To his credit, he did this off peak hours and not on a Saturday. Took his time and learned some lessons. We've all been there, but he could have handled it much worse than he did.
UUMMM NO !!!!! WE HAVE NOT ALL BEEN THERE !!!! This is really embarrassing and he really should not take this boat out on the water. Scan you imagine how the rest of the day went. He is a safety concern to his family and other people. He has to get someone teach him !!!!!
I've shown guys that didn't know how to use a ratchet strap how to undo them and how to tighten them etc. I tell them the things are tricky just so they don't feel embarrassed. They become instant pro's at it and are so grateful for being shown how to work something. The dealer taking the time to show how to operate the winch, straps, fenders and tie off to a cleat along with a ton of other tips and tricks will guarantee a returning customer.
I've been using ratchet straps every day for a very long time. I still have problems using them sometimes. If you have never used a boat winch when it is under all that weight of the boat, it can seem impossible. Gotta tighten it just a little to release the latch.
His dealer should have given them a complete walk through and included trailer usage. Our dealer on our latest boat insisted on orientation even though we’re not new to boating. My wife even took cell phone videos of various points regarding our newest boat. This guy could sure use some help.
It could be he was offered but 'I know boats, grew up with them, yada yada'. He doesn't seem the type to ask for help, I would love to know what his wife is thinking. I only hope he has the kids were life jackets. I don't think he learns things the easy way. LOL
The customer has to pay attention. The RV industry has a similar problem. The customer is too busy looking at the shiny new thing to pay attention. On early trips, the people spend hours trying to get hookups working or the rig level. My local dealer has told me every call they get after a new purchase was covered in the walkthrough or is in the owners manual.
I remember when I first got into boating, I spent so much time researching and studying myself before my very first boat launching in order for getting the process went smoothly.
If it's your first time, go down to the boat ramp and spend a couple hours watching before venturing out. You'll pick up lot's of tips and tricks, how to be courteous as well as both the right and wrong ways to go about doing things.
Especially if you’re going to take your family out, I’d have gone without them a couple of times, in fact I did when I bought my boat, as my wife can easily become petty if it looks like I don’t have it all under control. I’ve been boating nearly my whole life, but there was a gap of 20 years or so in there so when I bought my twin engine Yamaha boat, I took it out for a shakedown first!
The boat was idling from about the 530 mark. You could see the water bubbling and pushing a little bit under the swim platorm, especially when the boat swang back and forth.
@Woot30 It's not that hard. Practice in a lot on driving and backing. Like a school after hours or a church. Put a long bow line on your boat, and wrap it around the winch stand, so you have something to control your boat with once its floating. When your coming back to the dock, use the wind and current tonyour advantage. Take the boat out of gear, and see which way you drift. Use that to determine which side to dock on so it pushes you into the dock and not away from it. Then bump the boat into and out of gear until your at the dock.
@@jamess3532 No we haven't. There really is no excuse for this. Anytime you start doing somthing new you should always do the research first. In todays day in age there is not reason to not do so. There are plenty of instructional videos out there on the right and wrong way to do things. Even if you are brand new you take your trailer out to a parking lot somewhere and practice backing up. The boat ramp is not the place to experiment. There is a staging area at the boat ramp for a reason so use it. How hard is that?
@@bernie9728 I couldn't agree with you more. I was referring to the fact that there was a first time launching for all of us. Everyone should do their homework and take a boater safety course prior to putting their boat int he water. We did all that prior to learning how to boat and we still made some mistakes but at least they were mitigated and it didn't take us more than 15 minutes to safely launch our boat.
When I bought my new boat, first one, while I waited for it to be built I took the required boating course, looked at countless videos on boating, boats, explanations, docking, boat ramps, maintenance, safety, just over and over again. As a solo boater also learned how to unload boat by myself with lines. Never had this guys problem. I stage my boat in the staging area of the parking lot before approaching the ramps. It pays a lot to have a 4X4 with rear view cameras 👍🏻. If you are a NEW boater, take my advice, get off the porn-sites and onto this channel and all the boating channels. Three years now and I still learn something NEW at every boat outing. I do hope you captured their return trip so we can see the retrieval part. Thanks for the education.
