Whoopsie!!
Submitted by Joodles on Sat, 2011-01-08 13:18
Another enterant to the 'all the gear, no idea' club
...to which I would classify as a fully qualified member!!
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PJAY
Posts: 1005
Date Joined: 12/05/09
looks like mandurah too???
looks like mandurah too???
The Kimberley....perfect one day and more perfect the next!!!
Georgejungle
Posts: 354
Date Joined: 25/03/09
lucky the leg was up or could
lucky the leg was up or could have been much more expensive
DazSamFishing
Posts: 1518
Date Joined: 19/08/09
mindarie
mindarie
DazSamFishing
Posts: 1518
Date Joined: 19/08/09
and lucky its not glass
and lucky its not glass
Faulkner Family
Posts: 18330
Date Joined: 11/03/08
not a good look at a busy
not a good look at a busy ramp. i have done some stupid things at ramps but never that.
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
wazzbat
Posts: 977
Date Joined: 19/01/10
That's not a very wise thing
That's not a very wise thing to do.
I fish for the future - Cause I can't bloody catch anything!
Just1morecast
Posts: 917
Date Joined: 04/12/09
such a nice boat too, must
such a nice boat too, must feel pretty shitty seeing ppl around you taking snaps to take the piss out of you bahahaha. I better sshh before juju gets me:p
Forever learning with fishing
THE GERMAN
Posts: 607
Date Joined: 20/07/06
how
did that happen? ive got a saftey chain on mine,i just dont understand how people manage drop there boats on the ramp,and most boats ive been on all have saftey chains fitted
Faulkner Family
Posts: 18330
Date Joined: 11/03/08
some people take the chain
some people take the chain and latch off at the top of the ramp. there was another earlier this week down at woodies, but he got closer to the water
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Oracle
Posts: 355
Date Joined: 22/11/10
my brother in law was over
my brother in law was over for a few days during XMAS and we took the boat out for a run. He's got his skippers ticket also, yet at the ramp, he took the safety chain off my boat before I reversed down. Difference is I made him put it back on before I reversed down. Pretty easy to have an accident if you've got a new deckie or it's bigger than they are used to.
The boat he's used to is a small tinnie for river fishing. I'm guessing it's just not as big a issue when it's a two man tinnie but when you get a 7 meter boat...... stuff goes wrong!
DieHard
Posts: 1823
Date Joined: 06/10/08
I know people like to drive
I know people like to drive they boats off or push it off as soon as it hits the water.. but your boat is most likely going to fall of if you start reversing and slightly touch the brake, and the rollers make it worse!
also, i heard that rollers arent suited for ali boats???
DieHard – The Official “Ray & Shark” Chaser!
dodgy
Posts: 4588
Date Joined: 01/02/10
Dont believe everything you
Dont believe everything you hear....
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Buz
Posts: 1555
Date Joined: 28/08/07
Some Ally's are fine with rollered trailers
Depends on the hulls and trailer desiagn. My 5.8m plate alli is on a fully rollered trailer. No keel support at all. 24 rollers. Four on six banks.
Ben Derecki
Posts: 1926
Date Joined: 10/10/07
Ooh nasty. Don't know why
Ooh nasty. Don't know why people take the safety chain off before reversing down.
Nice tub.
Joodles
Posts: 362
Date Joined: 19/11/10
I get the impression because
I get the impression because of the other boat(s) coming in and the way the rods and aerials are up and because it's not early in the day, that it happened after retrieving. To me it looks like he was driving back up the ramp and the winch ratchet gave way or wasnt locked in properly and there wasd no tow safe attached.
joe amato
Posts: 731
Date Joined: 21/12/08
happened to me once
that happened to me a year and a half ago,not a nice feeling when every1 looks on at you thinking whatever and its an expensive mistake,hope they have insurance..............
sea-kem
Posts: 15247
Date Joined: 30/11/09
HEHEHE......Roughly $70K of
HEHEHE......Roughly $70K of boat. You'd think they'd think about things a bit harder.
Love the West!
STEVE231
Posts: 1443
Date Joined: 05/01/10
As a boat owner that would
As a boat owner that would have to be one of the worst things to happen to you. Nice boat as well!! Bet ya he won't make that mistake again!!!
spanishmackeral
Posts: 940
Date Joined: 05/01/11
the first thing that happened
the first thing that happened when i saw this was yell nooooooooooooo, then i could have a laugh. people like this should start off with a smaller boat as the bigger you get the harder everything becomes! does anyone know what the damage was?
