Hehe launching a boat, that’s on a boat trailer, without a tug

[weeds]

Just had to post here was well....

Don't know how far they travelled but just watched these two young fellas push this setup across the carpark. Looks like they had done it before.....and they managed to keep it under control



Young fella struggled to pull the trailer back up


Maybe mum and dad will be home later to retrieve the boat.


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[speewa158]

Or its stolen & they dont need the trailer again ,, possibly of to some far East country . What could possibly go wrong     

[weeds]

Or its stolen & they dont need the trailer again ,, possibly of to some far East country . What could possibly go wrong     

Nah not stolen as there were in the Fish and chip shop having a feed when I was......than when I was walking to the car I noticed them launching.


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[speewa158]

Do you reckon they cant back a trailer         
lt is a skill not possessed by all                           

[Craig Tomkinson]

Hi weeds, Good on the young fellows, At Munna point caravan park at Noosaville 99% of tinnies are launched this way, Craig

[Pete79]

We did that so many times as kids.

My mate used to tie his 10 foot punt with 4hp to his BMX and ride to the boat ramp. He was about 13 or 14, the coppers pulled him up once, they loved his ingenuity but fined him for no helmet....

I'll have to see if I can dig up some photos of how we do beach launch and retrieval up north at low tide. It usually involves pushing boat and trailer across 100m or so of dry sand bar and using the anchor rope as a winch extension for retrieval. 

[fazza81]

Same, as a young fella I had a 10ft punt and a mate and I would get mum to drop us at the boat ramp, she would do her shopping or what ever and come back a few hours later to collect us.

Great times back then.

[Beachman]

Looks like Cabbage Tree Creek? 

I work with a guy who use to live a couple of streets from that ramp and if he wasn't home to drive, his teenage son and his mates use to push the tinny to the ramp so they could have  fish.

Chain the trailer to a post and once finished push it home again.

But I have seen grown men who can't reverse unhook trailers and push them down which is always a good laugh.

[Bird]

When I lived on the waterfront at Kurnell, we did that every weekend.

[weeds]

Looks like Cabbage Tree Creek? 

I work with a guy who use to live a couple of streets from that ramp and if he wasn't home to drive them, his teenage son and his mates use to push the tinny to the ramp so they could have  fish.

Chain the trailer to a post and once finished push it home again.

But I have seen grown men who can't reverse unhook trailers and push them down which is always a good laugh.

Yep, Cabbage Tree Creek


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[rags]

Yep, Cabbage Tree Creek


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Being a recent arrival to Brissy, I assume it is the park at Shorncliffe, never knew it was Cabbage Tree creek, which I see passes through the suburbs out Bridgeman Downs way.
Shorncliffe is a fav of ours for slipping out for fish n chips eating in that park and depending on tide the dog gets a swim.

[weeds]

Yep, Cabbage Tree Creek


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Being a recent arrival to Brissy, I assume it is the park at Shorncliffe, never knew it was Cabbage Tree creek, which I see passes through the suburbs out Bridgeman Downs way.
Shorncliffe is a fav of ours for slipping out for fish n chips eating in that park and depending on tide the dog gets a swim.

Correct...yep nice down there


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