugowar with the ropes when they could just tie them off, it just so much easier than getting pulled into the water.
I usually fish with my cousin & we both know we're heading in , where the ramp is etc...... the only thing that varies is a fender or 2 port or starboard if we use them ........ depending on ramp activity .
You've set the bar pretty low if leaping to the dock is pro level.
The minimum standard is do not step off the boat until it is stopped beside the dock, about 6 inches off, motionless and parallel to the dock.
nice job
That last guy is called Red Top, he's a haulover legand
I'm completely shocked Bronco didn't mention it. I can't believe he doesn't know about the Red Top Legend.
@@larrykeene4733 He does commentary on boats v haulover, surely he knows red top.
Redtop uses a mercury im pretty sure. A the Boston whalers come with red tops im pretty sure. The red top legand is also a dauntless, not a montauk =)
Great comentary
There is a boat ramp in Delacroix, LA that is so steep that more than half boaters have to use the "boat pushing truck" method to get boats out of the water.
(1:04) Those guys are walking around like they're in a fog!
My crew got it down pat too we get a gold star at the dock.🤗🤗
On the next episode we want an interview with red top legend. Someone should go over and talk tl him!
Wifey knows her job every time we dock
Its either "all hands on deck" or get off my boat!
bow into the jetty and right-hand lock and hit reverse and throttle up to pull in the stern, I take it from the clips you don't have to a basic skippers ticket in the U/S
"Let's see his cast"
Guy cast like a 5 year old girl.
😂🤣😂
I know from experience that the one guy dropped his trailer off end of short ramp. I did that once and now carry a come along to wench trailer up to 27’ pontoon
Tying up and waiting on your truck in the slip will get you chewed out in Louisiana. Touch dock and drop driver off, then return when trailer is in water.
we took a personal water craft class in school. This was back in the 80's and 90's though. I 'm from Michigan. Did Florida schools teach watercraft in their schools?
I love your vids
As a marine mechanic, slow rolling the gear change sounds like a cash register to me
Please tell me that was sarcasm saying the guys fishing at 3:18 know what they are doing... lol.
I think it was sarcasm and boy do I hope it was that was the girliest cast I think I've ever seen in my entire life.
@@discoveryoutdoorskcfishing236 everytime I see someone cast like that I wait for them to throw the rod clean into the water. Might as well reel upside down while your at it.
Yes that was sarcasm, those two were more likely to tangle their lines together than catch a fish.
If the older gentleman by themselves are pros then I am a pro. And I guess I’m an older gentleman now...
Nice
2:55...Is that Dog the Bounty Hunter in the boat on the right? Or perhaps Mama June?
dude I thought that was red top legend and I got so excited but not the same boat
Don't they sell fenders (bumpers) in Florida?. I haven't seen one boat with it.
Would it be possible to take a video from the boat ramps to show where you are located while filming the docks?
About that Ford Explorer towing the large boat , the maximum tow rate on the Explorer was 7000 pounds. I'd say he was still over thar rating hauling that big of a boat.
Always have my ducks in a row before I approach
At 4pm...put a glob of Vaseline on the tires of a couple of trucks parked at the boat ramp. Then setup some lawn chairs and wait till they try to come out of the water...
@TF
No one wants to know why you have a glob of Vaseline in your hand to begin with...
@@paulhunter9613 who said anything about hands?
Get rid of the 2strokes for new 4stroke with too much electronics and ya have engine issues with engines not that old!
Let’s cast line in the water at busy public ramp so someone may put the line on there prop and ruin the bearing seals on the lower unit!
06:00 the trailer was hung up on end of ramp under water, you can see it when they finally pull out.
Because people are "powering" their boats up on the trailers or are "powering " the boat and trailer to help the tow vehicle get traction and are eroding the sea bottom at the end of the ramp.
Ranger 231 true, the edge of ramp erodes and creates a big drop off.....
