The Easiest Way to Launch a Jet Ski or PWC at the Boat Ramp | How to Reverse a Jet Ski Trailer

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Learn how to launch a PWC or Jet Ski safely at your local boat launch ramp, and how to put your Jet Ski back on your trailer.
In this video, we explain what to check before you launch your Jet Ski. We demonstrate how to get your Jet ski, PWC or boat from the trailer into the water. Reversing your jet ski or your boat down the ramp can be daunting, so we show you the easiest way to do it. We also demonstrate how far into the water you want to reverse your jet ski or PWC trailer. We share a few tips that will make easy launching your jet ski or boat on your own. We explain what to do once you are off your trailer.
Finally we demonstrate the step by step how to put your Jet ski back onto your trailer and how to secure it so you can drive off safely.
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@ChunderNFlow 2 месяца назад

So let me get this right, the bungs go in the bungholes. LOL 😂 . Brilliant. Love hearing the slang terms from other countries, fantastic 👌. Great video content keep it coming.

@osuzorba Год назад

Huge tip for backing a trailer. Open the hatch or drop the tail gate. It might look dump but you get a much better view, and you add all of your cool point back when you back all the way from the parking spot to the water without any bobbles.

@danssawmillservices6444 7 месяцев назад

Nice tip

@Dylan-is5bw 2 года назад

TIP: for beginners trying to back a trailer. If your reversing and notice to much trailer in your left hand mirror, go left hand down on the steering wheel. Same for the right hand mirror, to much ski? right hand down. When your straight go back slowly and use small movements on the wheel to keep the trailer straight. Most importantly DO NOT RUSH! when you start to rush of get flustered accidents happen.

@TonyWard-ro2fu 2 года назад

100% agree. Another trick I learned (using an SUV) is open the tailgate, then you can look through the car and have excellent vision, especially when the trailer is empty and you cannot see it. People look at you strangely, but I reverse down that ramp pretty easily. 😊

@matthewpeirce1115 Год назад

Me taught me this a couple years ago and after knowing that it just clicked. Before I looked out it like that I was shocking 😅

@karaLUVEanime 14 дней назад

What if ur jetski does not have reverse? Is the only option to push it off?

@AlexanderTheGrateful 11 месяцев назад

I have to agree. I’ve been doing this for years. The only thing I do differently is I hold onto the lanyard while I attach the safety chain and just pull it out when I’m done, just gives me that extra peace of mind. I can pull the lanyard of anything goes wrong Cheers mate, good video and certainly the quickest way to solo launch 👍

@TN-re9zw 2 года назад

Best trick I found for reversing when retrieving …. Drop the tailgate to see the trailer 👌👌👌

@JetTechProducts 2 года назад

Great tip!

@mattgehrke 2 года назад

That's a great tip. I typically, have to open my hatch and lay one of my seats down to see the trailer with my Jeep cherokee. Backing trailers with a narrow wheel base can be a bit tricky

@jackhogan4813 Год назад

Would not work on majority of vehicles as tailgate will rest on the front of trailer

@mcquoidd6917 Год назад

This seems weird to me.... I just use the reversing camera? Can see all I need ?

@osuzorba Год назад

@@jackhogan4813 I've never had this issue with any trailer or truck. I wouldn't want to make sharp turns with it down, but just going down a ramp you shouldn't be making any.

@martysk8r 2 года назад

Don't overthink it. Just start backing slowly and make small movements and sync up the direction you want the trailer to go.

@ckrummy13 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the info. Got a used ski with a tow tap fitted and didn’t know what it was for, but glad to know now.

@JetTechProducts 5 месяцев назад

Awesome def good thing to have.

@bobwurth819 Год назад

Hi Jet Tech, I just watched your tutorial on loading & unloading a jet ski. It is easier with a multi roller trailer. if you watch any videos from America about their trailers, they all have flat board guides. they make it so much harder too load.

@Dean06GTO Год назад

I replaced my boards with rollers. It's so much easier to load and unload, one of the best upgrades you can do.

@Karakaboardriders 3 года назад

Great video. One thing to note in some areas if there are rocks around your ramp backing off may cause you to suck something into your intake. Tend to just push mine off here for this reason and push it out before taking off. You obviously don’t have the same issue where you are your ramps look pretty clean

@raddadization 4 месяца назад

totally agree. Just let it slide or push it off it doesn't take that much effort.

