Quote Originally Posted by rme hunter View Post
I actually had a friend who had a ski boat, he would not unstrap his boat until he was right at the edge of the water. Once I asked him about it and he thought I was crazy. He actually thought that his boat may slide off the trailer while backing in. This was a 24foot with an inboard V8. You couldn't have drug that thing off with a truck.

That is why people do that dumb stuff they just don't know.
That ski boat may not slide off, I don't know. I have seen 2 bass boats end up on the ramp though. Both were being backed in and the person driving hit the brakes a little too hard. Both boat slid right off. This was at the same ramp, different times. The ramp is kind of steep. I always leave my bow hook on until I get into the water.