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Does your S.O. help with trailering your boat
Posted on 7/18/21 at 10:20 am
Posted on 7/18/21 at 10:20 am
So I have owned my current bay boat for about 10 years. For the first few years she did not do much other than hold a bow rope. Over the years she started doing a little more like taking off the transom straps at the launch and other thing to ready the boat for launch. A couple years ago we were returning to the launch from a day of fishing and we see an older couple in their 60’s or 70’s pull up to the dock ahead of us in a large CC. The man dropped her at the dock and she proceeds to go get the truck and back it down at the ramp while he drives the boat onto the trailer. She promptly hooks the boat to the winch and pulls the boat out while he remains in the boat.
I give my SO a look and sarcastically ask why she can’t do that. Well she took the challenge. Since then she has working on backing our boat down when we use a launch with a big parking lot. Fast forward to today. I been sleeping from working a late shift and have another tonight. We are gonna go to the coast when I get home which means I probably won’t get more than and hour or two to sleep. I wake up this morning and she has already hooked the boat up and brought it to get gassed up. Then brought it back and backed it back into the shop. I was amazed as it’s no small task backing that thing into my driveway as we are on a narrow road.
Subtle brag thread I know but I had to throw it out there. It’s sure is nice having the extra help when we go fishing/boating. So maybe for some of y’all you can gently suggest and support your S.O’s and let them take baby steps at first. A few years ago I would have never thought she would be able or willing to trailer and back a boat by herself.
I give my SO a look and sarcastically ask why she can’t do that. Well she took the challenge. Since then she has working on backing our boat down when we use a launch with a big parking lot. Fast forward to today. I been sleeping from working a late shift and have another tonight. We are gonna go to the coast when I get home which means I probably won’t get more than and hour or two to sleep. I wake up this morning and she has already hooked the boat up and brought it to get gassed up. Then brought it back and backed it back into the shop. I was amazed as it’s no small task backing that thing into my driveway as we are on a narrow road.
Subtle brag thread I know but I had to throw it out there. It’s sure is nice having the extra help when we go fishing/boating. So maybe for some of y’all you can gently suggest and support your S.O’s and let them take baby steps at first. A few years ago I would have never thought she would be able or willing to trailer and back a boat by herself.
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Posted on 7/18/21 at 10:55 am to Mister Bigfish
Word of advice, don't yell or make her mad!
I'd seen with my own eyes, Husband (Friend) went bass fishing with his Wife. They got in to an argument. When he got back to the dock, she went got the trailer and backed it down. The argument broke out again while he was driving the boat on the trailer and she didn't wait for him to latch the bow winch. She stomp on the gas like a mad woman, the boat slide off on the ramp. She keep going all the way back to house.
Luck for him I was at the boat launch, I followed her back to the house, and drove his truck back to the launch. Haha.
I'd seen with my own eyes, Husband (Friend) went bass fishing with his Wife. They got in to an argument. When he got back to the dock, she went got the trailer and backed it down. The argument broke out again while he was driving the boat on the trailer and she didn't wait for him to latch the bow winch. She stomp on the gas like a mad woman, the boat slide off on the ramp. She keep going all the way back to house.
Luck for him I was at the boat launch, I followed her back to the house, and drove his truck back to the launch. Haha.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 11:53 am to hogdaddy
Yes. Every time she's with me. No matter if its day time fishing or night time froggin. She's pretty good too. Even in our Jeep and backing the trailer.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 11:57 am to Mister Bigfish
Yes indeed. Taught her a long time ago how to back a trailer on a launch.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 12:50 pm to Mister Bigfish
Yup. My gf watched me launch twice by myself and then she said, youve got to teach me how to back that trailer.
For 3 years now she’s been backing it up and pulling it anywhere it needs to be.
After Ive had a few beers, she’s in charge of driving the boat and the truck. She’s good at a lot of stuff.
