Tow, Tow, Tow your boat and keep fingers crossed.

I've seen more than one of those extensions. Usually on sailboats, but it would also make sense on a shallow ramp. The trailer looks like it is for a pretty small boat, I bet it works just fine to launch or retrieve the boat.

MitchF150 wrote:
Looks like the boat is off the trailer. If this is the parking lot at the boat ramp, they probably only put that hitch on to launch and retrieve the boat. That way they don't have to back the car into the water? Just a guess on my part.. Mitch

Thought the same.....good for a few laughs though....I can see pulling forward while the trailer remains in the lake. BTW part of that abortion appears to be 2" perforated square tube repurposed from a road sign.

Kinda hard to tell for sure, but it appears the hitch has two or three holes in it for what I suspect are different length positions. Maybe they extend the hitch for launching and retrieving the boat and then move it to the shorter position for transport? Just a thought...

That contraption will eventually fail and possibly injure an innocent bystander.....brilliant.

MitchF150 wrote:
Looks like the boat is off the trailer. If this is the parking lot at the boat ramp, they probably only put that hitch on to launch and retrieve the boat. That way they don't have to back the car into the water? Just a guess on my part.. Mitch

I would guess that when the boat is on the trailer, they flip down the wheel to take the weight. that would be some extreme torque if not.
bumpy

....but by the looks of that rear hatch, I'd say it's been underwater a time or two!

Looks like the boat is off the trailer. If this is the parking lot at the boat ramp, they probably only put that hitch on to launch and retrieve the boat. That way they don't have to back the car into the water? Just a guess on my part.. Mitch