launching motoryachts-gctid390394

[Guest]

helped 2 people this weekend launch their big boats. one was a 390 sundancer the othe a 3870 bayliner they both had different ways of doing it.check these pics out. both were successful the little dodge did a good job

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[Guest]

Pic #2 - You ARE joking,,,,right?

[Guest]

LazyCrusr wrote:
Pic #2 - You ARE joking,,,,right?

No he towed it 5 miles then thru middle of town then launched. i helped him a good friend of mine

[RinnyBeth]

dang your poor truck looks tiny like a toy tonka truck next to the bayliner... I bet yer truck was chugging and screaming " I think I can, I think I can"..lol

[capt._ron]

What she said!

[mmichellich]

Standard operating procedure around our boat club, with almost 100 boats on trailers launched and retrieved via our club ramp via owners trailers and tow vehicles, several well over 40 feet. This weekend we had a club cruise and many launched Thursday or Friday and were back on the trailers today in club storage. Each dry storage stall has power. Only issue is waiting for a medium to high tide as the tide swing is about 12 foot and an extreme of almost 19 feet. It is actually easier to drive a big boat on and off a trailer than winching a smaller boat. Biggest issue with big boats launching at a ramp is not pulling out but having the brakes to stop when backing down the ramp. Most tow vehicles have some forum of supplemental braking such as drive shaft braking or other and very low gearing for pulling out. The big boats are only held on the trailers via friction. Most of the big boat trailers have between 6 and 8 wheels and custom made to match the boat. They are almost all are galvanized and use mobile home moving axles and wheels. Lots cheaper than wet moorage and less harsh on the boats compared to a continuous salt water bath.

[kwb]

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He is way overgrossing that trailer and has practically no tounge weight on that 38 bay.

The third axle is close to where the middle should be.

I would struggle to use it as a yard trailer but no way would I let it out in the general public or travel at road speeds.

[kwb]

He is way overgrossing that trailer and has practically no tounge weight on that 38 bay.

Proper trailer setup would say that there should be about 2000-2500# on the rear of that pickup which should have it on the bump stops since there are no load leveler bars.The third axle is close to where the middle should be.

I would struggle to use it as a yard trailer but no way would I let it out in the general public or travel at road speeds.

[Guest]

My Dodge does it easy power and handling wise, if I didn't have excellent trailer brakes I wouldn't do it. I pull it twelve miles from ramp to storage. Loads and unloads like a 16 footer, heck last fall we had to stop what we were doing and help a guy with his 18 footer. I'm looking for a single axle semi tractor so we can pull farther distances.

[kwb]

You are doing with a 32, a goosneck type trailer and looks to have the axles positioned a lot better.

That setup is likely somewhere around 20K

The 38 is going to be north of 25K even giving away some to the aluminum trailer and is being done as a bumper pull.

BTW... the US flag should not be flown from the bow.

[Guest]

kwb wrote:


...no way would I let it out in the general public or travel at road speeds.

perfectly safe with the bow line to the pickup bed

[Guest]

I have found, in many serious boating venues, that necessary practices which would be illegal are ignored for the benefit of the boaters who know what they are doing. Such as overloading a trailer or truck and running without lights (in the daytime) or registrations. The big boat people will rarely endanger anyone or anything.

[Guest]

kwb explain why the us flag should not be flown from the bow???

[mmichellich]

kevhead wrote:
kwb explain why the us flag should not be flown from the bow???

It is considered disrespectful to fly the US flag in any area of boat except the stern. Do a web search. The size of flag is also too small. It should be one inch of flag on the horizontal for every foot of boat. I have seen US boaters fly a Canadian flag on the bow when visiting Canada, as long as they have a US flag on the stern. Most fly the Canadian flag elsewhere when visiting.Many will only fly a club flag or bergie on the bow.

[Guest]

mmichellich wrote:
It is considered disrespectful to fly the US flag in any area of boat except the stern. Do a web search. The size of flag is also too small. It should be one inch of flag on the horizontal for every foot of boat. I have seen US boaters fly a Canadian flag on the bow when visiting Canada, as long as they have a US flag on the stern. Most fly the Canadian flag elsewhere when visiting.Many will only fly a club flag or bergie on the bow.

Proper location for (any) courtesy flag is off the starboard side ( many boaters usually mount starboard on a separate staff on the radar arch or on a starboard antenna, although the purists say the antenna location is not proper navy protocol). Power squadron, club flag, or bergie typically is flown from the bow as noted.