That's what I was wondering, if he had all this trouble getting his boat in the water the process of getting it out is really going to be rough on him.
@tonyjordan1320 Judging by his efforts so far, I very much doubt that he made it back to the ramp. He's probably sitting high and dry on a sandbar somewhere waiting for the tide to come back in.
@@gregg2732 And while he’s sitting on the sandbar he’s probably thinking “Who emptied the bay? I could’ve sworn there was water here a few hours ago!!!” 😜Painful video to watch but I’m hoping in time he figures it out !
Hey, why not ensure you know how to get it off at the dealership? I would THINK the sales guy would be happy to go through steps to put it in the water.
YES! I've been boating for 45 years and I have my "process" for launching and loading. It's the same steps in the same order every time. No mistakes that way!
When we had a boat, my husband also had a checklist. It irritated him to no end when I tried to help. Once we got into a routine after the kids got older, everyone was much happier. 😂
Doing something new never comes out like you expected. But you can learn so much on TH-cam if you watch the right videos. It can prevent so many mistakes and embarrassment, and potentially saving you money or even injury.
OMG.. That was soooo painful to watch... 🤣 Good thing there was not a line up of waiting boats to launch! We always made sure the straps were off, and all was loaded into the boat from the vehicle before ever backing down the ramp. Then you get the capt in the boat, or whoever you want to take it off the trailer and start the engine, make sure it's not leaking, etc. Then just back it off the trailer and then the driver takes it to the parking lot. Then you dock it until the driver gets back and head out for a fun day of boating! Wow.. They have a lot to learn. Millennials... ha, ha... 🤣
Asking for help and learning from someone with more experience is never a wrong choice. These videos are in fact quite educational. Not just butts and crashes most come to see in the first place.
Miami Boat Ramps, I know you waited till this fella came back to load up his boat. That’s going to make a great episode. Quit holding out on us and post it lol.
We've all been new to boating at one point, if you see someone struggling, offer a helping hand - it probably won't take long, they'll appreciate it, and you just may make a friend.
Unfortunately the US is FULL of these young(er) males today. Full of them. To say it’s scary isn’t a cliche. I’m 52 and I fear for the future of this country.
I want to see them coming back to dock. Omg. This shows why you learn from an experienced boater. Hope they had a safe and fun ride, but, dear god. Dont do what they are doing.
Seems like he missed an opportunity to spend some time with TH-cam and the various "new boater" videos - they helped me a great deal! And I've only forgotten the drain plug once and the boat was still on the trailer so not too much much of an issue.....LOL
When we purchased our boat the dealer spent 3 hrs with us from best way to tie it up to how to put the cover on. Also spent time on the water with us as well. Feel sorry for them as I know how frustrating and upsetting it can be when things don’t go as expected!
Glad your dealer did the right thing - that should be the default position as part of the purchase IMO (and mandatory for new boat owners). This guy had a lot of pressure on him (wifey stayed well out of it I notice😅).
Undo Straps At Beginning Of Ramp, Undo Bow Hook, Have Ropes To Adults On Pier Walk Down While Backing, While Boat & Trailer Reaching Into Water At Good Depth, Almost Back Of Car At Water Level, Slam On Brakes. Boat Will Roll Off, People On Pier Can Then Pull Ropes With Boat Towards Pier. While Car/Truck Pulls Forward & Parks.
I think someone could make a fortune at this ramp, backing trailers in, launching and retrieving boats etc 😂 This poor guy looked like a fool in front of his kids 😂 I was waiting for him to nail it in reverse and pull his wife into the water 😂
Who ever sold this boat to this guy should be fired if it was a dealer for never bothering to show him how to do all this. Also, this is why there are boating classes. If you're NEW to boating, never done it before, take a class. Hope loading it back onto the trailer wasn't as bad.
Did he not disconnect the safety chain so now he can't because it is under tension? When I bought my boat the dealer took me out and did a practice/training session on the water. This is nuts.