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
Couldn't have said it better
Couldn't have said it better myself Spanish.
Love the West!
allrounder
Posts: 1853
Date Joined: 10/11/08
Etec is no great loss
I do wish they would all launch at hillarys though.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
allrounder
Posts: 1853
Date Joined: 10/11/08
When i had the polycraft
and they where fixing up the ramps we did the old drop and drag for a few days.It was great we had the water to ourselves for a couple of weeks
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
max199
Posts: 812
Date Joined: 09/05/06
I
suppose we all think these certain people have no idea BUT it can happen to the best of us at some stage. Just takes one small mistake or to forget something once!
Cammos
Posts: 606
Date Joined: 30/06/09
I must admit, I pull up the
I must admit, I pull up the ramp without putting the chain on, just the winch strap. If it snapped I would certainly be right there with that guy, my boat shoots off the trailer. Must change that habit.
Out of interest, how does it get back on? I assume detach the trailer (but tie it to the car with a rated strap) and lift the front high to lower the rear rollers, and then winch while rolling the trailer under it? Does it need a few blokes to lift the bow to get it up? How could an ali hull like that weigh?
r.gates
Posts: 573
Date Joined: 15/11/10
It's a trailblazer
It looks very much to me like a Trailcraft Trailblazer (just like mine) and the dry weight of a 5.7m is 670kg. Add approx. 200kg for the outboard plus fuel plus the gear already in the boat and you're gonna need a few strong guys to lift the bow while sliding the trailer underneath it.
I'd be interested to know how they did get it back onto the trailer...wouldn't want to try and drag it back into the water.
If it was a fellow fishwrecked member, would we post the picture here???
regards
rusty...
If life is boring, you must be doing it wrong!
allrounder
Posts: 1853
Date Joined: 10/11/08
I dropped the old boat on my lawn
a couple of times to do repairs and rebuilds to the boat and the trailer.They go back on fairly easy if you get it right.If it was my boat i would post the pic myself before the rest of them get a chance to bag the crap out of me.
I have taken a few precautions to assist in it never happening to me.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
spanishmackeral
Posts: 940
Date Joined: 05/01/11
thats retty HC!!! wouldnt it
thats retty HC!!! wouldnt it be easier to dunk it in the river with a trusty mate to fix up the trailer?
allrounder
Posts: 1853
Date Joined: 10/11/08
The trailer was gone for a week getting mods and
the boat took me 3 months to completely refit.Just easier to do that way
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
max199
Posts: 812
Date Joined: 09/05/06
of
course! LOL. We shouldn't be prejudice.
NavyGirl
Posts: 28
Date Joined: 24/05/10
I saw this happen to a bloke
I saw this happen to a bloke and his jet ski once, but didn't get anywhere close to the water. Took about 6 blokes to lift and carry it to the water. Left a bit red faced after that me thinks!!!
NavyGirl
Posts: 28
Date Joined: 24/05/10
I saw this happen to a bloke
I saw this happen to a bloke and his jet ski once, but didn't get anywhere close to the water. Took about 6 blokes to lift and carry it to the water. Left a bit red faced after that me thinks!!!
benfpv
Posts: 38
Date Joined: 02/09/09
ouch!!!!!
Well at least he knows his rollers are working
Tony Halliday
Posts: 2500
Date Joined: 14/06/07
I was at mindarie having a
I was at mindarie having a beer or two yesterday at the Idiana, and mate I can tell you a lot of young and old fools with tubs these days out there.
Rule 1, never take the safety chain off till you in the water,
Rule 2, never pull the trailer out the water with the boat on it till you have the safety chain on too...
Rule 3, check the bungs
Rule 4, check the bungs...
Rule 5, never leave the car in neutral and only the handbrake holding it.... seen a few damp cars too in my day..
oh and always have a safety rope on the front and tied to the trailer, seen a nice Haynes Hunter floating across Hillaries once after the chap took off the safety chain and pushed it out, too only then think about a mooring / lead rope....lol
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Spinnerak
Posts: 521
Date Joined: 03/04/10
The guy in the background
The guy in the background with his hand on his chin in his thinking pose!
I hope they have insurance and it worked out ok for them
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