Alabamas WORST BOATERS. Bumper Boats PT1😒  

Just found your channel and subbed. Your added commentary makes it even better.

Proper depth on the trailer is the key. So many people don't spend the time to figure that out. It will save a lot of hassle and possible damage if you can figure that out.

Boat ramps provide an endless supply of entertainment!

Love The Big Dan show! again the #1 Mistake is backing the trailer in to far.

I fished alot of bass tournaments back in the day and people at the boat ramp where amazed at how fast we could launch a boat, and load a boat back on the trailer. Once the tires hit the ramp 2min. tops maybe even less.

Thank you for your service in the Coast Guard!

It's so interesting watching these videos. Love the channel man just subbed. I have to say as a boat owner for 3 years why don't people take the time to learn how to trailer the boat. Ask a buddy to show you, watch some RU-vid videos, and take your time. Before I launched my boat for the first time I had a very experienced buddy show me how to launch and recover my boat 4 times before attempting it. Biggest things I've learned take your time and think through the whole process, even make a check list if you need to. Thanks for doing this man. It helps a TON to have a resource like this to continue learning how to operate safely.

Beautiful docks and launching ramps. Its the people!

I can relate with having your kid begging to fly the drone. Love your content!

Dan, I enjoy your attention to detail and knowledge of docking.

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time thanks for the great commentary

4:16 yep I’m one! I’m here to learn what do to, and what not to do! Thanks!

lol... i luv the way mama bear gave you the Eagle eye... 👍 great video...

Can't believe those people in the pontoon boat didn't have a life jacket on that toddler!

Best channel!! Love watching!!

I ❤️ what u said what u hav learned over the years … Bc it took me years to learn how to back up our boat trailer but I didn’t learn n a crowded boat ramp 😂

I live in Pensacola and videos like this remind me of all the shenanigans I've seen, bless you sir

Love your channel, but don't ever think you've seen or done it all. We are natives of a coastal NC fishing village that our ancestors have always been . My father -in-law and husband have a combined total of about 70 years of commercial fishing, Coast Guard and tugboat Captain and engineering. They swear the next generation is coming up with stuff that makes them afraid and they've had some idiots to deal with. Just some information I found while doing genealogy, one of my great grandfather's and their sons worked for the U.S.L.S.S. in Chicamacomico NC. Love your commentary 😅 Give 'em hell!!

i just found your channel and subscribed. Thank you for the commentary it really adds to the videos lol

You’ll be one of the top boat dock tubers soon. Way better commentary than most of them. You just need more crazy stuff to happen before you pop

At 15:05 often can't see those little trailers so picking it up to finish quickly is great idea.

This is the 3rd video I've watched. You are great!!!! I enjoy your commentary. It's great to have a host that knows what he's talking about. I'm now subscribed. Thank you & get that trailer deeper in the water, you know all the way up to the ratchet strap wintch 🤣🤪👍

Great video! I like your plan to do a training video. Split it into 4 or 5. Start with backing and dock etiquette.

Most of them are backing the trailer too far in the water to load, the boat needs surface contact with the trailer bunks to help line up everything.

G'day Big Dan Australian ole Gal just become a big Fan of yours. Love your commentaries, make me laugh. Thanks for a giving us a Show of good Superb Quality. Keep em coming and I am awatching. ❤

Hay Big Dan love the show . And showing us what not to do😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

YOU!!!! Made my day! You are the BEST!

I am new to boating. But I watched a ton of Big Dan videos before I even launched my boat for the first time. Learned ALOT before I even launched my boat for the first time watching his videos.

Seem's like almost everyone sticks there trailer to deep. If the boats floating over the top of the trailer your in to deep folks!!!

How cool man! We were on the big red panga. Thank you for the awesome shot buddy! Love this!

This is a great show😆

That's a lot of what not to do video 👍🇺🇸 Great channel 👍

The first boat that wanted it straight. I put a chunk of chain with a hook that was about a foot too long. Hook it up. Drive up to the parking lot. Then, winch it up to the lock. It will self center.

The narration for the phone call was hilarious 😂

Hi, Dan thanks for the content

Funny, in the pnw rarely you see guys firin up and reversing off the trailer. Ramp time is sacred. Load your crap in the parking lot, plug in, tail ties off, back her down the ramp tilnthe tires are in the water, buddy grabs bow line, and you back up the rig n let her skate off, buddy pulls her down thw dock and ties off while you get that truck n trailer the heck off the ramp, other folks are waitin! Fire up the motor(s) after the trucks parked

Hey Dan I live in Texas and I love your show. I would like to see more of your channel 😊

Keep it up. Doing great. And I like this change of scenery a lot more. Film here more often please. (And ignore the negative posts. They’re probably just jealous that you can take the time to do this)

Love the ICW ramp. More expensive boats than at Navy point and they have no clue what’s going on 😂

Those drones shots are the best!!! More drone footage!!!