There are two types of people in the world, one that wants to learn how to do something before they do it and others that just want to wing it. This guy was definitely more the wing it variety and while he eventually got in the water it could have gone a lot smoother for him if he just would have spent a couple hours on TH-cam.
Just about every boat ramp I've ever been to has a staging area to prepare the boat for launch. Intersting that people prep the boat right in the middle of the ramp.
Thanks for the encouragement as I’m a welder by trade and back in February had a accident the crushed C2 & C3 and I’m incomplete spinal. But I’m getting better every day thanks to therapy at the shepherd Ctr in Alanta Ga
Before I took my boat for the first time 5 years ago. I watched a lot of videos including ones like this. Never have I ever taken 45 minutes. Learn your vessel and research boating tips before you head out! And especially tell your wife to get ready to work-teamwork!!
I used to live on a boat, I've sailed boats from VA to FL, helped out the guy that owned the local Boat US service and could go on for hours about the things I've seen on the water and at the docks. Just to name a few. Guy was ran over by his truck when he left it in reverse and the whole truck went under water. Someone tried filling the boat with gas and instead used the pump out fixture. Leaving the two rear straps still attached holding the stearn to the trailer and running the boat wide open in reverse wondering why it's not moving. Boat US gets a call from someone hard aground at the the Hole In the Wall on Gwynn's Island VA in a 40' sailboat with a 6' solid keel. No one in there right mind would have ever tried this approach, on a good day at MHT it's only 4', it's a Z pattern, and the markers switch 1/2 way through.
So many people are nervous to even try it their first time. I applaud the patience of the family, and good for them for just giving it a go. That being said, I hope he read up on boating rules so he doesn't end up being "that guy."
Wow! I'm a new boater myself, but I can back in and launch no problem, im still fine tune my loading method but this was painful to watch, definitely a case of someone with more money than sense, just get a wild hair and buy a boat when you are clueless. The fact that he's pulling a decent sized boat with a car should tell us all we need to know. Also my wife is 10x more useful when we launch and load.
This is, like, one of my nightmares. I do appreciate how the top comments on this thread are all of the "This guy was failed by his dealer" or "Yep, I've been there" variety. A little empathy goes a long way. :)
please always get everythign in the boat and ready before you get to the ramp dont ever do it on the ramp do it at home or in the staging area of the parking lot. only use the ramp to put on the trailer or take it off
Why Don't You HELP OUT? New Boaters Could Use Assistance On What To Do & Not To Do! When I Was Young, I Would Walk Over To The State Ramp At Gwynns Island Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay & Assisted Many Of New & Veteran Boaters with Tieing Up, Holding Boats, Prevent Boats From Banging Pier, Etc. All People Were Very Appreciative. When I Launch My 19' Grady By Myself, I wish I could have help like I Gave Others. People Today Are So Self Center.
We were all newbies at one point but a little common sense goes a long way and it looks like this guy didn't bother to do any research before going to the boat ramp. Had he done his research he would have known to have the boat loaded and fully prepped to launch prior to backing it up. I hope he's safe on the water but if he didn't even bother to learn the basics of launching a boat I doubt he's prepared to safely operate and navigate his boat on the water.
There is this thing in the world today called the internet. It can be confusing at first. But you can dare I say…. Research how to ( insert new activity here) and find out how to do ANYTHING!! Oh and if that’s to scary for you I wouldn’t try boating. 😊
They will get better, me and my wife met in September of 84 and now we go on the withlacoochee twice a week with my surface drive and three times a week on the golf with my Boston Whaler and we can launch both boats in under sixty seconds from the time we enter the ramp area.