@NotTryHardXShorts Год назад

I found this information very helpful. Moving to Florida in a few months, and planning on getting a Jet Ski.

@TonyWard-ro2fu 2 года назад

I’m new at this and launch / retrieve solo, pretty much exactly as you said. Leaving motor idling is a great tip I hadn’t tried.

@cactusstudiossouth 2 года назад

I was so looking forward to this video and then once I watched it and realized guess what Mate, not all of us can afford an expensive jet ski with built-in reverse!

@hutchsaluni9177 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the vid big help , still nervous though

@jaimemaisonet3596 3 месяца назад

Awesome learning video thank you

@elnene174 2 года назад

Awesome video!!!! The best one on RU-vid.

@genevafrench 3 года назад

Excellent vid - thanks very much!

@chrisaguirre3684 2 месяца назад

New to this thank you.

@blaster-zy7xx 3 года назад

The is a very minor critique, but you are a pro and know how to do it. Beginners will have a hard time approaching the trailer and getting it lined up using as tight a turn as you did coming into the trailer. Beginners will need to line up the ski further out and come in at a straight line to the trailer. You didn't because it was second nature to you.

@wesmccullough8176 2 года назад

I lined it up perfect on my first ever attemp.

@blaster-zy7xx 2 года назад

@@wesmccullough8176 Yes, but did you make the turn as tight as the video? Also, when there is wind and current, it makes it a little bit trickier.

@jerrydarvell6351 3 года назад

Hay glad you show them how to drive the ski on to the beach and suck all that sand in the jet pump great for pump an prop.

@JetTechProducts 3 года назад

Can always appreciate a comment positive or negative and your hundred percent right Jerry. However i do cut the engine off before it has much time to suck up a large quantity and do note this at 4 minutes 20 seconds.

@CrochetNewsNetwork 3 года назад

Jerry, this guy clearly knows what he is doing. I appreciate this video as I just bought a jet ski and will be launching for the first time today, and Jet Tech’s info is perfect. Jerry…play nice and stop being a dick.

@maxflight777 3 года назад

To be fair to Jerry … he did gas it at 3:51 !!

@ETHAN_VR123 2 года назад

@@maxflight777 😂

@brettforbes7642 2 года назад

Good technique never actually thought about running it in fwd only con to this is sucking up debris as your in shallow waters and the fact that you’re washing out the bottom or the end of the boat ramp causing a deep rut. Over time that rut is gona end up being a drop off and I’d hate to drop a trailer axle in it!

@haroonmaqsood2118 3 года назад

Lol, just the way you said that is so funny. I like the video very helpful though.

@JetTechProducts 3 года назад

Thanks Haroon, glad to have helped. Will be posting another video in the coming weeks.

@garrettbatista5991 3 месяца назад

Best tutorial

@chrisbrimble9031 Год назад

Awesome, great vid, thanks!

@JetTechProducts Год назад

Thanks glad we can help

@DazVid70 3 года назад

Great tips champ ! 😃

@dobbo770 3 года назад

Some interesting techniques. I do a launch from a local bay. Didn't think of a ride on and idle then hook up.

@JetTechProducts 3 года назад

Yea makes it a lot easier when on your own, just do it with caution.

@christianacosta5901 Год назад

Thank you so much

@RifleMan5656 2 года назад

Excellent vid thanks mate

@georgegonzalez8818 Год назад

Good job.

@Captiv8Vlogs 2 года назад

Thank you

@PAULMEYERSNorthBay 2 года назад

Great video - Thanks

@drvaleriejuliebrousseau9607 3 года назад

Thanks for the demo and tips!

@JetTechProducts 3 года назад

Your most welcome Valerie

@nicstevens6499 2 месяца назад

Crikey!!! Put another shrimp on the barbi! mate

@callez2402 Год назад

I am shocked, beaching! ;)

@greengrass89 3 года назад

Nice video, but no one (especially beginners) should ever leave the helm of any vessel with the engine running and “in gear”. Makes sense with a roller trailer to keep it from rolling off, but that’s a good reason to not have a roller trailer. A traditional bunk trailer is much safer.

@maxflight777 3 года назад

Bunk trailers are pretty much only used in the USA 🇺🇸! The rest of the world grape that wood with shitty bits of carpet nailed on …. Well it’s a shitty idea. Invest in a purpose built PWC trailer!

