How do you launch solo?
How do you launch solo?
After reaing Hookup's story I got to thinking.....how am I going to do it when I take my 9 year old son out?
Honestly I have never seen anyone launch solo so I could only guess but hey if you want to share how you do it then I'm all for reading about it.
Thanks
Honestly I have never seen anyone launch solo so I could only guess but hey if you want to share how you do it then I'm all for reading about it.
Thanks
If your son is 9 he could probably hold a rope?
I launch solo a lot...... basically, hook a LONG rope to the eye in front... keep drivers door open holding rope..... back in slow until boat comes off... walk out and tie up boat.
It works best of course if the dock is on the driver side.... if it's not you have to throw the rope over the truck..... if there's no dock you just pull the boat up on shore.....
I launch solo a lot...... basically, hook a LONG rope to the eye in front... keep drivers door open holding rope..... back in slow until boat comes off... walk out and tie up boat.
It works best of course if the dock is on the driver side.... if it's not you have to throw the rope over the truck..... if there's no dock you just pull the boat up on shore.....
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Basically I did the same thing, tieing the rope to the front of the trailer however, the first time I left too much rope and when I pulled forward the boat almost broke one of my lights.
So I measured out the exact distance to have the boat tied to the winch and then when I back in, the boat just goes to the back of the trailer but when I pull forward, the bow of the boat is still resting right on the last roller.
Soon enough the old man will be holding the rope and your kid will be driving the car and the boat.
Enjoy it now!
Super.
Basically I did the same thing, tieing the rope to the front of the trailer however, the first time I left too much rope and when I pulled forward the boat almost broke one of my lights.
So I measured out the exact distance to have the boat tied to the winch and then when I back in, the boat just goes to the back of the trailer but when I pull forward, the bow of the boat is still resting right on the last roller.
Soon enough the old man will be holding the rope and your kid will be driving the car and the boat.
Enjoy it now!
Super.
If there is no dock:
tie rope to trailer
back in
float boat
slowly pull trailer out
pull boat to shore
untie boat from trailer
secure boat onshore
park truck/trailer
If there is a dock:
get a long enough rope
tie rope to cleat or bow eye
tie rope to dock
back in trailer float boat
pull out trailer
pull boat to dock, shorten rope
or you could teacj your 9 year old to drive
tie rope to trailer
back in
float boat
slowly pull trailer out
pull boat to shore
untie boat from trailer
secure boat onshore
park truck/trailer
If there is a dock:
get a long enough rope
tie rope to cleat or bow eye
tie rope to dock
back in trailer float boat
pull out trailer
pull boat to dock, shorten rope
or you could teacj your 9 year old to drive
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Back it in just far enough so you can drive the boat off the trailer
Shut off truck and apply the emergency brake
Go stand on the tongue and unhook the boat
Hop up in the bow and drive the boat off and go park/tie it somewhere
Go back and pull the truck out
Same procedure when you go to leave, but you have to back your trailer in just the right amount so when you drive the boat on at a couple of miles an hour the bunks will slow you down and stop you before the bow hits the trailer winch.
One to two feet of bunk showing above the water is a rough guess for most trailers.
If you are good at this you can do it even in a stiff crosswind and waves
Shut off truck and apply the emergency brake
Go stand on the tongue and unhook the boat
Hop up in the bow and drive the boat off and go park/tie it somewhere
Go back and pull the truck out
Same procedure when you go to leave, but you have to back your trailer in just the right amount so when you drive the boat on at a couple of miles an hour the bunks will slow you down and stop you before the bow hits the trailer winch.
One to two feet of bunk showing above the water is a rough guess for most trailers.
If you are good at this you can do it even in a stiff crosswind and waves
That is what I doTLunge wrote:Back it in just far enough so you can drive the boat off the trailer
Shut off truck and apply the emergency brake
Go stand on the tongue and unhook the boat
Hop up in the bow and drive the boat off and go park/tie it somewhere
Go back and pull the truck out
Same procedure when you go to leave, but you have to back your trailer in just the right amount so when you drive the boat on at a couple of miles an hour the bunks will slow you down and stop you before the bow hits the trailer winch.
One to two feet of bunk showing above the water is a rough guess for most trailers.
If you are good at this you can do it even in a stiff crosswind and waves
I don't remember who I was with when I first started fishing but this is what he did and he had me hold on to the rope as well. He wanted me to get a feel for it and to see if I was able to hold onto the rope. Obviously underestimating the pull of the boat, I couldn't and just let the rope go. Then I grabbed the rope and pulled the boat back in. I remember seeing him laughing in the rear view mirror as he pulled away.ChampionNorm wrote: If there is a dock:
get a long enough rope
tie rope to cleat or bow eye
tie rope to dock
back in trailer float boat
pull out trailer
pull boat to dock, shorten rope