This is one of the reasons I sold my boats. I was sick and tired of people deciding the ramp was the best place to learn how to back, or they have no clue how a boat works, or they decide that once the boat is in the water its a good time to load stuff in like in the video, or some other creative way to waste everyone else's time at the lake. I do miss the time a guy backed in, shut off his truck, locked it, launched, and just left his truck and trailer in the launch. Apparently he lived on the lake, and he always did it that way, and in his words, "it normally only takes me 30 minutes to walk back from my house I don't see what the big deal is." Well he learned what the big deal was when a bunch of us waiting called a tow truck, and had his truck towed.\ Had to edit to clarify 2 things. The launch accesses up by the lakes and rivers I fished often only have 1 launch lane, and its people like the family in the video why I am happy I no longer have a boat. It's hell waiting behind these people, and they NEVER want your help, and often were insulted anyone asked them.
You guys must have miles of footage since the ramps were redone awhile ago. I am waiting for the footage of July 22nd when the storm rolled in and everyone was panicking.
Will love to see him loading the boat on the trailer 😄😄😄
Rumor has it he's still there trying.
@@Grumpyoldman60- 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
A new boater AND a jetboat? Oof should be fun watching this guy when he comes back to dock.
To his credit, he did this off peak hours and not on a Saturday. Took his time and learned some lessons. We've all been there, but he could have handled it much worse than he did.
I get your point but this guy looks like he's never seen a boat or done any work outside of an office in his entire life.
UUMMM NO !!!!! WE HAVE NOT ALL BEEN THERE !!!! This is really embarrassing and he really should not take this boat out on the water. Scan you imagine how the rest of the day went. He is a safety concern to his family and other people. He has to get someone teach him !!!!!
How do you know he learned any lessons? He just created failure but no assurance he will learn anything.
@@cattnipp one can only hope he's not that dense...lol
I've shown guys that didn't know how to use a ratchet strap how to undo them and how to tighten them etc. I tell them the things are tricky just so they don't feel embarrassed. They become instant pro's at it and are so grateful for being shown how to work something. The dealer taking the time to show how to operate the winch, straps, fenders and tie off to a cleat along with a ton of other tips and tricks will guarantee a returning customer.
I've been using ratchet straps every day for a very long time. I still have problems using them sometimes. If you have never used a boat winch when it is under all that weight of the boat, it can seem impossible. Gotta tighten it just a little to release the latch.
His dealer should have given them a complete walk through and included trailer usage. Our dealer on our latest boat insisted on orientation even though we’re not new to boating. My wife even took cell phone videos of various points regarding our newest boat. This guy could sure use some help.
😂
It could be he was offered but 'I know boats, grew up with them, yada yada'. He doesn't seem the type to ask for help, I would love to know what his wife is thinking. I only hope he has the kids were life jackets. I don't think he learns things the easy way. LOL
@@Niftynorm1probably wont follow the proper break in procedures either.
The customer has to pay attention. The RV industry has a similar problem. The customer is too busy looking at the shiny new thing to pay attention. On early trips, the people spend hours trying to get hookups working or the rig level. My local dealer has told me every call they get after a new purchase was covered in the walkthrough or is in the owners manual.
My pet peeve is people prepping the boat on the freakin' ramp.
I remember when I first got into boating, I spent so much time researching and studying myself before my very first boat launching in order for getting the process went smoothly.
Me also but it was my first trip to the indoor gun range
Well at least the couple has patience ....Someone HAS to film "The return" saga!
That’s what I want to see!
Patience for sure. I expected someone to melt down eventually, but they kept it together.
If it's your first time, go down to the boat ramp and spend a couple hours watching before venturing out. You'll pick up lot's of tips and tricks, how to be courteous as well as both the right and wrong ways to go about doing things.
Spend enough time at this ramp you're going to learn what not to do for sure!
🤦🏻♂️ New boaters: PLEASE, take a course or bring an experienced boater with you the first time.
This is the correct answer
^^^^THIS!!!!! I did exactly this and trust me I'm not the moron at the ramp. I learned!
Not sure a boating class would help with a the straps lol this is more a test of common sense lol
Especially if you’re going to take your family out, I’d have gone without them a couple of times, in fact I did when I bought my boat, as my wife can easily become petty if it looks like I don’t have it all under control. I’ve been boating nearly my whole life, but there was a gap of 20 years or so in there so when I bought my twin engine Yamaha boat, I took it out for a shakedown first!
