How to launch a boat alone 

well said

Amen - no judging, just get out and politely offer to help - basic humanity!!!!

Nunaya Doxing this just made my day! I'm learning to launch my boat and I'm so nervous that people will rush me..

Tiffany Jones just take a deep breath and pretend that you're the only one there. don't worry about the people that might be there. do your own thing at your own pace

Ahh... revisiting this old video. Offering help at a boat ramp more often than not gets a big "fuck off" response. People don't like being made to look incompetent. The best thing to do is take responsibility for your own education and visit your local ramp during less busy times and learn how to do things correctly instead of trying to blame everyone else for your lack of skills. If you can't do things efficiently, than why are you going on the busiest times knowing full well you'll hold everyone up? If you still ignore this advice, if you know you are incompetent and need assistance, why not take responsibility yourself to find somebody to help before you get to the ramp and make an ass of yourself and than start seeking help after the fact?

Glad it helped !! what kind of boat do you have? you can also try the drive on the trailer method. i also use the trolling motor method but you have to pull it up before it hits the trailer lol (can be risky)

redbeard2001 I will be launching a boat for The first time tomorrow. This is a great tip! Thank you

Best tip I ever learned. Whatever direction you turn the bottom of the steering wheel is the direction your boat/trailer will go when backing up. Great tip

Thanks

If u need that advice you shouldn’t be pulling a trailer

The trailer and rollers on it guide you on. Why hand crank it all the way? Just line the boat up and let it drift in, then the trailer will do the work for you.

Thank you so much :-) I will try to answer any questions that you have

John M Bonn there's no need when you have sealed lights. I've never unplugged mine

You don't have to worry about that if you convert to LED lights. they never blow.

Sounds like you need led bud

And fuses! Good catch! I do the same! Unplug guys!!!

My trailer has wings and the lights stay above water. It's 42 years old and still going. Upgrade to LED. You won't regret it.

thanks too much!!! I'm just glad people like this video and found it helpful..... haters can go away lol

Great comment...

You are welcome! Just remember to keep your cool and practice, practice practice also get your routine locked down

i believe its 25 ft bought at Walmart

Thank you sir

Craig r you are very welcome and thank you for watching :-) just remember to take your time as if you're the only one out there, get into a routine, and also the more you do it obviously the better you're going to get.

Craig r Practicing during non-busy days/times really helps.

I’m going to be a first time boat owner soon. Thanks for the helpful video. Most important things I’ve seen is to make sure the plug is in and to raise your motor before launching

hehe thank you Eric !!!

thanks for watching !!!! yeah the light was fixed years ago. now they are sealed LED's

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fTOi1duP5kg.html

sounds like a nice boat! let me know how the learning process goes :)

AWESOME I bet you will have a lot of fun with that boat. I'm glad my video helped.... let me know how you do out there 👍

Thank you Scott !!!

Hmm interesting

mine is 2wd as well... I try not to go in too deep... I like no steep ramps they are safer :)

thank you !!!!

My trailer has to go in deeper than that....all will be fine :)

thanks Chris ... this topic has been addressed many times lol this video is 6 years old. light has been fixed for years. the lights are sealed so theres no need to unplug. the reason the light wasnt working is the bulb kept falling from the socket. i now have sealed LED tail lights. many launched per year, no unplugging. thanks for watching :))))))))

@@TopwaterTony I gotcha, I've never found a truly 100% sealed unit. I'm on the water 325 days out of the year. I've tried ever single "sealed" light on the market. They all crap out in a few months. With that being said, what brand are you using currently?

@@chris5957 well mine has been okay so far and if they do crap out I will just replace them. But I know I've used mine all year last year and they are fine. I don't know the name brand but I know I got them from O'Reilly Auto Parts

Ahh cool..... Yeah we've got some decent lakes around here that's for sure. Ya know Keeping a cool head is the main thing at the ramp the rest is like second nature.

Topwater Tony? They should call you Hardcore Tony. There's snow on the ground!

@@tommclaughlin1041 snow?? Hehe I'm going to have to take a look at the video again because I don't think there is any snow on the ground... hmm

or if you have a keel guard you can safely park the boat on the ramp

thank you !!! i've had it since 2010

also a good idea ... thanks :)

:)

thank you so much Bad Dog !!!

I haven't pulled the plug ever....all is fine..

lol true

Ha ha That's fantastic.

thank youuuuu !!! yeah i also do the neutral roll back too.... good point !!

I do that too 🐱

better safe than sorry :)

Arrrr I make my wench do all the work

@@peterlanum hehe i need one of those :)

@@peterlanum my wench like to be tied up

big ron yep.... just say NO :)

I know lol.... it was fixed years ago.. this video is a few years old :-)

fixed years ago :)

You are very welcome, good luck out there 😀

Yep yep :)

Thank you! :))))

Very cool I'm glad that it's helping. How are you doing with your boat loading?

That's awesome! I am very happy that my little video could help you :-)

people in general are way to impatient these days .... sheesh lol

Jonathan Lusk hey man thanks for watching I really appreciate that :-) I think the Rope is about 25 ft and if I remember correctly I got it at Walmart

hehehehehe THANK YOU so much Eddie .... i'm glad ya liked it.... its an old video but still informative :)

@@TopwaterTony Just watched Brent Chapman's way... it was Terrible and hes a Professional Angler. SMH I do it almost Exactly like you. I was just browsing to see if theres any tricks that I could learn. RU-vid is full of idiots claiming to have the best way to do this. I've had 7 knees surgeries and have to have two more major ones. So your way, is the best way for ol crippled up cowboys like me.

@@eddieraycantrell4633 oh man.... my knees are getting bad too... more so right now when its COLD out... well even though this is and older video i still do pretty close to this same routine... sometimes i change it... a little...

You are very welcome. Good luck out there 😃

I never disconnect my lights because they are sealed

Thank you!

Chad Safranski thank you so much :-) please get your friends to subscribe

Lol all of them.... fixed years ago..

Thank you so much again :-) you might also enjoy my other videos on launching and receiving

im in dayton

Just trim up :)

@@TopwaterTony raise the motor?

thx William, i've had my boat since 2010 and i do love it :)

LOL

hehe ty :)

thank you !!

lol

A keel guard is great for beaching the boat

Thank you !!

i think its 25 feet,,, Walmart

Thank you so much, good luck out there !!

Have you seen this one? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uOpXw8IdHnI.html

i think i've seen videos where cars slid in the water even though there were multi people to help launch :(

Yes back boat too for in lanuch. Tjhe.n lose trackion. If driver would learnwhen back boat water launch asap put drive foot on brake front still on dry if slide keep foot on brake easy make back wheel grab. Power out slide. What happen went too for on lanch

@@123mjenings yep thank you?

yesss still fishing and i wish it would hurry up and get warm again i'm ready !!!

@@TopwaterTony Me to live live in Hardin County Tennessee. We got way to much water right now. I live down by where they had the landslide and the two houses fell in the river.

@@jasonscott5101 daaamn.... yeah I saw that on the news that is crazy all that flooding is just over the top !! SMH

Thanks...... Fixed years ago 👍👍

thank you and thanks for watching :)

hey thank you !!

Yessss

Topwater Tony took the grand kids out yesterday, they had a ball!