He kept hitting the gas to hard and spinning the tires. That's an F250, there's no reason he couldn't have pulled that little boat out of the water.
@@andrewfarrell1120 that means the trailer was hooked
Some explorers from like 2002 have a max of 7,300 lbs. a little hard to believe that is what the stats show. However, that is only for specific models with special features
I've powered my van out, with 21' Owens!!!
My dad has powed the whole truck to town with the air boat like a good half mile when the truck overheated on the highway he also used it to help a old Cadillac suv he had out of the ramp
Last boat was Dexter.
6:00 they all need to get in the back of the truck to give it traction
we have to do the boat assist at one our local ramps
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Sometimes the trailer tires go past the concrete slab for the ramp, dropping down. Who knows maybe that’s what is happening here??
Not likely on this particular ramp. It's nearly high tide and the ramp goes way farther down for low tide operations.
It's just slippery and the guy has a lifted truck. Most likely it's not properly leveled, which takes the weight off the rear axle of the truck and puts it on the trailer axles. Doesn't help that he doesn't have 4WD to fix the situation.
@@allenklingsporn6993 coming from the Great White North I simply can’t fathom buying a truck that isn’t 4wd. Even launching at our little lakes up here I use it.
there’s a lot of too much trailer for the truck out there. they don’t care!!
Don’t feed the Alligator cause they don’t know the difference between a hand and a handout and if they get aggressive or take your dog or kid, we most have them relocated or killed. So feeding them can cause problems.
That croc hangs out there a lot, with no fear of people, so many he's already being fed. I am curious about why he hasn't been relocated, but he's there a lot without attacking anyone somehow. I don't think they'd kill him because American crocodiles are less common than gators.
I would think that a gator that size without fear of people in such a crowded area would get relocated. I've only been around gators, so it's odd to see him just hanging out around crowds of people.
Amen.. Ive spent my life swimming and diving in Florida’s rivers, and now my son joins me. I’ll look the other way, to all sorts of entertaining behavior, but I have zero tolerance for people that feed alligators.
Fred the croc is his name
I didn't even know Kentucky had palm trees
Happy 2020 All Hallows folks.
An where we launch, we don't tie off at the dock?
You drop someone that 'can'
dont doubt the ford
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Fuck yeah stern and bow lines as soon as I cut throttle, but I can usually dock without an issue. Idle speed is key and just forward and reverse and move the wheel back and forth according walk right in but yeah idle or closed throttle is key
Just have those heavy deputies bounce on the truck bumper as he pulls away... it'll go!
When a captain isn't guarding his ego he involves others to pitch in and help. Many people enjoy it
So 5 mins out we assign a duty. It's not rocket science. Everyone has their assignment and the captain initiates their action. Of course sometimes alcohol can foul up a good plan. So be nimble.
I think it's an alligator, named Fred...
0:40 LMAO thoes explorer's came with plastic leaf springs. That boat is way to heavy.
Lesson learned?: Never underestimate a man wearing foot condoms and strapped with a calf blade.
I have seen the boat used many times to help the tow vehicle up the ramp, in fact the local police used to do it every time the retrieved their large shark cat as the tow vehicle had no hope being so overloaded....but police can break the law anytime they want I guess.
In central Tennessee I see a lot boaters refuse to dock and once the trailer finially makes it in they kill the power and swim the boat to the trailer.
Was the truck in 4WD?
These people having trouble at these ramps and I used to watch my grandfather launch his 20ft dory into the rough ocean along the shoreline.
Crews have to know their responsibilities prior to requesting permission to come aboard. Fun times are not free. The only way out is paying for all the fuel.
Are 4x4 trucks not a thing? Or do they still get stuck ?
Ford explorers actually have a decent tow capacity
3500 lbs if i approximated the year of that one right. 1996 2 door.
Is this just a US boat docking issue? because we in the AU don't seem to have this problem.
Was that the "red top legend" ?