1. 2WD *compact* pickup towing a (borrowed) 26-27' boat, serpentines down the ramp, finally ends up with the back of the trailer wedged against the dock, and the truck spinning its wheels trying to get back up the ramp. The boat is still 20' away from the water. He must've gotten some help, as he was straightened out 10 minutes later.

2. Guy is loading, with 2-3' seas coming right up his 6:00. Everything is OK until the bow starts up onto the trailer, which drops the transom enough for the waves to start breaking INTO the boat. 15 seconds later the back of the boat is full of water, and he still doesn't have it all the way onto the trailer. Luckily the big 4WD truck yanks the 3000# boat + 3000# of seawater up out of the waves, where they proceed to put everything back together.
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Regards.

Finegrain
Woodinville