Somebody learned the hard way

Pulling out of BS ramp Saturday, nice aluminum boat next to me pulling out, driver in the boat and driver in the tow vehicle. Someone failed to realize that aluminum boats don't stick to the trailer like fiberglass boats. As they started to pull out the boat slid off the trailer and by the time the driver stopped half of the boat was on the trailer and half was on the ground along with the lower unit. Driver panics, puts it in reverse and grinds the boat and engine back in the water. Ouch!
Hopefully no damage.

Glad it wasn't mine.That might hurt.

man that is a bummer, hate that for them,,,,

Dang that would not be the way to end the day,,:dono

They just may be in the running for one of those shirts that they handout down in Mississippi,,, you know the ones that say (JADA)!

:twocents


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Originally Posted by ScarinDcrappie

Pulling out of BS ramp Saturday, nice aluminum boat next to me pulling out, driver in the boat and driver in the tow vehicle. Someone failed to realize that aluminum boats don't stick to the trailer like fiberglass boats. As they started to pull out the boat slid off the trailer and by the time the driver stopped half of the boat was on the trailer and half was on the ground along with the lower unit. Driver panics, puts it in reverse and grinds the boat and engine back in the water. Ouch!
Hopefully no damage.

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If he "ground" it back into the water there IS damage, probably not enough to break it but it damaged it nonono

I watched my brother do that with a big old cabin cruiser he bought and worked over so he could turn a bit of profit on it, it was on a roller trailer and he unhooked it at the top of the ramp. Luckily he was launching it with his tow truck so we put a strap around it and winched it back up on the trailer. Luckly.

Bummer, tough lesson to learn the hard way.

Rough day

Something similar to that can happen when the winch strap breaks and you don't have a safety strap on it either. Don't ask how I know this. :biggrin

A lot of Northern fishermen spray their bunks with silicone in the winter to keep the boat from sticking to them. They will slide off the trailer on the ramp if unhooked!!!

I guess i better not unhook the boat at the top of the ramp before i back it down.

yep he get a JADA :highfive

Fished a tounament at Pomme several years back. Everyone was pullin their rigs out without hookin winch strap on. Thought I would try it with the Express. Mistake-halfway up the ramp I could feel her sliding. Co angler in my truck saw me waving my arms and stopped quick enough that I only slipped bout a foot. I never, never, never pull up or down a ramp without winch strap hooked up and motor trimmed up. Seen a lot of skegs ground off on the boat ramps also.

First boat was light and slippy, had it slip one time about a foot or so when fishing buddy tapped the brakes when straightening out... Never unhooked again or failed to hook when recovering.

That absolutely sucks.