You certainly got the title of this video correct!!🎉🎉🎉

When I start out boating I practice backing up in the parking lot for 30min a day for week, then went out boat ramp it easy for me.

We always put our Bimini top down before we got to the boat ramp. It’s like a sail if there is any wind.

I thought people in southern California couldn't drive a boat. I don't feel so bad now.

These videos are awesome. Boring yet completely satisfying

Great video.

new side hussle: hang around the dock and offer to either 1) pilot the boat onto the trailer or 2) back the trucks up into the water 🙂

Are these ramps at the Wharf in Orange Beach? Great video! I always used to launch at Cotton Bayou but it was pretty tight.

I know this video is old but I just found this big dan show,, crazy I never knew there was so many inexperienced boaters out there,, but the part of the show I like is he seems to be knowledgeable of the type of boats they're driving their Motors and how to operate them properly

Nice videos it is funny how most of these trailers are in the water way to far LOL

Love the applause!!! LOL

USCG used to teach a great class on boat handling! I took it with a friend and learned a LOT!

Floats because in the WATER TOO DAMN DEEP…PLUS: tires are buoyant…usually TOP OF FENDERS SHOULD BE “ABOVE” the water by 2”-3”!!!

Having grown up with boats on lakes I thought I was pretty good at launching and recovering boats on trailers. Then I got a center console and started fishing on the coast…..yeah, I got a rude awakening! I looked like some of these people the first couple of times I launched. That current is the devil!!

Thank you for your service in the Coast Guard.

Watching people launch and recover watercraft is always a spectacle. Find yourself a popular boat launch and just sit and watch for a little while, it wont take long before you are wondering "what the hell are they doing?" Where I live here in California it always seems to be the people with the most expensive vessels that don't have a clue what they are doing. I always feel sorry for the wives with husbands that have no clue what they are doing, because the husband always gets man at the wife for him not know what the hell he is doing, and the wife takes the brunt of his frustrations.

In our country powering onto trailers is prohibited due to erosion at the ramp.The secret to backing is to start with everything in line

I have never driven a boat in my life so I my opinion may mean nothing at all. But from what I can see the biggest problem besides backing the trailer in too deep is over-steering. both in the boats and backing the trailers.

Its crazy how many people back their trailers in way too far.

Dude at the end with the pontoon. Close your bimini, pull the trailer up some so you touch the bunks sooner. If the wind is blowing you around, start out straight but 5 or 10 feet to the side, so by the time you get to the trailer, you're right in front of it instead of trying to pivot the boat on top of the trailer.

Yes, that would be very helpful to post a vid on how to launch/recover boats.

im luvin this...🤜🤛

looks like a very easy ramp to launch from. I've always had to launch and load all by myself and never had any problems. always lots of crazy and drunk people at lakes

That is a really nice boat ramp, tons of room and plenty of docking for waiting for trailer to get wet.

I'm looking forward to that video where you show the proper way to load and unload a boat. I just bought my first boat, and I really don't want to end up on your channel since I'll be around your area. Unless it was on a good note.

My first boat was about 8 years ago and I remember the first thing I did was go to a parking lot and practice backing up in spots and then took the boat out on a Wednesday morning or some shit when I knew nobody would be there so I could get a routine down. Surprises me all the time how many ppl just show up to crowded ramps and just be reckless next to others peoples stuff. Crazy world

Love it from foley

I feel like im doing things wrong after seeing so many people power drive up there boat. Although certain boat launches in Michigan dont allow it. Ive only owned my 21-foot boat for one season. Launched and retrieved over 20 times. But never had the problems these people have. We approach the dock. I slowly creep in. My girl and i reach for the posts and hold the boat steady. She gets out on the dock with the rope connected to the bow eyelet. Wraps it once around a post near the front. Then i get out to go get the trailer while she simply hold the back of the boat in place. I pull in fenders and tips of bunks at top of water. Get out. My girl tosses me the rope from the dock. I physically pull the boat on the bunks till it stops about a foot or 2 from the winch. Strap it up. Then whench it up tight. Pull out slowly. If my trailer is close. The process takes no more than 60 seconds. Idk..... please tell me if im doing something wrong. I do get my ankle wet just to pull the rope in. But never had a problem so i stuck with it. About to winterize next week.

