Many a boat has been launched onto the dry ramp, as well. My favorite funny thing, though, is the guys who get their boat off the trailer and then drive off to park their vehicle and trailer, but forget to tie the boat to the dock. When they get back to the launch ramp, their boat has floated off and they have to beg a ride from someone else at the boat dock to get to their boat.
A million things can go wrong at the launch ramp, but only if you don't do the launch correctly. If you do, nothing goes wrong, and you get to enjoy your outing. If a little alcohol is also involved, things can get downright hilarious.
The worst thing is that incompetence at boat launching and retrieval slows everyone else down while you attempt to undo what you have not done correctly. That often leads to people getting angry because they are unnecessarily delayed. I have seen fist fights at the launch ramp, which slowed things down even more.
Even worse, those who can't get their boat launched smoothly and efficiently get really mad if you offer to help. They're embarrassed and react badly to offers of help. Again, that slows things down even more.
It's a live-action cartoon on a typical Saturday or Sunday on most lakes. I'm lucky. I work for myself, so I can go out during the week, when the boat launch is uncrowded.
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