Sometimes it's best to learn the hard way lol
This might be a prime example of the two happiest days of a boat owner's life. Yesterday (bought it) and tomorrow (sold it).
I agree. I have experienced both days and just experienced the 2nd day and it was probably one of the top 10 happiest days of my life !
100%
👍👍 Hope that guy put the Drain Plug In 🤔💭
The boat was idling from about the 530 mark. You could see the water bubbling and pushing a little bit under the swim platorm, especially when the boat swang back and forth.
Im in the process right now of buying one this makes me nervous as fuck lmfao all ive been doing is looking how to solo launch
@Woot30 It's not that hard. Practice in a lot on driving and backing. Like a school after hours or a church. Put a long bow line on your boat, and wrap it around the winch stand, so you have something to control your boat with once its floating. When your coming back to the dock, use the wind and current tonyour advantage. Take the boat out of gear, and see which way you drift. Use that to determine which side to dock on so it pushes you into the dock and not away from it. Then bump the boat into and out of gear until your at the dock.
as a new boater myself, I feel his pain. however my 1979 Bayliner only cost me 1k while his is probably 80k so my pain was at least cheap.
We've all been there!
@@jamess3532 No we haven't. There really is no excuse for this. Anytime you start doing somthing new you should always do the research first. In todays day in age there is not reason to not do so. There are plenty of instructional videos out there on the right and wrong way to do things. Even if you are brand new you take your trailer out to a parking lot somewhere and practice backing up. The boat ramp is not the place to experiment. There is a staging area at the boat ramp for a reason so use it. How hard is that?
@@jamess3532 NOPE.
@@bernie9728 I couldn't agree with you more. I was referring to the fact that there was a first time launching for all of us. Everyone should do their homework and take a boater safety course prior to putting their boat int he water. We did all that prior to learning how to boat and we still made some mistakes but at least they were mitigated and it didn't take us more than 15 minutes to safely launch our boat.
@@bernie9728 AGREED!!!
Broncos Guru was rendered speechless! I kept checking to make sure my speakers were still on.
When I bought my new boat, first one, while I waited for it to be built I took the required boating course, looked at countless videos on boating, boats, explanations, docking, boat ramps, maintenance, safety, just over and over again. As a solo boater also learned how to unload boat by myself with lines. Never had this guys problem. I stage my boat in the staging area of the parking lot before approaching the ramps. It pays a lot to have a 4X4 with rear view cameras 👍🏻. If you are a NEW boater, take my advice, get off the porn-sites and onto this channel and all the boating channels. Three years now and I still learn something NEW at every boat outing. I do hope you captured their return trip so we can see the retrieval part. Thanks for the education.
That's what I was wondering, if he had all this trouble getting his boat in the water the process of getting it out is really going to be rough on him.
a 4x4 should be a requirement for any boat over 22 feet. People don't realize how slippery ramps are and 2 wheel drive doesn't cut it lol
Is there any reason that you can't watch porn sites and boating videos? Or maybe porn on boats?🤣
@tonyjordan1320
Judging by his efforts so far, I very much doubt that he made it back to the ramp. He's probably sitting high and dry on a sandbar somewhere waiting for the tide to come back in.
@@gregg2732 And while he’s sitting on the sandbar he’s probably thinking “Who emptied the bay? I could’ve sworn there was water here a few hours ago!!!” 😜Painful video to watch but I’m hoping in time he figures it out !
I got secondhand embarrassment from watching this poor fella. For god's sake, practice what you can at home.
Hey, why not ensure you know how to get it off at the dealership? I would THINK the sales guy would be happy to go through steps to put it in the water.
😅😅that made me so anxious!!
Imagine he's gonna toss the family in a go boating
Really would have liked to see the return trip and load
The struggle is real. Practice at home. Get a checklist and follow it.
YES! I've been boating for 45 years and I have my "process" for launching and loading. It's the same steps in the same order every time. No mistakes that way!
