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NCTraveler

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6. I watched a member of the Coast Guard....

Reply to MichiganVote (Reply #4)

Tue May 29, 2012, 08:18 PM

May 2012

back his F150 into the water. The front bumper was at the water line. He backed it down, went a couple of feet further than he wanted, and still had it in reverse when he went to bring it out a little.

When you think you are about to go forward and end up going in reverse the thrust of your body goes forward.

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Several of my friends are boat owners, heh heh... [View all] madamesilverspurs May 2012 OP

Great pic!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2012 #1

That's the most bass-ackwards approach to launching a boat I've seen in 60 years of boating. Scuba May 2012 #2

Pff. He's launching the truck with the boat. Robb May 2012 #10

You know what they say BOAT stands for? dballance May 2012 #3

As the new owner of a boat.... NCTraveler May 2012 #5

For anyone who has launched boats this is not that far fetched. MichiganVote May 2012 #4

I watched a member of the Coast Guard.... NCTraveler May 2012 #6

Sometimes the ones who really drive you nuts are the ones MichiganVote May 2012 #7

I saw a guy have a helluva time getting his boat of the trailer. The engine fired, the prop turned. Scuba May 2012 #11

Oh yeah we've seen that one. Also almost did it once. Damn kids missed the tie downs. :) MichiganVote May 2012 #12

Ain't schadenfreude a bitch? LongTomH May 2012 #8

How exactly DOES anyone end up like that????? dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #9

Well if you're NOT Romney, about a keg of beer, a quart of vodka and MichiganVote May 2012 #13

I could be wrong but, quaker bill May 2012 #14