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Stupid Engineering
Posted on 9/17/19 at 9:29 am
Posted on 9/17/19 at 9:29 am
Any of you coming to Lake Charles to fish should avoid the new and improved Prien Lake Park 8 lane boat ramps. Someone complained about the grade being too steep so the design for the new ramp was set at zero degrees. Yep, you heard that right, zero degrees. Unless you have hip boots, there is no way to launch without getting wet. Sending pic to the drunk CRAWFISH to post since i am not capable.
This post was edited on 9/17/19 at 9:59 am
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Posted on 9/17/19 at 9:35 am to KemoSabe65
quote:Redundant
Stupid Engineer
Posted on 9/17/19 at 9:43 am to KemoSabe65
One of these days Kemo will get my name right.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 9:51 am to KemoSabe65
That looks bad, but is it really
I dropped out of engineering
quote:?
zero degrees
I dropped out of engineering
Posted on 9/17/19 at 9:51 am to AlxTgr
quote:
zero degrees
No haha, zero degrees is perfectly flat
Posted on 9/17/19 at 9:57 am to dfintlyHmmrd
OK, 1 degree then 
Millions spent and 18 months to complete, now they plan to fix this winter per one of our PJ's i just got off phone with. Probably going to lay some Quickcrete to build the grade a little.
Millions spent and 18 months to complete, now they plan to fix this winter per one of our PJ's i just got off phone with. Probably going to lay some Quickcrete to build the grade a little.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:02 am to KemoSabe65
Zero degrees slope is flat so I highly doubt the boat launch is zero degrees. If so, you would just continue to back up in 1” of water
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:09 am to KemoSabe65
How is this “stupid engineering”? From your OP it seems people complained about the launch being to steep so they made it less steep. Sounds to me like the engineers gave the people what they wanted.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:11 am to KemoSabe65
Boat ramp should be about an 8 degree slope, ideally. Anything less than 6 is too shallow. But I’ve launch on ramps that were probably over 20.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:12 am to Jack Daniel
Then you just back off the end of the launch. The boat's launched...as well as the trailer and probably the truck, too. But it's launched at least.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:15 am to civiltiger07
I assume the ones complaining about the grade were pissed their walkers were getting salt in them. Me thinks the guy that drew the plans had never launched a boat before. Previous ramp was not steep only under cut and dropping. Other than the ramps, the place is 4 star.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:22 am to civiltiger07
quote:
How is this “stupid engineering”? From your OP it seems people complained about the launch being to steep so they made it less steep. Sounds to me like the engineers gave the people what they wanted.
Bingo. Be mad at the ole retired baw on the police jury who told them to make it that way so he could back his 30' pontoon down easier.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:35 am to Drunken Crawfish
Wash that poor boat
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:46 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
That's sad
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:47 am to KemoSabe65
quote:
Stupid Engineering
quote:you look like the stupid one.
zero degrees.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:49 am to PillageUrVillage
quote:the red river boat launch on the bossier side is very steep.
Boat ramp should be about an 8 degree slope, ideally. Anything less than 6 is too shallow. But I’ve launch on ramps that were probably over 20.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:51 am to PillageUrVillage
quote:
I’ve launch on ramps that were probably over 20.
Launching at 20 degrees isn't the problem. Getting the boat out of the water at 20 degrees makes me wish I had 4 wheel drive....
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:02 am to Shexter
quote:
Getting the boat out of the water at 20 degrees makes me wish I had 4 wheel drive....
It’s why I bought a 4WD.
ETA: Well, it’s one of a few reasons why.
This post was edited on 9/17/19 at 11:03 am
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:12 am to Drunken Crawfish
Back her down closer to the dock??
Profit
Profit
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:22 am to KemoSabe65
quote:
Unless you have hip boots, there is no way to launch without getting wet.
Au contraire...
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