When we had a boat, my husband also had a checklist. It irritated him to no end when I tried to help. Once we got into a routine after the kids got older, everyone was much happier. 😂
Doing something new never comes out like you expected. But you can learn so much on TH-cam if you watch the right videos. It can prevent so many mistakes and embarrassment, and potentially saving you money or even injury.
If he can't figure out how to use the tie down straps he probably shouldn't be operating the boat either 😂
OMG.. That was soooo painful to watch... 🤣 Good thing there was not a line up of waiting boats to launch! We always made sure the straps were off, and all was loaded into the boat from the vehicle before ever backing down the ramp.
Then you get the capt in the boat, or whoever you want to take it off the trailer and start the engine, make sure it's not leaking, etc. Then just back it off the trailer and then the driver takes it to the parking lot. Then you dock it until the driver gets back and head out for a fun day of boating! Wow.. They have a lot to learn. Millennials... ha, ha... 🤣
New boat owner here. It looks so easy when the pros do it. I've had to call my brothers a couple times.
I would not admit that in public.
Asking for help and learning from someone with more experience is never a wrong choice.
These videos are in fact quite educational. Not just butts and crashes most come to see in the first place.
Please stick around for the take out.
Miami Boat Ramps, I know you waited till this fella came back to load up his boat. That’s going to make a great episode. Quit holding out on us and post it lol.
My wife and I took a small center console we inherited out for the first time today. These videos make me feel good about how we did at the dock.
How are they going to get this boat back on the trailer? I hope you caught that on camera.
We've all been new to boating at one point, if you see someone struggling, offer a helping hand - it probably won't take long, they'll appreciate it, and you just may make a friend.
I feel for the safety of the kids being in this boat with this guy!!!!
Great stuff ! I sure hope u got this guy putting the boat back on the trailer. That had to be great ! Stay safe
How much you want to bet he doesn't put the straps back on, ever!😂
I have a feeling this guy sits behind a desk all day, earns a "boat" load of money but cant figure out which end of a hammer to hold. Good luck bub.
Unfortunately the US is FULL of these young(er) males today. Full of them.
To say it’s scary isn’t a cliche. I’m 52 and I fear for the future of this country.
I hope those kids were safe out in the water with those two! Ending the video was a mercy lol
These are the type of people that say selling their boat was the best part of owning one.
I want to see them coming back to dock. Omg. This shows why you learn from an experienced boater. Hope they had a safe and fun ride, but, dear god. Dont do what they are doing.
Seems like he missed an opportunity to spend some time with TH-cam and the various "new boater" videos - they helped me a great deal! And I've only forgotten the drain plug once and the boat was still on the trailer so not too much much of an issue.....LOL
When we purchased our boat the dealer spent 3 hrs with us from best way to tie it up to how to put the cover on. Also spent time on the water with us as well. Feel sorry for them as I know how frustrating and upsetting it can be when things don’t go as expected!
Glad your dealer did the right thing - that should be the default position as part of the purchase IMO (and mandatory for new boat owners). This guy had a lot of pressure on him (wifey stayed well out of it I notice😅).
Absolutely incredible
That’s a very nice first boat. Hope they have it all figured out now.
With a total lack of common sense i can only imagine how his navigational "skills" are😂
I bet he knows how to tow that setup down the road just as good! 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Wifey was totally giving me Miami Vice vibes, cuz you're in FL and she looks like an 80s throwback.
And if you look closely, she doesn't know how to tie off a cleat, just wraps it around.
Undo Straps At Beginning Of Ramp, Undo Bow Hook, Have Ropes To Adults On Pier Walk Down While Backing, While Boat & Trailer Reaching Into Water At Good Depth, Almost Back Of Car At Water Level, Slam On Brakes.
Boat Will Roll Off, People On Pier Can Then Pull Ropes With Boat Towards Pier. While Car/Truck Pulls Forward & Parks.
I think someone could make a fortune at this ramp, backing trailers in, launching and retrieving boats etc 😂 This poor guy looked like a fool in front of his kids 😂 I was waiting for him to nail it in reverse and pull his wife into the water 😂
We need to see them come back in!!!
