[Putershark]

Originally Posted by IL-LOGIC-AL GGC

something i saw on ship shape t.v. that will be helpful to all owners old and newly getting started, is to remember to use 1 hand when backing and put that hand at the 6 o'clock position on the steering wheel . you can turn the wheel in the direction the trailer needs to go instead of opposite which drives me crazy the times i forget to do this.
GGC

Along those same lines, I also fold up my bed cover and put down the tailgate and the rear glass on my truck so I can "see" the rig as I back her down the ramp. Some of our ramps get kind of steep as the tide pulls out and by doing such, helps to make it a one man operation again.

Also once you learn how deep to dunk the trailer and the boat still "stay" on the trailer, driving on and off the trailer is not a bad option ether. Helps if you have the those PVC pipe covered "guide ons" on your trailer when fighting with cross winds (190 and smaller) though the factory 210 trailer with it's 6 bunks works quite well also.

If you do elect to push her off like I do many times, if you get the wheels covered (though not the fenders usually) you can just unhook the wench strap from the bow eye and it gently push / float (or you can drive) it off the trailer. I though never back a boat down the ramp unless the wench strap is snug for I have seen more than one go sliding (steep ramps) right off the trailer land on the ramp and bounce (not a pretty sight) all the way into the water way faster than the driver could back it in deep enough too float it... Your local ramp "angle of attack" and tides though dictate how you can handle such.

Dave