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 Harshman way to go your post was funny. What was with the guy did he think his Skeeter's stuff didn't stink or what?

What did he oficially have to say about cutting in line? This we gotta hear!

I got a good one.....we have a huge problem with kids swiming at the boat ramp. (No swiming at the Ramp) also no fishing at the ramp dont know how many time i would come in and there fishing of the dock and in the way.

As far a power loading... i do because i dont have a strap to pull her in with i got a bar that locks the bow eye. i do want to change it though.  but i do let my girl hammer it either just slow adjustments

check this boat ramp prob out  ;D ;D ;D ;D

I haven't had much bad happen at the ramp yet.  The only thing I'd say if you head back to the ramp and there is a boat or two near the ramp, watching the ramp, not fishing,  then guess what?  They are waiting their turn to dock. THAT DOESN"T MEAN YOU BARREL YOUR BOAT TO THE DOCK AND TIE ON! >

bassin1887 & Tom Bass, Thank you for the info on getting the lights to go off. The 3 times hitting the button did not work, but 4 times worked great. Thanks

Last weekend, we had a guy with the cover off trying to work on his motor. Bad move, for one the boat ramp is not the place to make sure your stuff is going to run. Plus, the boat was a big offshore boat, you would have to be almost stupid to head out in the ocean with a motor that will not run properly.

Tony.

Ghost Rider

Holy Cow :o

looks like some one forgot to put in there plug

not to mention thats one small loading ramp.

also just noticed whats that guy trying to accomplish with the rope to the steering wheel :-?

Ghost Rider

Holy Cow :o

looks like some one forgot to put in there plug

not to mention thats one small loading ramp.

also just noticed whats that guy trying to accomplish with the rope to the steering wheel :-?

I wonder where you launch? Around here that's a 2 lane boat ramp that will handle 100's of people on tournament day....

BoB,

I fish out in California, There's alot of ramps out here that fits 3 but not all. In that picture it even seems small for a 2, but If they cleaned up that dirt slide on the right it would look more like two lane.

Last weekend, we had a guy with the cover off trying to work on his motor. Bad move, for one the boat ramp is not the place to make sure your stuff is going to run. Plus, the boat was a big offshore boat, you would have to be almost stupid to head out in the ocean with a motor that will not run properly.

Tony.

Not necessarily.  It could be that he is restoring the boat, and being an oceangoing boat, it probably has a big engine that is impractical to test in the garbage can.  And, if you are truly repairing a motor, running on the muffs doesn't cut it.  Their is no load on the exhaust and you cant go much higher than 1500 rpm.  As long as he is fixing it at the prep site/parking lot, or on the backside of a courtesy dock, no harm no foul.  It could be, that he wants to start it, run it just past the no wake zone, hit it up to full throttle, and come back home, knowing his motor works.  In the restoration/motor repair field, that is quite common.

Ghost Rider

Holy Cow :o

looks like some one forgot to put in there plug

not to mention thats one small loading ramp.

also just noticed whats that guy trying to accomplish with the rope to the steering wheel :-?

This pic was taken on lake travis in Texas ..... What happen was this hydro V-drive was set up for a photo shoot and my home boy did not put his bildge pump in. He ran the boat after the photo shoot and did not park it with the nose out but with it to the side. a Big baja came by and wake it... the first one almost sunk it and the 2nd one fishished the job.... he got it out with fuel burns from the gas leaking out  of the fuel tanks. All the members of THB jumped in and helped him with it. He blew the engine after he got it out. he thinks one of the cyl was hot when the water got into the block. i just though you guys would get a kick out of it. i have more picture of sunken jets if ya want it see them lol

I did not jeer anyone for fishing solo, as I fish solo a lot.

I timed myself Saturday at Norfork AR ramp nearest the dam. Took me five minutes to lauch from the time I started backing up to moving the truck to the parking area. Took about the same to load.

On Tablerock last night it took 8 minutes as I missed the bow roller and had to back the truck in a 2nd time to center the boat on the trailer. There was noone else on the ramp last night.

Saturday evening after I loaded the boat I pulled well away from the ramp to clearup the gear clutter and stow for travel.

