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Offline Rick

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Re: Boat launch etiquette
« Reply #30 on: August 05, 2015, 04:24:12 PM »
Truck/Trailer dictates removal the order at the ramp, not the order of the boats lined up on the dock, right?  Do we all agree on this?

Of course.

Which is going to run smoother and be faster to retrieve?

A steady line of trucks and trailers going in/out of the water based on who is READY to retrieve.

Or a line of trucks sitting and waiting because one guy thinks since he has the first spot on the dock,everyone needs to wait on him.

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Re: Boat launch etiquette
« Reply #31 on: August 05, 2015, 04:27:53 PM »
When my trailer is in the water, my boat is going on it.  I don't care where anyone is tied up on the dock.  I should video some of the launches down here in California for you guys.  Way to many people...

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Re: Boat launch etiquette
« Reply #32 on: August 05, 2015, 04:57:52 PM »
When my trailer is in the water, my boat is going on it.  I don't care where anyone is tied up on the dock.  I should video some of the launches down here in California for you guys.  Way to many people...

 :yeah: Next trailer in the water is the next boat out of the water!
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Re: Boat launch etiquette
« Reply #33 on: August 05, 2015, 05:24:20 PM »
You got it all wrong.  Drive to the launch with no boat, bring two lawn chairs and a couple twelve packs.  Park your truck in a safe spot, break out the lawn chairs and the beer!  Just sit back and enjoy the idiot show!!

Beats just about any day you could have out on the water :chuckle:
I have purposely eaten lunch at The Lake Stop in Chelan many times, specifically because they have such great seats that overlook the boat launch.  Food and a show!
As long as we have the habitat, we can argue forever about who gets to kill what and when.  No habitat = no game.

Offline The Gobble-stopper

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Re: Boat launch etiquette
« Reply #34 on: August 05, 2015, 10:37:37 PM »
Last year at the Silver lake boat launch, duck season. We left for a day of hunting, along with 3 or 4 other boats and hunters. When we all came back, at aprox. the same time. We found a ford ranger and boat trailer backed down the ramp and into the water, with no boat and no one around. We hollered, looked around. Waited half an hour.. Now this is a one boat ramp, and no way for us to get out. Many of us were about to do something to the truck, figuring they went hunting and left it on the ramp. Thoughts and talk of shooting the tires out, rolling the truck and trailer into the lake. etc. etc. Well finally someone couldn't take it any longer, as one of the hunters was calling the sheriffs dept. to have it towed. Another broke into the truck and was going to go ahead and take it out of gear and let it sink. Just as he was taking it out of gear the sheriffs dept showed up... They saw what was going on and the line up of people. They just laughed, and told the guy that they should probably turn their back and let them have there fun. Well that calmed things down. And soon a tow truck arrived. They towed the vehicle away along with the trailer. They waited another hour, and after the others left. We stayed and watched. The guys showed up. We couldn't hear it all, but got a hefty fine. And a ride to somewhere??? They had been fishing and drinking, heard them say they thought nobody used the boat launch...

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Re: Boat launch etiquette
« Reply #35 on: August 06, 2015, 09:22:38 AM »
Don't be this guy:



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Re: Boat launch etiquette
« Reply #36 on: August 06, 2015, 09:25:57 AM »
It does get interesting. I take pride that I can launch, move the boat, tie it up, and get the rig out of the way solo much faster than 95% of the people doing with with a buddy/wife/gf........


I am faster alone than with my wife helping  :chuckle:
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

 


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