How Not To Launch a Boat + Video

For a new boater, the most nerve wracking part of the experience probably happens at the boat launch. We’ve published articles on how to launch your boat and how to back up a boat trailer, but sometime the best teacher is to learn how NOT to launch a boat.

Take this boater, for example. The truck driver backs down the ramp with the boat not strapped down to the trailer and then stops, causing the boat to slide off and into the water. This can be an effective method of launching a boat, but you will want to make sure to make sure you’re in deep enough water before braking. He did not and likely learned an expensive lesson.