kemer
May 24, 2015Explorer
Class A and boats
We are going to pull our fishing boat to the lake with our 36' class A. DW thinks we should be able to back the class A with boat down a boat ramp to launch. I said "never seen that done, must be a ...
Groover wrote:
I have only launched once so far with my 35' DP and 21' dual console, no problems were encountered and I expect to do it again. I became very aware of turbo-lag on the way up. I did it many times with my previous rig, and 1991 F250 and very large slide-in camper with 4' of overhang from the rear bumper. At least the air brakes on the DP give a very secure parking brake and the batteries are handy for my electric winch. The DP has backup cameras that make seeing much easier than it was with the slide-in camper. I found it handy to plan a curving approach so that I was not having to guess which mirror I needed to look at to see the trailer. That also let me watch for things getting behind the boat while backing up.
As noted earlier I use an electric winch to pull the boat up the trailer so I don't have to get it so deep. In fact, I keep the axles dry. I have seen many people put their truck in deeper than I put my trailer in.