I feel for the guy! And his whole family is there.
So many people think boating is "just" driving a boat. I hope he learned something.
Some people never have a game plan. This guy cannot think.
An 8 year old who has ridden on a boat once knows more about it than this guy.
And the best part is, he’ll be flying as fast as he can on the same lake you’re on
OMG there is no way I would ever get on a boat with this guy.
At least he remembered to keep the drain plug in.
I feel his pain got a brand new boat last year. My struggle was pulling in and out of a marina. Very stressful.
This is the type of person who doesn't need to be on the water.
totally agree!
Yeah, definitely need some good instruction, I bet loading up was painful too! So many helpful videos on this.
What the real shame is , belongs to other boaters , not one person help that noobie, at the ramp. What ever happened to helping each other out ?
2:53 love the way mum bailed and left him to it. “Come on Jnr, I think this is gonna take a while, let’s go to McDonalds 😂
From her body language I got the distinct impression that "All of this was Dad's idea, let HIM figure it out".😅
@@Robutube1 😂😂
Who ever sold this boat to this guy should be fired if it was a dealer for never bothering to show him how to do all this. Also, this is why there are boating classes. If you're NEW to boating, never done it before, take a class. Hope loading it back onto the trailer wasn't as bad.
Wish you could've gotten the loading of it. That would have been epic. It was still entertaining.
Did he not disconnect the safety chain so now he can't because it is under tension? When I bought my boat the dealer took me out and did a practice/training session on the water. This is nuts.
We demand part two when they try to load and pull out....
My first boat. So excited to put it in the water. 11:30 pm. Tri hull 2 plugs. Who new. Sank right at the ramp.
There are two types of people in the world, one that wants to learn how to do something before they do it and others that just want to wing it. This guy was definitely more the wing it variety and while he eventually got in the water it could have gone a lot smoother for him if he just would have spent a couple hours on TH-cam.
Just about every boat ramp I've ever been to has a staging area to prepare the boat for launch. Intersting that people prep the boat right in the middle of the ramp.
Only once in New Zealand
Thanks for the encouragement as I’m a welder by trade and back in February had a accident the crushed C2 & C3 and I’m incomplete spinal. But I’m getting better every day thanks to therapy at the shepherd Ctr in Alanta Ga
Before I took my boat for the first time 5 years ago. I watched a lot of videos including ones like this. Never have I ever taken 45 minutes. Learn your vessel and research boating tips before you head out! And especially tell your wife to get ready to work-teamwork!!
I used to live on a boat, I've sailed boats from VA to FL, helped out the guy that owned the local Boat US service and could go on for hours about the things I've seen on the water and at the docks.
Just to name a few.
Guy was ran over by his truck when he left it in reverse and the whole truck went under water.
Someone tried filling the boat with gas and instead used the pump out fixture.
Leaving the two rear straps still attached holding the stearn to the trailer and running the boat wide open in reverse wondering why it's not moving.
Boat US gets a call from someone hard aground at the the Hole In the Wall on Gwynn's Island VA in a 40' sailboat with a 6' solid keel.
No one in there right mind would have ever tried this approach, on a good day at MHT it's only 4', it's a Z pattern, and the markers switch 1/2 way through.
So many people are nervous to even try it their first time. I applaud the patience of the family, and good for them for just giving it a go. That being said, I hope he read up on boating rules so he doesn't end up being "that guy."
Wow! I'm a new boater myself, but I can back in and launch no problem, im still fine tune my loading method but this was painful to watch, definitely a case of someone with more money than sense, just get a wild hair and buy a boat when you are clueless. The fact that he's pulling a decent sized boat with a car should tell us all we need to know. Also my wife is 10x more useful when we launch and load.
Wonder what it was like when they brought it back in!!
You got to be there when they try to load it back on, I bet its a 2 hour ordeal.
All I can say is “good luck on the water “…
More boat than brains.
I need a part two on this one.
I watched this channel for a year before buying a boat. Let’s just say I was aware of everything that could go wrong.
