so your tires stay on the better traction area of the launch ramp, and your car stays out of the water?
additionally, your boat would get further out into the depths of the lake or river, and float off its trailer easier.
plus, the extension could have a platform on it so you could walk out to the nose of your boat to latch your boat to its trailer really easy, while its still in the water, when you are in the process of loading it on
The above ramp has a good shallow angle, but we've all seen some that are ridiculously steeper
I have a boat trailer that tilts, which is a step in that direction.
ReplyDeleteFor the sake of entertainment, I would suggest you grab a sandwich and a cold beverage and spend a couple hours of your Saturday morning at the boat ramp. Labor Day weekend would be really good!
ReplyDeleteThe average weekend boater can barely manage to back a boat trailer down the ramp without mayhem or divorce...adding 20 feet to the tongue would multiply their ineptitude by the hundreds!
HA! Lol, you're right on both items, and I hadn't even considered how bad most people are at backing a trailer
DeleteIts a conspiracy I tell you, between the people who own/run the marina and the towing company. :)
ReplyDeleteMost trailered fixed keel sailboat trailers have an extension. Some disconnect and use chains between the vehicle and trailer.
ReplyDeleteactually, making the trailer tongue longer makes it easier to back up, but it is very entertaining to watch
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