@greengrass89 3 года назад

@@maxflight777 I’m not sure what you mean by “purpose built”. Purpose built boat and PWC trailers do most often come with carpeted bunks or bunks with nylon pads. BRP stopped selling the MOVE trailer for Sea-Doos which had roller bunks. They were dangerous and damaging to the PWC. If a brand as big as Sea-Doo has switched to purpose built trailers with carpeted bunks, there must be a good reason.

@judymiller8831 2 года назад

Muriel Henchman Drive. My local.

@5123rick 2 года назад

excellent vid! Great tips for solo adventures

@jasonmekush5280 Год назад

Yamahas were built sperior to seadoos junk carbon seal. A yamaha can run out of water easily 2 minutes, been doing that for 20 years warms up to make an easy start in the water under load.

@gsmoneygsmoney1479 Год назад

Awesome

@silversorcerer9316 3 месяца назад

I posted a photo of my jet ski sitting on the shore at the beach , in my Facebook Jet Ski Group, about 12 people told me never put the ski close to the shore , they said sand can get up in the engine and ruin the carbon seal

@stankaminski 2 года назад

I just noticed you have the truck steering wheel on the wrong side!

@strikerttd 3 года назад

What vest is that? Can you attach a GoPro to it?

@daynemorel7531 5 месяцев назад

How do skis reverse 🤔 does it have a machine for reverse I thought it have only one big whole at the back to foward

@JetTechProducts 5 месяцев назад

Hey there is a bucket on the back that drops down when you activate the reverse trigger, this then pushes the thrust from the jet the opposite way to push the ski backwards.

@mewank1148 Год назад

Maté isn’t it too shallow to run ur engine general 3ft is the limit

@Tydog96 3 года назад

Be never backed a trailer sitting on that side of the truck 😀. Might put some of the challenge back into it 😂

@JetTechProducts 3 года назад

😅 we are upside down in Australia

@thomasmeadors6548 3 года назад

I have help and never start the ski until it is off the trailer with a driver on board so no accidents occur such as hitting the throttle while getting on. Doing it this way also insures you get off the ramp quickly and don't tie it up for others to use. At some lakes and venues you have vehicles lined up loading and unloading boats and skis so don't tie up the areas.

@alex124241 3 года назад

Most people are not launching like this and are having to tie off to a dock.

@aleemrahim6846 3 года назад

What’s the wheels under the jetski instead of the carpet covered wood called?

@3KindsOfGuns 2 года назад

Rollers

@justthisguy1948 3 года назад

Yea it’s easy when you have a beach but how when there’s nothing to dock or beach while your parking

@salvatoreplaneta7707 2 года назад

What wrap is that?

@JetTechProducts 2 года назад

Hey mate it is our EVA foam sheeting we apply on skis for extra grip when surfing in large swells. Also protects our boards and ect

@Inpreesme 2 месяца назад

You really should point out what type of trailer you have that works for your style of launching. If you have rollers, then your style works if your trailer has wooden bunks, this procedure will not work, if your trailer has bunks you have to submerge the trailer deeper almost to the point where the ski floats off if you don’t the ski will not come off the trailer, be able to blast it back onto the trailer if the bunks aren’t under the water please point that out so people don’t think they can use the technique you show on a trailer that doesn’t have rollers.

@Jimmy_Jamz 3 года назад

Off topic. Where did you get the mats to protect the ski around the sides and foot wells?

@JetTechProducts 3 года назад

Hey mate, we sell the sheets for it. So comfy under your feet. Really good if your doing sport related activities with your ski such as surfing or fishing.

@hines862009 3 года назад

I can launch/retrieve my ski without getting my feet wet.

@blaster-zy7xx 3 года назад

Can you do that by yourself?

@hines862009 3 года назад

@@blaster-zy7xx yep, boat ramps at Lake Norman, North Carolina are the best around (dock is right next to ramp).

@brandonj7440 4 месяца назад

I lost track of the video once I saw and heard him 👀

@YourDrawerness 3 года назад

Why do you need to leave it on when taking it off the trailer? Just unhook it and let it roll off the trailer into the water and grab it. Also, leaving it on when putting it on the trailer is also stupid. The advice in this video is stupid, unnecessary, and dangerous advice. Never leave the ski on in the water with the key not attached to you, especially when it’s completely unnecessary like in this video.

