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Are boat launches some of the most comical places on earth?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:25 am
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:25 am
There’s always something humorous going on.
There’s the dad who is teaching his son to back up the trailer and is jumping around and making a bunch of hand motions to direct the son on what to do.
There’s the guy who backs his truck up too far and dips the exhaust pipe in the water causing the truck engine to stall.
There’s the adult who never learned to back up a trailer and has to keep pulling up and correcting it like 10 times.
I’ve seen a guy return to the launch and put his boat on the trailer in order to drain all the water out of it once every 30 minutes because the boat had a leak and the bilge pump wasn’t working.
I’ve seen arguments and fist fights happen because people get impatient when someone else is taking way too long to launch the boat. My cousin’s grandpa got in a fight one time and took the push pole out of his boat and pushed the guy into the water.
I saw a guy launch his boat but forget to tie it to anything, and the boat ended up floating across the canal.
Any other stories? Boat launches are hilarious places.
There’s the dad who is teaching his son to back up the trailer and is jumping around and making a bunch of hand motions to direct the son on what to do.
There’s the guy who backs his truck up too far and dips the exhaust pipe in the water causing the truck engine to stall.
There’s the adult who never learned to back up a trailer and has to keep pulling up and correcting it like 10 times.
I’ve seen a guy return to the launch and put his boat on the trailer in order to drain all the water out of it once every 30 minutes because the boat had a leak and the bilge pump wasn’t working.
I’ve seen arguments and fist fights happen because people get impatient when someone else is taking way too long to launch the boat. My cousin’s grandpa got in a fight one time and took the push pole out of his boat and pushed the guy into the water.
I saw a guy launch his boat but forget to tie it to anything, and the boat ended up floating across the canal.
Any other stories? Boat launches are hilarious places.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 11:32 am
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Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:27 am to cbree88
Perfect place to set up a lawn chair and enjoy a 6-pack.
With that said, I have committed every error possible with launching and landing a boat. I would never question anyone asking for some assistance but I know most men are far too prideful.
With that said, I have committed every error possible with launching and landing a boat. I would never question anyone asking for some assistance but I know most men are far too prideful.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 11:28 am
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:28 am to cbree88
I've launched a boat hundreds of times and somehow I've never seen anything crazy at the launch
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:30 am to cbree88
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There’s the dad who is teaching his son to back up the trailer and jumping around and making a bunch of hand motions to direct the son.
If phone cameras had been around back then my dad and I would have been viral video stars.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:31 am to cbree88
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There’s the adult who never learned to back up a trailer and has to keep pulling up and correcting it like 10 times.
I’m calling myself out on this one.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:31 am to cbree88
I've seen several guys come close to trading blows at the boat launch, arguing who's next to load up. All day on the water drinking in the sun shortens tempers 
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:31 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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I've launched a boat hundreds of times and somehow I've never seen anything crazy at the launch
may I suggest the Butte La Rose launch off I-10 for your viewing pleasure?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:32 am to bad93ex
You and me both brother!
Because of this, I always offer to help others struggling because that was once me (and probably will be again).
Because of this, I always offer to help others struggling because that was once me (and probably will be again).
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:33 am to cbree88
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:34 am to bad93ex
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Perfect place to set up a lawn chair and enjoy a 6-pack.
When I lived in BR I used to enjoy going to Fred's on the Amite River and sit on the patio cracking cold ones on Saturday or Sunday afternoon watching the drunks trying to back down trailers and load boats up.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:34 am to cbree88
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Are boat launches some of the most comical places on earth?
Yes. I could watch the public boat ramp videos for hours.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:35 am to Czechessential
At this same launch, I forgot to put my plug into my boat prior to launching while my wife drove off with the trailer. Thank GOD a kind fella took over from my wife, jumped in my truck and backed down so I could load up to drain it.
Embarrassing but a good hard lesson learned and great to meet that good fella.
Embarrassing but a good hard lesson learned and great to meet that good fella.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:36 am to cbree88
When I was 16 I went to pull up the ramp after loading the boat on the trailer. Thought the truck was in drive, but it was still in reverse from backing down the ramp. Uncle was standing a few feet behind and slightly off the edge of the tailgate. He launched back into the water when I hit the accelerator.
Good memories
Good memories
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:37 am to bad93ex
i saw a great fight that started on the water and made it back to the launch...included a mama jumping WWE style from one boat and catching a dude from the other boat in the throat with her shoulder... drinks were had...cuffs followed....i wish i had a vid of that day....way before cell phones.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 11:39 am
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:38 am to cbree88
In high school I worked at a hamburger, hotdog, snowball stand that was at a boat launch. Its unlimited amount of entertainment.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:39 am to Rob Perillo
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When I was 16 I went to pull up the ramp after loading the boat on the trailer. Thought the truck was in drive, but it was still in reverse from backing down the ramp. Uncle was standing a few feet behind and slightly off the edge of the tailgate. He launched back into the water when I hit the accelerator.
I knew a guy back in the day that had a ski boat and drove a Cutlass, he wouldn't put the car in reverse when launching, he'd let the weight of the boat pull him towards the water was so scared of that
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:40 am to cbree88
There are many reasons I don’t own a boat, but “potential boat launch anxiety and/or failure” is actually pretty high on the list of reasons.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:41 am to bad93ex
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I would never question anyone asking for some assistance but I know most men are far too prideful.
My dad and I were getting ready to trailer his boat and watched a guy back his boat down into the water at least 5 times and pull back up because his boat wouldn't float off the trailer. He finally got out and asked us did we see a problem? My dad said, "you might have better success if you take those back straps off." We all had a good laugh after that.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:42 am to cbree88
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:42 am to cbree88
I wouldn’t be lying if I said I never poached up at a boat ramp to watch the chaos.
Usually picking up after fishing all day, having some beers, and watching frat boys take 30 minutes to launch daddy’s wake boat taking up the entire four lanes of the ramp. Pissing matches then ensue while the line backs up. Gangster rap music blaring from the boat speakers so nobody can hear shite on instructions.
Usually picking up after fishing all day, having some beers, and watching frat boys take 30 minutes to launch daddy’s wake boat taking up the entire four lanes of the ramp. Pissing matches then ensue while the line backs up. Gangster rap music blaring from the boat speakers so nobody can hear shite on instructions.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 11:46 am
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