Admiral is the TV backer...usually for us it's the 32' motorhome.....she launches me, unhooks the trailer, then parks the RV in the spot and sets it up. I'll dock the boat and help her finish up.

And I thought that you'd just go out for a 3 hour cruise while she parks the RV and gets everything set up... Back just in time for dinner?

The Admiral has a heck of a time backing. I usually back in to the edge of the water and let her back it in the rest of the way while I get the boat off the trailer.

To load up I have to back the trailer back in and the admiral usually does a good job of getting back on the trailer.

No way would I drive the TV, drive the boat off, tie it off, then drive TV to parking lot, then run back to the boat to head out on the lake, when I have a perfectly able wife to help.

I drive the TV and my wife drives the boat on and off the trailer. We generally can launch and retrieve in a matter of minutes.

I can't believe so many of you do not have help from your wife at all. I would not let that happen. When we decided to buy a boat, I told my wife that she needs to know everything that I do. So, she can drive the boat, back the tow vehicle and even trailer it all the way home.

+1 WD

Only if I've put the cooler in the boat already....

Admiral backs the boat in and pulls it out, but doesn't want to do anything else (out of fear). In time she'll do more.

My wife backs the trailer in, I put the boat on, daughter is "Winch Wench" or the son takes a turn at it.

After prep (blower, dock lines, light disconnect, transom straps, winch, etc...),
I back the boat down the ramp.

Just before I get to the decline, I stop for the Admiral to grab the dock line.
The admiral walks it down while I am backing up.

When the boat floats off the trailer I park the rig.
She pulls the boat to the dock.
A ~minute later I start the boat, the family hops in & we are off.

This thread reminded me of a few old posts....

had to link the first URL for some reason

www.boatingabc.com/forums/ubbthreads.php...html#Post250462

When my admiral expressed interest in helping with the launching and loading I was very happy. She is very skilled now and has no trouble backing me in and retrieving the trailer to load. Now my son is learning and soing a bang up job. I let him back the boat off the trailer this weekend and then load it on when we came back. He did a great job and got the boat on in one try. Pretty soon they won't need me at all.

Wett & Mad dogs;

Either one of you wants to let my wife drive your boat off the trailer, you will instantly know why the rest of us do it ourselves.

No amount of time savings is worth the aggravation, damage and marriage-wrecking inflicted by such a painful event.

Agree......

+1

I just read this one to the admiral and she said, "He must have been married as long as we've been married. What a smart feller."