Quote Originally Posted by Embrey View Post
well obviously you dont have a boat that needs loaded like this. mine does. you cannot pull mine up by hand. my boat is long enough that if i back in to where that would be possible,it will not go over the roller. it goes under it. my old boat would work just fine. i could load it without the motor period and i did .but its only 17ft. a longer boat changes this alot. so, alot of peopl arent doing this just for fun...

I have a bass boat and I have no problem winching it onto the trailer. There is no excuse for loading boats at high RPM's.

Powerloading costs the DNR/Sportsman a lot of money to repair ramps. Just ask Michigan, they ban powerloading and some would like to do that in Indiana. Sportsman find a way to load their boats in Michigan just fine. Be considerate of other users and don't powerload. No one wants to lose their axle on the ramp because someone else washed the end of the ramp out powerloading. Not to mention the mountain of rock that builds up behind the ramp from powerloading. It is a little hard on props and lower units.