03-22-2013, 12:29 AM
[quote mr.jigr12]That is why it is called a (BOAT LAUNCH)!!!!!!! It is not called a boat prep area, a boat park area or a boat repair area!!! I LOVE the guy that parks his boat on the side of the dock that is RIGHT over the top of the launch pad, then proceeds to take the cover off the motor and try to get it started!!! Happened twice last year at Salmon Dam! I for one do all my prep work at home in the street, in front of my house! I run water through a hose, with a set of ears over the water intake! Even when I didn't have a big motor, I would put the motor in a garbage can and run it! Better there than at the lake to figure out that it won't start! I also have a check list of spring things to check!!! Change lower unit and grease wheels!! Fire extinguisher still good and not out of date? Extra gallon of oil? Tool bag? Life vests? Registration on board? Horn still works? And LAST but not least, PLUG IN??????[/quote]
Don't forget the safety chains on your trailer.
I actually had to jump in and save some jerks trailer from the watery depths once. His wife was in the boat, the boat tipped the back of the trailer, popped off the hitch, and proceeded to roll toward Davey Jones. He was half way up the ramp before he noticed there was no trailer.
And... not even so much as a "hey thanks".
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Don't forget the safety chains on your trailer.
I actually had to jump in and save some jerks trailer from the watery depths once. His wife was in the boat, the boat tipped the back of the trailer, popped off the hitch, and proceeded to roll toward Davey Jones. He was half way up the ramp before he noticed there was no trailer.
And... not even so much as a "hey thanks".
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