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I was at the Scarborough Boat Ramp pontoon and saw this BIG boat come in, it was about 15 meters, there were 2 people standing on the pontoon and this boat reversed up to be centimeters from the pontoon - there was a husband and wife standing at the back of the boat - I was amazed how close it got without touching - I said that they must have a very competent and experienced skipper - the wife just pointed at her husband and he had a little hand held remote control which was controlling the whole operation. The 2 just stepped onto the boat and they were gone - the wonders of modern technology!
watched a brand new falcon ute with tail gate down back in to the water at rossyln bay ramp deep enough to alow his mate to drive the jet ski on to the back. then just shut tail gate and let half of the sea run out of the ute going back up the ramp. Wouldnt like to be the poor person who brought that ute in 18 months time
I've forgotten to undo my strap once.. PUSH PUSH PUSH.. OH CRAP!! Lucky nobody was there to see. lol
At Clontarf I watched a guy with a zodiac n 30hp yammy back down the boat ramp until the back of the boat was in line with the edge of the water. Get out, walk around and half push it off then realize it was going to hit the cement so backed a little further.. pushed it off, outboard was down, landed on that and stopped.. Drove forward and it fell on the ground. Lifted motor up and dragged into water properly.
My local ramp at low tide is a bit like an ice rink, the slime is just so slippery, any time I am there and see someone launching or retrieving I try to warn them, some listen, some don't, lost count of the amount of cars that have gone into the drink when the rear wheels just skidded without getting grip when the owner was trying to push the boat off, and the amount of people who have gone tits up walking down to the boat, I do my best to tell them, but some just give you the "look" and continue on, only to end up on their bum a second later. Only a week ago there was a guy in a big cruiser looking boat parked on the ramp getting all his rods and reels ready, and he hadn't even started on the lights and tie downs, I left before it got ugly as there was a few boats just arrived to use the ramp.
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