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Old 09-17-2018, 11:13 PM
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How not to launch a boat.....

I can't help but wondering what their insurance agent's had to say......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW1oM63XXIw

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Old 09-18-2018, 02:14 PM
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Boat launch and car wash. Exterior and interior. What's not to love?
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Old 09-18-2018, 03:19 PM
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Husky, is that you in the second clip?
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Old 09-18-2018, 04:27 PM
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That first one is pretty wild. I could see tipping that sucker. Must have had some kind of large dollies underneath.
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Husky, is that you in the second clip?

I'm not sure if it was a blessing or not, but I grew up in a family of boaters. I've launched boats down boat ramps many times and not once came close to losing a car or truck in the lake. We finally built a house on the water with a boat dock which helped reduce our stress levels.

After viewing these videos, it seems there has to be a better way to launch a boat, don't you think?
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Old 09-23-2018, 06:41 PM
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I'm amazed by how well late model pickups float!
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Old 09-23-2018, 07:02 PM
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I'm not sure if it was a blessing or not, but I grew up in a family of boaters. I've launched boats down boat ramps many times and not once came close to losing a car or truck in the lake. We finally built a house on the water with a boat dock which helped reduce our stress levels.

After viewing these videos, it seems there has to be a better way to launch a boat, don't you think?
Oh I don't know, it seems to work alright. I suspect a lot of the folks getting in trouble with it there might be beer involved.
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Old 09-23-2018, 08:59 PM
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Oh I don't know, it seems to work alright. I suspect a lot of the folks getting in trouble with it there might be beer involved.

Crack open the budweiser and suddenly nobody cares if it all goes into the water......


I still wonder what their insurance agents have to say about all of it......does insurance cover STUPIDITY?



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