I always carry an old light weight pair of waders in the back of my pickup when using a boat. Used them today on the MO River.had a few instances where my co pilot almost sank my pickup, so I do it all by myself now. ive found its easier to go a little slower and get the boat on right the first time, being I usually wade out and pull the boat on by hand. get a lot of funny looks, but hey if it aint broke, don't fix it!
I have one of those friends who absolutely cannot backup a pickup and boat trailer with out turning around in the seat and looking out the back window with the tailgate down. What the hell do they put mirrors on trucks for. And still take forever.
Last July I came back with the pickup and trailer after being gone for 1 minute max to find a grown man litteraly yelling at and belittling my 11 year old son that he was blocking the ramp as he held the boat to the dock because I wont let him drive it on the trailer. I jumped out of my truck, grabbed the POS by his neck and pants, and threw the f'head off the dock. The two other people waiting shook my hand after we loaded. I keep hoping to find the SOB at a dock again
A few years back, at Langlers, on a busy windy weekend afternoon, while I was in a holding pattern out in the bay waiting for my buddy to get the trailer through the lineup and on the ramp, two older couples launched about a 15 foot fiberglass tri-hull with only a foot or so of free board. After much time getting there shit and themselves in the boat, they finally pulled away from the dock and headed out to the pooping sea. Anyone that fishes Oahe knows how friggin' big the rollers can be. Anyway, the first roller they hit must have come over the bow because thank God they turned around immediately and drove back to the dock. The pickup driver got out of the boat, walked up the ramp, and told his story to my buddy who had been waiting in line for 15 minutes at least and asked if he could go ahead 'cause he had water in his boat. Long story short, my buddy politely (maybe) advised him that he would just have to wait his turn like everyone else.
What kind of tard friend do you have that would be silly enough to swamp your pickup. Maybe stay away from the ABLE house when picking up someone to drive your truck...:::
Given the average age of the douchiest of the douches that get worked up at a ramp, I'd suggest recertification at around age 35-40. You know, just when a person has enough experience to think they no longer need to remember a different time in their own development.