@carryfreak5059 Год назад

I always attach a dock line to my ski when I launch, that way I have full control of it as it comes off the trailer

@marklove8079 3 года назад

Pretty good. Only 2 points 1) Don't submerge the wheel bearings ie the axle of the trailer. When you get to the boat ramp the bearings are hot from being driven to the ramp. As soon as you submerge them they suck in a lot if sea water which results in bearing failure... usually in the side if a highway ! Not Good being stranded with a failed wheel. And if you have a spare wheel Still no good cause it's the bearing not the wheel that's failed. But I check the bearings.... How often ? But I replace the bearings every few year's... You wouldn't need to (It's a messy job)....And do you know when thier about to fail ? cause they don't give any warning that the average guy can detect. 2) Driving the ski in and off the trailer It isn't safe to do this cause your ski.is sitting a little higher (because your not killing your bearings.. see 1 It takes no more time just letting it roll off the trailer and placing it to the side AND you reduce the gravel rash by driving it onto the sand. Also if you do want to drive it on and off the trailer get a LOT of experience first..... The only accidents I have ever seen in 10+ year's in the sport are people trying exactly this. It's just too easy to hit the wrong lever which probably explains why 90% of ski accidents happen at the boat ramp 😉 Cheers and safe boating.

@wesmccullough8176 3 года назад

1) marine trailers are designed to be submerged. Grease is used to protect bearings and the grease and bearing are wearing parts requiring maintenance and regular inspection. 2) trailers and skis are designed to be driven on and off the trailer. To avoid stress on ski you should have the resting part of the trailer submerged.

@marklove8079 3 года назад

@@wesmccullough8176 Each to their own Wes. Have a great weekend 👍

@daso9977 2 года назад

Next time just make your comment say "Dont do this" . holy crap

@carryfreak5059 Год назад

I could not get my skis on or off the trailer if I did not fully submerge it. If my trailer axles are above the water, because I have a bunk trailer, I would never be able to shove my ski off

@osuzorba Год назад

Maybe this works with rollers, but with bunks I have to push my ski (with my wife driving it) off the trailer even if I've got the fenders mostly in the water. Most boat trailers around here use bunks, and every goes fenders deep.

@barrymiracle9152 2 года назад

Great video, but because the trailer has rollers instead of bunks, it comes off the trailer much easier. This is misleading to someone trying to replicate what you are doing if they have a trailer with bunks.

@jettechproducts268 2 года назад

Trade trick, spray tyre shine silicon on carpet skids, will slide right off.

@maxflight777 3 года назад

Great video ! Good facts … but be aware that on modem cars (you guys in Australia are forgiven because you drive shitty old designs 😂) you cannot reverse with the door open.

@petedavis1561 3 года назад

seems like more of a shitty design when you can’t reverse with your door open.

@DazVid70 3 года назад

What a knob you are max !

@streetfighteralpha9891 3 года назад

Shitty cars have all those baby features that don’t let you drive how you want. Pretty soon it will just print you a ticket from the dash board for going 5 over the speed limit.

@Dan-qk4ns 2 года назад

Don't launch your ski this way! He's in less than 2ft of water when his engine is running! People......DO NOT run your engine in less than 3ft of water!! It just can cause soo many problems. Especially with an open loop cooling system.

@alexarzamendi9475 2 года назад

What are you blabbering about? Not everyone drives a 99' shitbox like yours.

@briangreenfield7236 2 года назад

Ok dude dont ever start you ski til you are on it that's just unnecessary and dumb and that's not a boat ramp its a sand beach plz dont listen to this guy he just bought a ski and now hes a pro lolz .

@prince_kevion6452 2 года назад

I don’t even own a jet ski and I watched this

@Skizm_admin Год назад

Novice 😂😂

@samuelsmith5026 3 года назад

Has to be something wrong with your Jerry. Find another video that shows you an easier, and more practice way to launch and regather your ski, take it from me. I’ve looked - and you won’t. I’ve met this guy and he’s a top bloke with great ideas to take any hassle out of taking a ski out.

@JetTechProducts 3 года назад

Absolute legend Sam, thanks.

@briangreenfield7236 2 года назад

This is hilarious that theres a hard way to launch a Ski at a ramp lol . If you need to watch a video to put a ski or baot you better stay on dry land wowzers.

@NoNopeAndNo 2 года назад

Tip #1 Leave your jet ski attached to trailer and head out on water. Save a ton of time when you return Tip #2 Don't listen to Tip #1 as I don't own a jet ski