Not a textbook launch

TQBoater · 03 June 2008, 21:00

Opp's

and where was it?

ashbypower · 03 June 2008, 21:05

Whooops!! Thats West Bay

Hightower · 03 June 2008, 21:07

Ooooh, look at all the Gel-coat on the concrete

Are they trying to recover it? Best to tie off the trailer before it rolls down the slip with boat on top and into the ogging

TQBoater · 03 June 2008, 21:13

That was a bit quick of the mark Ash !!

Yes it did leave a bit of a mark on the slip

Thought this looked nice on the pontoon

TQBoater · 03 June 2008, 21:21

This looked like a good trip, wish I had the time

BogMonster · 04 June 2008, 16:52

Ow - that had to hurt!

That cabin one is nice, I could do with that here

Limey Linda · 04 June 2008, 17:02

Been there done that

The fix is to chock the trailer front and back, apply handbrake, and use a tow rope and the car to haul the boat back on the trailer. Using the winch is very dangerous, trust me.

tinker · 04 June 2008, 18:32

Should have used the fork lift in the background to pick the back up, would have saved more damage.

IBWET · 04 June 2008, 19:28

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Originally Posted by TQBoater

Opp's

and where was it?

The gel coat on the deck seems to run up under the hull as well as behind it in P2...? would I be right in thinking he did not lock the winch (boat off)then after the event tried to wind it back on?

Hightower · 04 June 2008, 20:51

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Originally Posted by IBWET

The gel coat on the deck seems to run up under the hull as well as behind it in P2...? would I be right in thinking he did not lock the winch (boat off)then after the event tried to wind it back on?

I recon the winch either wasn't on for some reson or the ratchet gave way. The boat rolled back and as the hull hit the concrete it would have taken a little time to stop rolling back as the front half of the boat would have been still on the trailer and the momentum would have tried to keep the thing moving.

Hightower · 04 June 2008, 20:55

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Originally Posted by tinker

Should have used the fork lift in the background to pick the back up, would have saved more damage.

If done properly there wouldn't have been any more damage.

Connect up winch to bow eye and winch the trailer under the boat untill the trailer starts to level. Then winch on as normal (don't ask me how I know

). I doubt that much damage was done, certainly a mix of gel coat and a liberal coat on the hull couldn't fix. I hope the outboard skeg didn't hit the ground though.