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We had a great weekend with good friends (in spite of the fiasco/bar fight/head splitting open Saturday
) and were pulling the boat out of the water around 6:30 pm Sunday at the Harley Ensign Launch on the Clinton River. The place was packed. We pulled along-side a dock and tied off. Bill got out and went to get the trailer and truck while I tidied up and waited.
At the dock to my left was a 22-24 ft. newer red and white Crownline (named Tadpole). A younger, big man was driving the boat while an older man backed the trailer down. The younger man drives the boat over the trailer, looks over at me and grins if to say, "Pretty cool, huh?" then gooses the engine and drives it up on the trailer. He again looks over at me and I say, "There's a big sign that says NO POWERLOADING". His grin went away and he muttered "that's ok".
He then watched as I positioned our 33 1/2 foot boat over the trailer using a bow line and a stern line. Bill clipped the cable and winched the boat the rest of the way (and neither of us got our feet wet).
If he's a member of LSCN or a lurker, I'll be happy to buy him a beer or beverage of his choice.
~Christine

At the dock to my left was a 22-24 ft. newer red and white Crownline (named Tadpole). A younger, big man was driving the boat while an older man backed the trailer down. The younger man drives the boat over the trailer, looks over at me and grins if to say, "Pretty cool, huh?" then gooses the engine and drives it up on the trailer. He again looks over at me and I say, "There's a big sign that says NO POWERLOADING". His grin went away and he muttered "that's ok".
He then watched as I positioned our 33 1/2 foot boat over the trailer using a bow line and a stern line. Bill clipped the cable and winched the boat the rest of the way (and neither of us got our feet wet).
If he's a member of LSCN or a lurker, I'll be happy to buy him a beer or beverage of his choice.
~Christine