I did not get a boat until I was 40 so I had to learn to back it up. It took awhile to get comfortable and not embarrass myself.

First practice backing straight if you can back up straight 50 yards you are 90% there.

Once you can consistently backup straight you will then be able to turn while backing up.

Go to a church on a non-Sunday and just work on going straight backwards.

When loading a boat with current back the trailer at an angle INTO the current so you will drive the boat against the current to the trailer.

If the current is going West then have the trailer facing West so you are driving the boat East onto the trailer.

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Posted by Gevans17

Member since Dec 2007

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Posted on 6/6/15 at 4:56 pm to indytiger

if this makes you feel any better, my dad's old barber put a trailer hitch on his front bumper just to back his boat down the launch. i'd have to give up boating before I did that. old fart loved to fish though

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Posted by Ryan423

Member since Apr 2013

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Posted on 6/7/15 at 3:07 am to Gevans17

quote:
if this makes you feel any better, my dad's old barber put a trailer hitch on his front bumper just to back his boat down the launch. i'd have to give up boating before I did that. old fart loved to fish though

I would love to see this at a launch

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Posted by prplhze2000

Parts Unknown

Member since Jan 2007

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Posted on 6/7/15 at 9:14 am to indytiger

Whew. Thought you were going to write that you got a pink AR15

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Posted by LSUTiger205

Ocean Springs, MS

Member since Aug 2006

10820 posts

Posted on 6/7/15 at 11:50 am to indytiger

Put your hand at the 6 o'clock position on the wheel. Which ever way you want your trailer to is the way you want your hand to go. So if you want your trailer to go to the right (as in your right side while driving), move your hand to the 5 o'clock position.

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