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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: fishseeker on December 18, 2009, 09:18:53 AM

Title: Drift Boat Launch
Post by: fishseeker on December 18, 2009, 09:18:53 AM: Was messing on Youtube and found a video of me launching my DB for the first time. Didn't know my Nephew had put it on there couple years ago. Don't know how to do a link thingy so just search fishseeker. Kinda funny :chuckle:
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Post by: BLKBEARKLR on December 18, 2009, 09:21:35 AM: here you go fish
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Post by: fishseeker on December 18, 2009, 09:28:28 AM: Thanks, Some day I'll figure that out :bash:
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Post by: rasbo on December 18, 2009, 09:32:45 AM: I wish I had a nickle everytime I forgot to un hook the boat
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Post by: fishseeker on December 18, 2009, 09:39:47 AM: Quote from: rasbo on December 18, 2009, 09:32:45 AM
I wish I had a nickle everytime I forgot to un hook the boat
I had not forgot unhook it9i never unhook till in the water) Son on the dock was suppose to stop me so I could walk around back to walk on trailer.
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on December 18, 2009, 09:43:38 AM: Hell... I've seen people unhook boats then back down a steep ramp. Not a good idea. His home made drifter didn't sink right then and there. That's a good thing!

-Steve
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Post by: rasbo on December 18, 2009, 10:01:27 AM: a guy at a ski club I belonged bought a new ski boat,put it in,took it to the club tied up.We all ate and went down to see the boat,half the boat was under water..plugs use them :chuckle:
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on December 18, 2009, 10:22:33 AM: I used to sit at Narrows marina back in the day and watch morons that couldn't back a boat trailer or launch/recover a boat properly. Oh so many laughs at that launch sittin there in the truck eating icecream with dad. It was all good. I got to learn from other people's mistakes.

-Steve
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Post by: fishseeker on December 18, 2009, 11:32:29 AM: Quote from: JackOfAllTrades on December 18, 2009, 10:22:33 AM
I used to sit at Narrows marina back in the day and watch morons that couldn't back a boat trailer or launch/recover a boat properly. Oh so many laughs at that launch sittin there in the truck eating icecream with dad. It was all good. I got to learn from other people's mistakes.

-Steve
Always good for a laugh! Did the same thing at the Everett launch. 11 lanes of fun :chuckle:
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Post by: allen on December 18, 2009, 06:23:45 PM: Launching this summer at Pritchard's on the Kalama, there was about a 5 ft drop to the water. I slid the boat off the trailer & tried to slow its drop by holding on to the rope. Bad decision, rope burned both hands & the back of the boat hit so hard it filled with about a foot of water.

About the time I got it bailed out another guy came up to launch so I rowed up stream, anchored, put out a hot shot & watched. He did the same thing I did, so then I didn't feel so bad.

Next time up I dropped the boat on the bank & slid it in, worked much better.
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on December 18, 2009, 07:42:47 PM: Quote
Next time up I dropped the boat on the bank & slid it in, worked much better.

Learned from your mistake! You'd be surprised at how many peole can't learn. I'm not for gun control, but believe some people shouldn't own or have access to them. Same with boats.. Trailers, campers, Cars...

-Steve
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Post by: Houndhunter on December 18, 2009, 07:58:56 PM: you outa watch some one row a drift boat for the first time :chuckle:
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Post by: Wanttohuntmore on December 18, 2009, 09:10:03 PM: Launching can always be tough. Gotta get in a habit. Otherwise, any distraction can make it you tube worthy. I also swear some people can never learn to row a drift boat.....
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Post by: fishseeker on December 18, 2009, 09:39:46 PM: Kinda funny, spent 11 years building the D.B. and have yet to put it on a river. Had it on lakes but have not found time to run a river :bash:
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Post by: rasbo on December 19, 2009, 04:27:04 AM: Quote from: fishseeker on December 18, 2009, 09:39:46 PM
Kinda funny, spent 11 years building the D.B. and have yet to put it on a river. Had it on lakes but have not found time to run a river :bash:
well I think its awesome you built your own boat..
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Post by: JackOfAllTrades on December 19, 2009, 05:55:02 PM: I pulled a 12' wood/glass boat (commercialy built) off of Ross lake up at Hozemine years ago. The rangers put a "free boat" sign in it. I've had it home since 2004. Did a little sanding on it with plans to repaint it and set the transom up for a long shaft 12-15 horse. I've never had it in the water since I got it home. The weekend I got it, I fished upper Ross with it with the one oar that was available. Didn't leak a drop.

-Steve
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Post by: fishseeker on December 19, 2009, 07:15:17 PM: Good winter project! Get it in the garage and go to town! Trout season right around the corner :chuckle:
Just got word from L&I they reopened my claim on my wrist so maybe if I can get that fixed I can hold a rod again. Got a custom Dan Craft bug rod I've had for a year and can't hold :bash: