how ?
 

how do these things happen ?

to much high tide!!!!

Roller trailer. Winch Strap and Safety Chain Fail. User Error. :eek:
Darn shame but I would be surprised if there is any real damage, other than cosmetic and ego. They are tough boats.

i mean "how" ?

seriously,how ?

a guy i know,he backed his shamrock down the ramp - roller traler,he unhooked the winch cable before backing down the ramp - unloaded it,right on the ramp...


i can't understand the lack of common sense...


for the record:
grady's are far from being "tough boats" - i've cut enough of them apart...

I may get some grief on this

Woman Driver

I'm guessing that ramp is somewhere up here due to the grade. So many people think they can unhook the cable/strap and roll down to the water without the boat moving beforehand, especially with a roller trailer. I don't understand the thought process either.

"I don't understand the thought process either"

I agree, however if they do it again...........they qualify for the boat launch hall of fame! ;)

Great Thread!!
I know you guys will come up with plenty more. Here's a couple :confused:

"Just a Little More throttle Honey, it will slide right up in Place"

http://whatthefluffy.files.wordpress..._a_boat_01.jpg


"Oh Shit I forgot to take off the safety chain"

http://discovercatfishing.com/wp-con...oat-launch.jpg


"Yo Homey, should I put the baits out now?"

http://www.thefishingblitz.com/images/launching.jpg

I thought you said it was a "Drive Thru" ramp

Hey Capt. Chuck,

On the first picture I have the score,

power pole 2
truck and boat 0

I always back my Tsunami down the ramp with the transom straps,winch strap,and the safety chain attached.
When I get as close to the water as possible,I then remove the transom straps.back the boat in the rest of the way then, and only then, do I remove the winch strap and safety chain,and let the boat slide off the trailer(roller style).
I hate removing the transom tie downs,as I'm behind that 23' beast that would flatten me like a pancake if it ever came loose.
That's when I double check and ask whoever is backing my truck down. "I did! leave the safety chain and winch strap on didn't I ?"

Over the years we've seen some crazy stuff at ramps.

We saw a guy drop an old twin I/O Stamas right on the concrete when it came off the trailer.Not good,it actually snapped the lower end of the port side drive right off.

We also watched as a guy backed down a very steep ramp only to see his boat,trailer,and Blazer roll right into the water(12' deep) and had the blazer sink to the bottom.The boat was loose from the trailer so it was ok,the trailer was almost like neutral bouyancy from the air in the tires and was kind of half submerged.
It really wasn't funny,but we had to laugh when we saw his styrofoam cup and assorted papers rise up from his window and pop up on the surface.
It happened when he left the Blazer to push the boat in,I guess he left the emergency brake off,and the vehicle in gear.

Years ago in Oswego NY there was a bunch of retired guys who had big score cards like they use for the olympic figure skaters.They would hold them up for everone who launched.
It was hilarious, you'd see these four old men holding up big cards with scores like 8.9 or 4.5 on them.
The boaters with thin skin complained and the city took the benches away so it came to an end.

"The boaters with thin skin complained and the city took the benches away so it came to an end"

HEY!!!! That's not fair! Bunch of woosies!

Cuban launch: Back down real fast with all cables and lines removed. Slam on brakes at the correct instant. Boat jumps off the trailer into the water just fine. . . . Assuming you hit the brakes at the right time. Add a few pops, a lot of machismo, a little inexperience and the boat ends up on the pavement or the tow vehicle gets wet, very wet.

Common in S Florida.

This was last november at my local ramp.

I launched at the ramp and came back to this.
Low tide and backed in a little too far and dropped of the ramp, trailer was for a smaller pontoon boat. Truck was pulled in by the weight of the water once the bed filled.


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Quickly and badly. I`m no hero. I hit something on my 20th hr. of ownership. Motor hit the rev limiter as it kicked up and scared the poop outta my under thru hull.

I went back and looked all around. Turtle? Log? Shark?

No eye deer,
GFS

$hit happens - accidents happen...

but,there's the whole common sense thing the lack of that whole common sense thing,is what facinates me...


ya,know,i would really like to hang out with you -i'l bet you're funny guy to sit and have a beer with !

You are a brave man indeed!!:eek::D
Once Sandy's medication kicks in he almost becomes human..:cool:
Ya' know we love you GFS!! :)

Pelican, Pretty near all boats are tough in the keel, is what I meant, not giving them credit they don't deserve. :p I am a newbie over here but not totally uninitiated.
A thief stole my friend Norm's 17' Osprey with tower of power 90 horse. They slung it off the trailer in an intersection after the winch strap broke. The boat hit the pavement and skidded off the road, I was shocked to find there was no structural damage just scratched (ie machined) gelcoat and a broken skeg.

That pic. of the dually in the drink is a heartbreaker. Makes you think twice ...

They only keep me here for the entertainment.

And my fascination with sand. I graduated from the marsh to sand bars.

Mmmm little necks. If some other flatlander tells me .... oh never mind.

They are little necks. Ipswich is a town.

Knotta clam.

Send me to boat naming school if you must,

GFS

GFS I love clam by any name.