This is, like, one of my nightmares. I do appreciate how the top comments on this thread are all of the "This guy was failed by his dealer" or "Yep, I've been there" variety. A little empathy goes a long way. :)
What is the sisturbance in the water right behind the out drive? The disturbance seems to follow the center of the transim?
I hope you have footage of the return and retrieve!!
They did just fine... no attitudes or foot stomping... all for one and don’t fall in, or something like that😎
I'm a new boater and i can back my boat down a ramp and even in my driveway better than this dude. Holy crap... oh and I'm a woman!
please always get everythign in the boat and ready before you get to the ramp dont ever do it on the ramp do it at home or in the staging area of the parking lot. only use the ramp to put on the trailer or take it off
Why Don't You HELP OUT? New Boaters Could Use Assistance On What To Do & Not To Do! When I Was Young, I Would Walk Over To The State Ramp At Gwynns Island Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay & Assisted Many Of New & Veteran Boaters with Tieing Up, Holding Boats, Prevent Boats From Banging Pier, Etc. All People Were Very Appreciative. When I Launch My 19' Grady By Myself, I wish I could have help like I Gave Others.
People Today Are So Self Center.
Wish we could have followed him out on the water for awhile.
What I want to see is when they get back
The only thing else that could of went wrong here would be to loose the tow vehicle down the ramp into the water.
Where is your footage of him on the dock blocker? Like a bug to the zapper I'm sure it attracted him.
Would like to have seen the bow and eye, was it a hook strap issue or a turnbuckle issue?
😂i though he was on Google trying to figure out them straps lol bro should have looked on TH-cam and 😭sure there is a first time boater video 😂
This is why I'm glad in Tennessee a new boater has to take a boaters safety course and learn the boat.
Tennessee is a joke.
We were all newbies at one point but a little common sense goes a long way and it looks like this guy didn't bother to do any research before going to the boat ramp. Had he done his research he would have known to have the boat loaded and fully prepped to launch prior to backing it up. I hope he's safe on the water but if he didn't even bother to learn the basics of launching a boat I doubt he's prepared to safely operate and navigate his boat on the water.
Buy a boat they said, it'll be fun they said, .....
There is this thing in the world today called the internet. It can be confusing at first. But you can dare I say…. Research how to ( insert new activity here) and find out how to do ANYTHING!! Oh and if that’s to scary for you I wouldn’t try boating. 😊
They will get better, me and my wife met in September of 84 and now we go on the withlacoochee twice a week with my surface drive and three times a week on the golf with my Boston Whaler and we can launch both boats in under sixty seconds from the time we enter the ramp area.
When your dad was an accountant or lawyer…. And never lifted the hood of anything.
Then when the boat takes on water, the guy remembers he left the drain plug at home.
He needed to attach his kill switch clip. Lol
This is one of the reasons I sold my boats. I was sick and tired of people deciding the ramp was the best place to learn how to back, or they have no clue how a boat works, or they decide that once the boat is in the water its a good time to load stuff in like in the video, or some other creative way to waste everyone else's time at the lake. I do miss the time a guy backed in, shut off his truck, locked it, launched, and just left his truck and trailer in the launch. Apparently he lived on the lake, and he always did it that way, and in his words, "it normally only takes me 30 minutes to walk back from my house I don't see what the big deal is." Well he learned what the big deal was when a bunch of us waiting called a tow truck, and had his truck towed.\
Had to edit to clarify 2 things. The launch accesses up by the lakes and rivers I fished often only have 1 launch lane, and its people like the family in the video why I am happy I no longer have a boat. It's hell waiting behind these people, and they NEVER want your help, and often were insulted anyone asked them.
Wow.. I honestly am at a loss for words
Good Gawd!! No PFD’s on the kids, no knowledge of the BASIC fundamentals…. He’s going to kill someone, and probably blame someone else.
You guys must have miles of footage since the ramps were redone awhile ago. I am waiting for the footage of July 22nd when the storm rolled in and everyone was panicking.
Just Wow
This was so hard to watch. Watching #1 get back on the trailer must be a real laugh!