TCHB
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rental guys launching ? Some of those guys in the rental vans are stretched pretty thin.... hope all are OK .
Lol. I just figured, in jest, they were warning not to let your dogs join the scuffle in the article.What's the 1 meat dogs should avoid? Clicked the link but the picture got bigger.
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im'e disabled and wife has to back me in, what a trooper. i told her take as much time as she needs. took her couple tries, but like a champ launched us next to gone again in 2019. those people with amateures is also the ones prep the boat in the launch lanes.I had one guy yelling at a lady while she backed down the trailer. He was calling her a amateur! After they got the boat on the trailer the husband went over and asked the guy why he was yelling at his wife. The guy was screaming that amateurs should not be using the ramp on weekends. The husband dropped him on the spot.
I had one guy yelling at a lady while she backed down the trailer. He was calling her a amateur! After they got the boat on the trailer the husband went over and asked the guy why he was yelling at his wife. The guy was screaming that amateurs should not be using the ramp on weekends. The husband dropped him on the spot.
I told the guy to back off and let her get trailer down. He just would not stop. I held him in the ready spot until she got the trailer down.. He was a Ahole. I hope he learned his lesson.
With the name 'riddler' on the back?Was it the guy with the Lime green color Eliminator Speedster with twin black outboards? I was there loading up and was windy AF A few minutes before this happened.
With the name 'riddler' on the back?
I believe that was one of the boats I saw in close proximity to the group.Was it the guy with the Lime green color Eliminator Speedster with twin black outboards? I was there loading up and was windy AF A few minutes before this happened.
Drove through right after it happened. At least 8 PD and SO cars. Looked like a bunch of crackers with newer big boats.
A couple of years ago I was walking up the ramp to get the truck and trailer a noticed a lady struggling to back the trailer in (her husband was frustrated, not full on yelling yet). I walked up to her and I could see the frustration on her face, probably a couple of minutes from crying. I told her to take a deep breath and I'm going to teach you a trick.
After a min or so I ask if she was ready and she said yes. I told her with one hand grab the bottom of the steering wheel, if you want the trailer to move right move your hand right, if you want the trailer move left move your hand left, I walked beside her the whole way but only coached her halfway. She thanked me and her husband thanked me a few minutes later when we got the the wipe down area, he asked what I did and I told him, he never knew that trick.
Now I'm a top of the wheel kinda guy but not everyone is.
what are using have boat and handheld, when the wifes in the truck, can't communicate 12' away.I use walkie talkies with my gf. We practiced a lot before the going to the ramp. The F450 is lifted and the trailer is 35 feet long. When the boats on it, it’s not too bad. When trailer only, you have to use the cameras and the walkie talkies help. She does great. Great for you to help.
X2 and she handles the boat better than i do. Shes on the money every time.It was easier to teach my wife to put the boat on and off the trailer than to back the trailer down. Hell she has problems driving straight.
That's the way it should be, I help put every chance I get, it will come back to me one day. My wife hasn't backed with the dually yet so I am waiting on that saga to start.A couple of years ago I was walking up the ramp to get the truck and trailer a noticed a lady struggling to back the trailer in (her husband was frustrated, not full on yelling yet). I walked up to her and I could see the frustration on her face, probably a couple of minutes from crying. I told her to take a deep breath and I'm going to teach you a trick.
After a min or so I ask if she was ready and she said yes. I told her with one hand grab the bottom of the steering wheel, if you want the trailer to move right move your hand right, if you want the trailer move left move your hand left, I walked beside her the whole way but only coached her halfway. She thanked me and her husband thanked me a few minutes later when we got the the wipe down area, he asked what I did and I told him, he never knew that trick.
Now I'm a top of the wheel kinda guy but not everyone is.
My wife is a beast at it, she actually likes asking guys if they need help. About 10 years ago we went to the mall parking lot on a Sunday and I showed her mirror trick and she practiced backing into parking slots for about an hour. After that she was a pro.
Yup is murphys law, she now knows to scan the boats and trailers, nicer stuff typically means seasoned owners who know the drill, clapped out single axle with carpet missing bunks is never a good sign, that and rentals.Ok it’s not really my wife’s fault, but does anyone else’s wife pick the line that the people in front take the fuckin longest to get their boat out every time?
there and walmart. every. fucking. time.Ok it’s not really my wife’s fault, but does anyone else’s wife pick the line that the people in front take the fuckin longest to get their boat out every time?
That’s exactly what we do. Gotta find what works, work as a team and get it done.Currently, when getting on the water, I back the truck down, get in the boat/start it and my wife unhooks it and backs me deeper until I get off the trailer. She then parks the truck/trailer (she's done a great job - always in between the lines, straight, etc..) and we go have a great day on the water. When we're done, I have to dock the boat and get the truck, back in and put the boat on the trailer. The wife isn't comfortable enough to back in on her own yet and wants to learn when it's not busy. She will eventually learn to drive the boat and trailer it, but taking baby steps with her. Anyway, after I load it, she hooks it up and pulls us out and drives to a spot for us to wipe it down. This has been working for us so far.
We did that too. No pressures..My wife is a beast at it, she actually likes asking guys if they need help. About 10 years ago we went to the mall parking lot on a Sunday and I showed her mirror trick and she practiced backing into parking slots for about an hour. After that she was a pro.