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/r/BoatRampFails

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It's me, I'm the fail.

https://i.imgur.com/AWEF417.jpeg

Not familiar with using improved launches with actual angle, this idiot undid the bow line before he had his buddy back the truck down the ramp. I had just enough time to realize "Hey, this has a lot more angle than the small lake ramp" before the boat rolled right off the back of the trailer and DONK.

I manually winched the boat back up onto the trailer using the bow winch, and proceeded to launch the boat like someone with a functioning brain. The hull plug area was POURING water into the bilge... Which I didn't notice until the truck had left. So we got to sit there staring at the water coming into the boat until my buddy got back.. then got back again with the trailer.

Pulled out and started calling people. Not a single welding shop open on a saturday. Ended up hooking up with Catalyst Marine Engineering in Seward and they told me to get it in the yard and they'd check on Monday.

Monday, got my estimate for $3000 and a business week. OK. Now I'm gonna get three days on the water instead of two weeks, but.. OK.

https://imgur.com/a/NzqB08z

They called me back Tuesday and they were done massively early (another customer with an appointment canceled I think?) and way under budget - there was enough slack on the hoses and wires for the outboard they were able to crane it up and do the cut-and-weld without fully removing the motor.

Put the boat back in the water Thursday and spent the rest of the trip doing the work eight / fish eight / sleep eight rotation!

2 Comments
2024/08/23
19:05 UTC

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For yr viewing pleasure

14 Comments
2024/08/09
04:16 UTC

5

Sunday Funnies At The Boat Ramp!

1 Comment
2024/05/05
21:45 UTC

12

Boat ramp parking fail

Figured you guys would appreciate this. Found this guy parked his truck and trailer in the vehicle parking area, totally ignoring the slanted trailer parking, and totally blocked all incoming trailer traffic to access the boat ramp. Real genius.

6 Comments
2024/04/29
19:33 UTC

4

Boat Ramp Bubble Bath

1 Comment
2023/10/02
19:20 UTC

26

Water 11ft below normal this guy .... we helped him but what a dumbass..

7 Comments
2023/02/25
20:46 UTC

10

Sinking Boat Recovery (Start to Finish)

1 Comment
2022/08/26
00:42 UTC

53

Baby ducks in the lake

0 Comments
2022/08/02
07:17 UTC

40

'But I put it in 'R' for Ramp.'

3 Comments
2022/07/09
10:07 UTC

19

Man RIPS BUNK off trailer and destroys stainless prop! Worst Day for boat owner!

5 Comments
2022/05/16
12:38 UTC

19

Boat Ramp Fails - Pontoon Crash - two in the water! Nsb #boatramps e-10

2 Comments
2021/12/22
00:03 UTC

11

Cross post from r/catastrophicfails

0 Comments
2018/06/26
00:57 UTC

20

Towtruck went fishing, found a nice new truck!

1 Comment
2014/07/12
03:45 UTC

27

1996 prankster pours oil on tires @ boat ramp

3 Comments
2014/07/12
00:20 UTC

6

Reversing with a trailer is hard

2 Comments
2014/07/12
00:16 UTC

11

Damn thing won't go on straight

2 Comments
2014/07/12
00:04 UTC

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