http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/community/showthread.php?t=216136

 

pulling out is the tough part. A pair of hip boots or better yet, a pair of waders will allow you to get the job done in both directions. Each ramp will dictate what you have to do. Hopefully there will be a permanent courtesy dock or a soft beach to the side of the ramp which makes it easier.

 

Depends on the ramp. I haven't found a usable ramp at CC with and area near the ramp to beach the boat that won't tear it up on the boulders next to ramp. I really don't understand that. Wellman's would work great if there was a decent area to park the boat while you deal with the trailer. No biggie I'm done till it warms up in early spring. Boat is winterized and got honey dues to do before the season starts up again.

 

Carry a piece of carpet with you to lay on the ramp and beach the bow without any damage while you park or get the tow vehicle.
The absolutely easiest way is to have a friend go with you and power load the boat.

 

Bostonwhaler10 look for the video i this link http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/commu...d.php?t=216136


i found off of youtube

 

How do you lay the carpet on the ramp or bank when you're driving the boat??

 

Your not going to damage your boat letting sit rest on the ramp. Just go in slow. If you are so concerned you have to put your waders on to put carpet on the ramp your in love to much with your boat.

 

Use spot lock with your Minn Kota TM then use your remote control to back it up to the ramp with your main motor trimmed up.. Hop in and go! lol

 

Beaching an aluminum boat OK. Different story with fiberglass! Chipping the gelcoat on the keel at the bow will allow water into the laminate and cause blistering at the very least.

 

Use spot lock with your Minn Kota TM then use your remote control to back it up to the ramp with your main motor trimmed up.. Hop in and go! lol

After you get off your boat, it will start spinning into the ramp and destroy the prop while you load. Also if you try to back it up the Tm will probably be down in the water and hit the bottom due to lakes being at winter pool anyways.

 

After you get off your boat, it will start spinning into the ramp and destroy the prop while you load. Also if you try to back it up the Tm will probably be down in the water and hit the bottom due to lakes being at winter pool anyways.

If you have ipilot, you have a remote control. Nothing should spin out of control. You should be able to pull this off at the ramp. There are videos on you tube of solo launch with ipilot. Most involve beaching the nose of the boat though. The backing up part might be tricky. If you put the boat parallel with the ramp it would probably work better. Most ramps still maintain a nice angle which gives you some clearance.

 

If you have ipilot, you have a remote control. Nothing should spin out of control. You should be able to pull this off at the ramp. There are videos on you tube of solo launch with ipilot. Most involve beaching the nose of the boat though. The backing up part might be tricky. If you put the boat parallel with the ramp it would probably work better. Most ramps still maintain a nice angle which gives you some clearance.

I do have ipilot. When engaged it stays on an a close vicinity but it will spin in a clock wise motion.

 

Sounds like yours may be defective. Mine doesn't do that either.

 

Minn Kota iPilot (Part 1) by John Easton - YouTube

Sounds like yours may be defective. Mine doesn't do that either.

I don't understand your point. He used the remote to guide the boat nor backed the boat up onto the ramp and hit stop lock and the boat stayed in one place. Spot lock is not an anchor it allows the boat to stay in a tight vicinity. If you want to launch like this guy have fun freezing in the winter water, lol.

 

If you want to launch like this guy have fun freezing in the winter water, lol.

You buy that big $$ Ranger you're lusting after, & you'll be freezing in the winter water, too!

 

You buy that big $$ Ranger you're lusting after, & you'll be freezing in the winter water, too!

Does a $60k boat help you fish better? That boat has rims and everyrthing.

 

Does a $60k boat help you fish better? That boat has rims and everyrthing.

I spent 10 grand on a bass boat and I catch the same as when I take my kayak out lol. I just suck. But I have fun sucking. No dirty minds now

 

Most high end fiberglass bass boats have a keel guard on them. I've seen guys drive their ranger right onto the ramp many times. I just drive my Aluminum boat onto the ramp nice and slow and launch it with a rope tied to the trailer and to the boat. I wear gym shoes and almost never get wet feet and if I do it's on the way out of the water. No big deal. I've done it for years and have never had a leak. I do play the wind . If it's out of the South I use N.pool out of the North I just go across the road and use the Furnas ramp, it has a build up of sand on the ramp.

 

Buy a KeelShield or cheap Hamby's beach bumper, put it on yourself, you will like it - well worth the $200 or less.

 

If people are this anal about their boats I figured they should have them winterized, shrink wrapped, the whole nine yards lol.

 

I wasn't aware that wanting to
Take care of your boat and not chipping the fiberglass or scratching it up
Was being anal. I for one think it's taking care of a investment personally


Posted using Outdoor Hub Campfire

 

I have a spot next to the ramp at the North Pool ramp where I park my boat.Then put the trailer in and drive the boat onto the trailer,go to the front and clip in and drive away.I do have a smaller aluminum boat which helps.

 

it took until the end of the first page before anyone suggested a keel guard. For less than $200 you can install an item that lets you beach on any ramp with zero fear of messing up your boat. I've had one my last two boats and will not have a boat without one. My current one is the Megaware version and it's now 6 years old. It shows VERY little wear. Beaching on the concrete ramp at Tanners Creek was the norm until they put docks in a year or two ago. I've beached her many times on concrete and never an issue. And anyone who can read the instructions can install one.

Great investment.

 

I would have one put on my boat a long time ago, but I heard they won't work on aluminum.

 

I wasn't aware that wanting to
Take care of your boat and not chipping the fiberglass or scratching it up
Was being anal. I for one think it's taking care of a investment personally


Posted using Outdoor Hub Campfire

I learned a long time ago that some people change boat like shoes and really don't care one way or the other about them and tend to beat them.

Mine is a 1990 been garaged and has a keel guard and is not and garage princess by any means but I do take good care of it. Call me anal if you like but I have 1 more boat to buy and it will be my last but I do expect to get just as many years of service out of it or more.
I do use the ramp some but still prefer not to. I would like a sandy beach area not boulders! Why would you put boulders next to a boat ramp that is in a no wake zone. Somebody can explain that to me.

Now if I have a alum boat I would worry much about either but I still wouldn't like to ramp it either. Sooner or later it will have a hole in it
but I like my glass boat.

To each his own!