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Title: How not to act at the launch
Post by: CP on July 02, 2018, 11:24:10 AM: It's that time of the year again. :chuckle:
Title: Re: How not to act at the launch
Post by: Southpole on July 02, 2018, 11:26:43 AM: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on July 02, 2018, 11:38:53 AM: There's your sign :chuckle:
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Post by: 7mmfan on July 02, 2018, 11:51:15 AM: Love the chevy van coming out at 0:50 mark with the windshield wipers going.
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Post by: ctwiggs1 on July 02, 2018, 12:19:33 PM: These make me feel a lot better about my launch antics
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Post by: Fl0und3rz on July 02, 2018, 12:30:04 PM: Chevy leak test complete. I can't look away.
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Post by: NRA4LIFE on July 02, 2018, 12:32:32 PM: Dang, those never get old. Hilarious. One of the main reasons I now keep my boat in the Everett Marina now. I don't think I have enough strength in my fingers to type out all the episodes I've witnessed at the 10th street launch up there. Have you ever seen someone try to launch a 35 footer with a pickup? I had to stick around for that one.
Title: Re: How not to act at the launch
Post by: NorseNW on July 02, 2018, 12:37:22 PM: Reminds of this episode.

1:11 is my favorite part!

I've had my antics but the majority were when I just started and I did a lot of launching my boat in January and February. Most the looks I got were more like why the hell would you be going out on the river right now!
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Post by: h20hunter on July 02, 2018, 12:56:43 PM: Oh man......saturday afternoon... everett launch. Im solo....no problem. The problem is the idiots taking up the entire launch lane to remove the boat. Nope nope nope. I backed down, said move it back to the end or to a remove lane. Oh you didn't see the huge signs.... .nmp....move. You can afford the boat and truck to pull it I assume you can read!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: 7mmfan on July 02, 2018, 01:02:49 PM: Always a good time. I once launched the 3 boats in front of me at the old Snohomish launch after boat 1 spent 5 minutes doing his best to impersonate Peter Griffin in the previous post. The 2nd guy tried twice and asked if I'd help. The 3rd guy didn't even try.
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Post by: Crunchy on July 02, 2018, 01:09:48 PM: Pt Defiance boat launch
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Post by: quadrafire on July 02, 2018, 01:36:22 PM: Quote from: NorseNW on July 02, 2018, 12:37:22 PM
Reminds of this episode.

1:11 is my favorite part!

I've had my antics but the majority were when I just started and I did a lot of launching my boat in January and February. Most the looks I got were more like why the hell would you be going out on the river right now!
OMG that vid is Hilarious
Title: Re: How not to act at the launch
Post by: 7mmfan on July 02, 2018, 02:23:26 PM: Quote from: Crunchy on July 02, 2018, 01:09:48 PM
Pt Defiance boat launch

Should have stuck with the kayaks.
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Post by: ctwiggs1 on July 02, 2018, 02:26:00 PM: Quote from: 7mmfan on July 02, 2018, 01:02:49 PM
Always a good time. I once launched the 3 boats in front of me at the old Snohomish launch after boat 1 spent 5 minutes doing his best to impersonate Peter Griffin in the previous post. The 2nd guy tried twice and asked if I'd help. The 3rd guy didn't even try.
:yike: Makes me wonder how they got out!
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Post by: NorseNW on July 02, 2018, 03:35:08 PM: I have assisted a few times as well. A couple times for bikini wearing young ladies who's other half told them they could do it with never trying so they could drive onto the trailer. I avoid this situation when my wife is with me for obvious reason. Although I did train my wife and she backs down just fine.

I am guilty of going to a local ramp on the first hot weekend in late afternoon / evening with an iced coffee and just watching as well. Alcohol, boating, ramps, fights - reality TV go nothing on it!
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Post by: KNOPHISH on July 02, 2018, 04:03:18 PM: Is the brake on?
what?
IS THE BRAKE ON?
WHAT?
IS THE BRAKE ON!!!
YA,
Well turn it off
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Post by: smdave on July 02, 2018, 04:15:00 PM: Twin Bridges I was just leaving the dock.
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Post by: magnanimous_j on July 02, 2018, 04:25:11 PM: When I was learning to drive a clutch, my Dad took me to an empty lot and we practiced until I got it. Why don't these guys practice this stuff before they go to the launch? There is nothing in the world more embarrassing than looking like an idiot while a bunch of people go from amused to annoyed waiting for you to get it right.

Its like trying to parallel park on a busy city street, but worse because you're clogging the whole launch.
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Post by: 7mmfan on July 02, 2018, 04:32:35 PM: That's how I was taught. Backing a trailer around in an empty Kmart parking lot until I could back in a figure 8 and put it in a parking space.
Title: Re: How not to act at the launch
Post by: NorseNW on July 02, 2018, 06:50:08 PM: Quote from: 7mmfan on July 02, 2018, 04:32:35 PM
That's how I was taught. Backing a trailer around in an empty Kmart parking lot until I could back in a figure 8 and put it in a parking space.

Yup - the wife and I use the local high school parking lot on the weekend. I could back a trailer just fine but when we purchased a truck camper and started towing the boat it was back for more practice sessions. After practicing it I realized well hell it's just behind the truck another three feet now - not much different but still had to practice to make sure.
Title: Re: How not to act at the launch
Post by: yorketransport on July 02, 2018, 07:16:26 PM: Quote from: magnanimous_j on July 02, 2018, 04:25:11 PM
When I was learning to drive a clutch, my Dad took me to an empty lot and we practiced until I got it. Why don't these guys practice this stuff before they go to the launch? There is nothing in the world more embarrassing than looking like an idiot while a bunch of people go from amused to annoyed waiting for you to get it right.

Its like trying to parallel park on a busy city street, but worse because you're clogging the whole launch.

That's how I learned to drive a clutch, a parking lot with a lot of speed bumps. I remember setting up a couple of garbage cans in my driveway and practicing backing a little 10' utility trailer between them. Once I got good at that, backing a bigger trailer was a walk in the park!
Title: Re: How not to act at the launch
Post by: NRA4LIFE on July 02, 2018, 07:50:17 PM: I am fortunate, my wife can back our boat trailers in like nobody, with maybe the exception of me, but don't tell her I said that.