Launching a boat with a class c

Used to launch my boat with class A.

My friend and I have taken my boat with his class C and done several launchs. When the cack up camera died we went to walkie talkies with me on the dock giving simple precise directions when needed. Practice in a nearby parking lot. Set the parking brake if driver gets out and make sure it sticks.

I haven't done it but have seen it done lots of times with C's and A's. So long as there is room to maneuver on the boat ramp, I haven't seen any issues launching with a motorhome.

I always wanted to try this with my class A, but I have seen non four wheel drive pickups unable to get up out of slippery ramps. I once saw a truck end up in the water because of a slippery ramp. It might be that ocean water in a back bay is the culprit.

I have used my father in laws class C before to launch my boat. You wont have an issue. As with launching boat with any 2wd, just keep the rear tires out of the water. Can be done with ease. Use the winch to pull the boat on the trailer if need be, that's what its there for.

Fiverwheel wrote:
I always wanted to try this with my class A, but I have seen non four wheel drive pickups unable to get up out of slippery ramps.

Your motorhome has probably 2/3 of its weight over the drive wheels, as opposed to well under half with an unloaded pickup. Traction should not be an issue for launching a boat with a motorhome unless the ramp is very steep and slippery.

Like some of the others I have not launched a boat with my Class C. But when I was looking for mine I came across one that had a receiver on the front of it.

When I asked about it the owner said that he used it to launch his boat, which he did almost weekly. After almost losing the RV on a steep and slippery ramp he installed it after seeing it on other trucks.

This way he said that he could see where the boat was going while keeping his drive Wheels on dry land and not submerging the rear of the RV, all in all a much easier and safer way to do it according to him, he seemed very happy with that set up.

Just something to think about.

Class A and I launch a 20' all the time.

Perhaps this would be the way to do it... :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za63ltkMGGE

I have a flag that mounts to my fender I can always tell where the trailer is.