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Old 09-21-2019, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Poppa View Post
thank you very much for the checklist, sir...

I'm new to launching and loading (I grew up on the water and we'd put our boat in once in the spring and take it out again in the fall, but it stayed in the water all summer otherwise so we never had to launch/load) and even backing up a trailer properly is really tough for me. That checklist will help a ton...
The ol' man was a trucker and he taught me at an early age.....After doing all the safety stuff and plug your boat etc....it is simple;

Place your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel with your knuckles facing up. If your hand goes left, the back of the boat goes left.....vice versa...
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