I live here... this is hilarious😂😂😂😂

I like your show buddy from California

With the jet ski trailer. I can say from personal experience it's not easy to see it and I've done the same thing myself 😂

21:18 "Holy smokes, somebody perfectly centered it!" The boat or the knot? I was watching the woman XD 26:08 Advice? With that wind it's easier to go in a little faster. It almost seems like he's just running idle. More thrust gives you a straighter line and smaller corrections.

Twin outboards just look cool !!!

Tips on backing a trailer first turn off the backup camera use the mirrors second turn your steering wheel the way you want the front of your trailer to go third find a large parking lot and practice and remember the shorter the trailer the faster it will turn

Dan, I think you should do two 'How To Videos'. #1: completely on point with all the tips & tricks & helpful hints for the clueless. #2: with the use of humor & exaggeration to expose people's stupidity including clips w/Big Arrows pointing to our stars, and The Big Red X w/the buzzer noise over the wrong way-ers & 🙂's on the crabapples. ex: dock hogging while on a run to wally for snacks, 9 miles of rope to tie off with, infants without life jackets, bow riding buck-offs & you get the idea.

One other thing people seem the forget about when two people are launching or recovering a boat with 1 in the boat and another in the tow vehicle…use your hands free cell phones to communicate instead of yelling at each other.

Look up the black flag meaning you’ll understand why we need more people to fly them

All these people with trailer boat guide-ons...and they still can't put their boats between the poles....gotta love boat ramp follies!

Great entertainment, watching from North East Missouri. 🫡

Don’t think I’ve ever seen so many people in the water at the boat ramp

That’s a busy ramp. Only one I’ve seen busier was at lake oroville when they ordered everyone to evacuate the lake. I’ve seen fist fights at the bidwell marina there

Question, is there a spot somewhere that someone can be dropped off the retrieve the tow vehicle other than the docks? My boat ramp doesn't have that. I usually tie up to the dock and retrieve the truck myself, then just back the trailer under the boat and crack her in.

They are doing a lot better than the folks in Miami.

Hey Dan, these areas your filming is it fresh water salt water mix? Joe

The BIGGEST COMEDY SHOW = Jeep + Pontoon boat!!! Get Entire Crew out before loading…NO COMMON SENSE😂😂😂

Very nice footage..what drone/camera are you using?

28:35.... That's one in a row! LOL!

There are some right muppets in this boat slip.😂😂😂😂😂😂 Dean from the uk

You need to have the husbands and wifes miked up 😂

I’ve never ran a boat onto a trailer. But I would imagine it’s a lot of feel for the way the water is moving and the wind. And it looks like you need some luck. Lol. Super fun to watch. I feel really bad for the people that run into problems. I have family on Pensacola beach so watching makes me feel a little closer than being stuck in Ohio. Well done sir on the videos

Oh cool I saw Phish play here at the Wharf last year.

I notice a lot of people just pull out without hooking up safety chain or strap at bow. I’ve seen boats roll/slide off and damage transom a few times in our area because of this.

Feeling bummed out with the results of Alabama/Texas game. Woke up at 3 a.m. and started watching The Big Dan Show. Roll Tide

Driving a trailer is tough. Look at the dock. Pick one with the wind blowing the boat into the dock. Pull the truck around, so you just have to back straight up. Look at the whole picture. If you can get it lined up a couple of feet off the dock, then you won't have to steer in reverse.

People just loose thier mind at the ramp. Forget simple physics like how outside forces react to their boat. They just aim straight and go. No one knows how to lead and aim for wind and current. Sometimes I look like I'm going to hit the dock and just drift right in the bunks. Plan your approach. Lines and bumpers secured and all on board my boat have a job and I let them know before we ever get close to the no wake zone.

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Why do new boaters refuse the free training most boat dealers offer when you buy a boat? If the dealer or the owner refuse to offer some free training, look elsewhere. I watched a new boater kill a battery trying to start the engine. I heard is wife/gf ask him why he refused the dealers offer. I offered help and had the motor running in quickly. They should also take some cones and find an empty lot and practice backing a trailer.

The bloke on the pontoon boat might think about giving up boating and take up painting 😂 regards Terry in Australia

JetSki is Kawasaki, Sea•Doo is BRP, and Waverunner is Yamaha. Just wanted to let everyone know that. If it has a fountain/rooster tail it is a Yamaha. If it does not, either the owner had it disabled or it is not a Yamaha

Good idea