Boat launch idiots!

Hmmmm, Ive got a bunk trailer and dont have any problems cranking it in........

Any good BLI stories?

Thank you for clearing up my point very well said

I agree. Powerloading isnt the issue here, its the bli that does it wrong (and then posts it to encourage others to follow his piss poor lead) ....the example in question is NOT the proper way to powerload...Not even close. It's ramp abuse plain as day, just dont lump those that do it correctly into a group with that guy! The bli in question clearly isn't doing any ramp any favors.

First off power loading and just driving your boat on are not the same thing and u know it stop being a pain and trying to pick a fight what that guy did in vid is bad for the ramp and the lake and u know that as well u r just trying to get people all worked up because u get some pleasure out of it which is another topic all together stop being a drama queen

Just like people using guns the wrong way make certain people want to outlaw all guns.

I'm with ditto...fyi, bunk trailers are designed to be power loaded, not hand cranked the whole way up...also known as a drive on trailer. Power loading when done right, isn't an issue...the issue lies in those that dont do it correctly, but firmly believe they do. Lots of that going on at every launch.

Done right it does not. Try winching a 20' glass boat on a bunk trailer! Again if you're backing up that your trailer wheels go off the slab or in any "blow out" hole you're backing up to far.

It is just to bad there aren't slabs at all the landings people are power loading at. Most that have slabs aren't long enough anyway. It messes up the landings and it takes no effort to load it with a rope and then the strap and if you can't manage that, get a winch, those were made for people who can't pull a rope or turn a handle. Still a fact, power loading messes up landings.

Power loading = just fine! Just don't back the trailer for your 14' boat 25' into the water! I power load an 18' boat and I've never backed in so far that the wheels went off the slab. If you're going off the slab you're backing it in to far.

Power loading=messed up launches...

TTT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DT4m8d2E_7c

Yesterday I came across a guy who backed his trailer in too far and the axle went off the end of the concrete slab. It's a nasty drop, at least 2 feet straight down, so the trailer was seriously stuck. He had an F-250 and was pulling for all he could, and was not able to budge the trailer. His buddy figured that they just needed more power, so he hooked up his diesel dually to the F-250 to try and pull it out. Well, he hammered the gas, smoked the tires and literally snapped the trailer in half. The entire front tongue section was ripped clear off. The back portion was still hung up on the drop, so he wades in to hook up a chain to that part. Now this guy is from somewhere deep in the south, as he said (in the most hillbilly southern accent you can imagine), "dang! this Yankee water is cold!" Possibly one of the most hilarious comments I've ever heard. Once the chain is fastened around the axle, he hops back in the dually and floors it again. The trailer creaks, then twists and tears as it is ripped against the cement. After he pulled it all out, the axle was twisted, the fender broken, the tire shredded, and the frame was bent. So now, he looks at the two portions of destroyed boat trailer, wondering if maybe using more power wasn't the best solution to free the trailer.

Seen a guy Saturday start his motor up nothing in the water at all didn't sound to good until he lowered it into the water.

Fished Delevan yesterday first time ever and holy crap that launch is way too small for the numbers of boaters launching on a weekend. When we were done fishing we got in line to get out and waited 20 minutes and 5 boats deep. No major BLI's...but wow some guys take a long time to do things while recovering their rigs.

Launching at 5:30am, there were already more than 20-30 trailers in the lot. Felt like BLI myself though, complete blind back up to the water. Trucks to my left and right had their headlights on, I couldn't see a damn thing and got lucky I didn't clip the launch pier with my trailer...I was 100% blind...if you are reading this, turn your lights off when you are launching or recovering a boat and you're backed down to the water please...