Is this hows it supposed to be done? Its how I do it.
Launching: Get your stuff ready to go before you pull up to the ramp. Straps off plugs in. Back in trailer, lower engine start it back out your boat, park it on a dock not blocking the ramp (if available, if not idle in the water not to block it) Park the truck. get in drive off... 5 minutes MAX. I can do it in 5 by myself from backing in to heading off.
Recovering:
Park boat on dock not blocking the ramp. If there is no opening wait till there is one 25 feet from dock facing it.
Get truck wait in line to recover. Back up, drive boat on, winch up, drive to unloading area not blocking the ramp and put on straps. Remember to remove rods from upper rocket launchers. Drive away and notice that $15 Cobia jig in the trees when you forgot to remove said rods last week.
What I have seen many times all these situations last weekend:
Launching: Reverse truck, right before you get to the water get out to unstrap transom straps Get back in truck, Oh crap the plug. Get boat floating use 2 ropes with 2 people to pull it off. Lose control of boat almost hit boat next to you because 1 of the 2 is to weak or 9 years old.. Unload truck and put stuff in boat. Keep boat at the ramp even though there is an open space to park it. Try to start. Take off cowling.. Trouble shoot for 15 minutes while blocking ramp. get it started and 5 feet from dock WOT right for the sandbar.
Recovering: Oh look the ramp dock has an open spot I will pull in there. Get in truck be the 5th trailer in line. Boat is now blocking 1 lane. FINALLY back up trailer, take up 2 lanes, winch boat up and pull out 15 feet to pull the plug and start to unload boat blocking the ramp..
Launching: Get your stuff ready to go before you pull up to the ramp. Straps off plugs in. Back in trailer, lower engine start it back out your boat, park it on a dock not blocking the ramp (if available, if not idle in the water not to block it) Park the truck. get in drive off... 5 minutes MAX. I can do it in 5 by myself from backing in to heading off.
Recovering:
Park boat on dock not blocking the ramp. If there is no opening wait till there is one 25 feet from dock facing it.
Get truck wait in line to recover. Back up, drive boat on, winch up, drive to unloading area not blocking the ramp and put on straps. Remember to remove rods from upper rocket launchers. Drive away and notice that $15 Cobia jig in the trees when you forgot to remove said rods last week.
What I have seen many times all these situations last weekend:
Launching: Reverse truck, right before you get to the water get out to unstrap transom straps Get back in truck, Oh crap the plug. Get boat floating use 2 ropes with 2 people to pull it off. Lose control of boat almost hit boat next to you because 1 of the 2 is to weak or 9 years old.. Unload truck and put stuff in boat. Keep boat at the ramp even though there is an open space to park it. Try to start. Take off cowling.. Trouble shoot for 15 minutes while blocking ramp. get it started and 5 feet from dock WOT right for the sandbar.
Recovering: Oh look the ramp dock has an open spot I will pull in there. Get in truck be the 5th trailer in line. Boat is now blocking 1 lane. FINALLY back up trailer, take up 2 lanes, winch boat up and pull out 15 feet to pull the plug and start to unload boat blocking the ramp..