I just make it a point to have everything ready when I hit the ramp either way loading or unloading.

All I have to do is back in and unload or back in and load the boat.

But I did see a lot of people stowing gear and installing motor supports on the ramp.

One man in a small aluminum boat was trolling back and forth in front of the boat ramp.

Ozarkie

we have a problem with water lice at the ramps here in texas also

I've got to say this... I was out solo a couple of weeks ago and I backed my boat down into the water, then got in my boat, trimmed the motor down into the water to start it, and I went to crank... NOTHING! Tried again, Nothing again.  I knew it couldn't have been a dead battery, because the battery was well charged, so I tried to trim the motor back up to pull the boat out of the way of others, but unfortunately, the trim wouldn't work either.  I felt like crap because I knew I was in everyone's way, but I couldn't risk tearing up my prop by pulling the boat out.  I knew it had to be a fuse, and luckily I did have some spare fuses in my tackle box, but I did have to take off my motor cover to replace it, and I had to do it on the ramp!  A few people did have to wait about 10-15 minutes for this whole ordeal to take place and they probably didn't know what I was doing.  I felt like crap for making people wait for me, but that's the way things go sometimes.  I've had to sit in traffic for over an hour at a time while wrecks were cleaned off the road.  I'm normally quick on and off the ramp, but #*$& happens sometimes.  I can understand getting upset when you know people are taking their sweet time on the ramp, but if someone has their motor cover off, give them a break... or better yet, ask if they need help.

I've got to say this... I was out solo a couple of weeks ago and I backed my boat down into the water, then got in my boat, trimmed the motor down into the water to start it, and I went to crank... NOTHING! Tried again, Nothing again.  I knew it couldn't have been a dead battery, because the battery was well charged, so I tried to trim the motor back up to pull the boat out of the way of others, but unfortunately, the trim wouldn't work either.  I felt like crap because I knew I was in everyone's way, but I couldn't risk tearing up my prop by pulling the boat out.  I knew it had to be a fuse, and luckily I did have some spare fuses in my tackle box, but I did have to take off my motor cover to replace it, and I had to do it on the ramp!  A few people did have to wait about 10-15 minutes for this whole ordeal to take place and they probably didn't know what I was doing.  I felt like crap for making people wait for me, but that's the way things go sometimes.  I've had to sit in traffic for over an hour at a time while wrecks were cleaned off the road.  I'm normally quick on and off the ramp, but #*$& happens sometimes.  I can understand getting upset when you know people are taking their sweet time on the ramp, but if someone has their motor cover off, give them a break... or better yet, ask if they need help.

Right #$%^ happens even if you start your boat before leaving the house. Most peopel are cool about stuff like that but there are aholes out there.

You guys know i run a jet boat but GR went fishing last week OH i say i went fishing hahahaha  Yep I caught a 22" large mouth bass on the 5 cast WOOOOHOOOOOO i tried to get the pic off my phone but with no luck. Oh to my point we got back to the ramp and there were guys fishing off the dock that goes around the ramps ... one got all up set because he had to pull his line in. The own of the boat told him his line was in his way. I told him this dock is the boat ramp not a fishing dock. Two on one so he shut his pie hole. i had the trailer back up and the boat loaded with in 3 min.

bassboy1,

I do not think this guy was restoring his boat, considering it looked brand new, also he was right in the middle of the one of two deep water launches, and considering there was five 20+ ft center consoles waiting to luanch I am surprised  he did not get an earful. Around here tempers get short when it gets hot, especially at the Wildlife ramp. Now at the other end of 1/2 mile cut from the Water Way to the Cape Fear river lies a state park, it costs $5 dollars to launch but it is alot less crowded and the people that launch there are a little more relaxed. I luanch there just because it is a nicer ramp, paved versus dirt. It  is also where I taught my wife to load and unload our boat. The problem around here is that people buy the biggest boat that they can get financed versus what they can handle, therefore you get people who have never operated nor owned a boat trying to launch a 25 to 30 ft offshore boat. And they can not understand why people get testy.

Tony