It works really good once I got the hang of working it. I have a rope on it that I put over in the front of the boat. I let my tailgate down and back in until the back floats. I step over in the back of the truck and then over onto the boat from the tailgate. I pull the rope and the boats backs off. When I come back in I drive up on the trailer and it latches- on my boat you have to hit it pretty good to get it to latch but it works great once you get the hang of it- then step over on the tailgate and then on the ground and pull up. It has never released without pulling the lever. If my fishing buddy , 85,goes he gets in before I back in and I just trip the lever before I back in.
It is great if you fish by yourself.