HI all,
I own a 1989 C22 on Canyon Lake, TX. I keep it at a yacht club on a trailer where I am able to keep the mast up. The storage spot is a couple hundred yards away from the ramp. From the storage spot to the ramp it is flat and straight then gets a little windy and downhill.
For the last three years, I have always pulled the boat from the storage spot to the ramp and launched it using the trailer extension. And vice versa on pulling it in. I put chains on the extension for safety. It is just so much easier not dealing with the chokes and all that. A little tougher to back into storage spot but doable.
My question is does anyone see an issue with this? Some guys at the club have been given me crap about it, saying I should not pull it using the extension the whole time. Seems the choking and pushing/puling of the extension is a huge safety issue and can be more dangerous. Am I missing something?
thanks,
Paul
I own a 1989 C22 on Canyon Lake, TX. I keep it at a yacht club on a trailer where I am able to keep the mast up. The storage spot is a couple hundred yards away from the ramp. From the storage spot to the ramp it is flat and straight then gets a little windy and downhill.
For the last three years, I have always pulled the boat from the storage spot to the ramp and launched it using the trailer extension. And vice versa on pulling it in. I put chains on the extension for safety. It is just so much easier not dealing with the chokes and all that. A little tougher to back into storage spot but doable.
My question is does anyone see an issue with this? Some guys at the club have been given me crap about it, saying I should not pull it using the extension the whole time. Seems the choking and pushing/puling of the extension is a huge safety issue and can be more dangerous. Am I missing something?
thanks,
Paul