For 3 years now she’s been backing it up and pulling it anywhere it needs to be.
After Ive had a few beers, she’s in charge of driving the boat and the truck. She’s good at a lot of stuff.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 1:00 pm to Mister Bigfish
My wife backs a trailer up better than some men I’ve seen at the launch, her dad taught her though.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 1:05 pm to Mister Bigfish
I go get the truck and my wife takes the boat off and puts it back on the trailer. My son is 16, he can do it all now. Either go get the truck or put it on trailer. Hes gotten really better at that. I have him hooked on fishing so he dont have money for drugs.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 1:58 pm to Mister Bigfish
About 30 years ago I tried to teach my wife to back up a 5x8 utility trailer and we proceeded to get in a huge fight. Decided she should go to a big parking lot and figure it out, about 3 hours later she returned by herself and backed it up perfectly in our driveway.
That tiny trailer is really hard to backup relative to our tandem axle bay boat trailer. I know I’m spoiled as hell and absolutely love having her back down and park the trailer at the boat launch…doing it without help is really the only thing I dislike about going fishing solo. Especially early at a crowded launch.
That tiny trailer is really hard to backup relative to our tandem axle bay boat trailer. I know I’m spoiled as hell and absolutely love having her back down and park the trailer at the boat launch…doing it without help is really the only thing I dislike about going fishing solo. Especially early at a crowded launch.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 2:02 pm to Mister Bigfish
Let me get her to back her van out without hitting any first. Baby steps
Posted on 7/18/21 at 2:03 pm to Redlos
Posted on 7/18/21 at 2:32 pm to Mister Bigfish
Hell to the naw. I worry about her backing her 4Runner out of the driveway...
Posted on 7/18/21 at 2:33 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I back down the launch and when the boat tires touch the water I get out and get in the boat and she backs the rest of the way. All she has to do is back straight then she parks the truck. By the time she gets in the boat it is warmed up and ready to go.
This post was edited on 7/19/21 at 7:09 am
Posted on 7/18/21 at 4:29 pm to Mister Bigfish
Reading this thread gives me the sads because I have suddenly realized I completely failed at picking my wife. My wife can barely back out of the driveway without rutting up the yard much less launch a boat. Ya’ll baws that got old ladies that can do this, well I’m jealous AF.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 4:43 pm to MWP
I had unreal expectations of my wife at the boat ramp too. At least she tried though. I feel bad because she is really good natured and would laugh the 50th time I explained backing down a ramp the same way she did first 50 attempts. And backing up to a trailer was a nightmare. But she was always a better sport and wouldn’t lose her cool. Unlike me.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 5:17 pm to MWP
I’ve gotten asked several times if she has a sister by Baws at the launch.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 5:33 pm to Grassy1
quote:
She’s good at a lot of stuff.
go on....
Posted on 7/18/21 at 5:55 pm to Redlos
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I’ve gotten asked several times if she has a sister by Baws at the launch.
Does she? I might consider an upgrade.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 6:09 pm to Mister Bigfish
Mine is starting to help.
She's willing to learn and that's the main thing. Be patient with her and don't criticize her.
She's willing to learn and that's the main thing. Be patient with her and don't criticize her.
Posted on 7/18/21 at 8:30 pm to Mister Bigfish
Absolutely
Posted on 7/18/21 at 8:41 pm to Mister Bigfish
She claims she wants to learn and that I need to teach her but every time I try she says “not today”. She also says “my dad used to let me drive his boat on the trailer” and I say, that was a indestructible 16ft flat boat with side guides on the trailer, not a 23ft bay boat.
Typically, I line up the trailer and boat and she backs me straight down and parks the truck. Same for pickup. I line it up, she backs down, I drive the boat on, she pulls me out. I’m happy with it.
Typically, I line up the trailer and boat and she backs me straight down and parks the truck. Same for pickup. I line it up, she backs down, I drive the boat on, she pulls me out. I’m happy with it.
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