Thanks for the compliments. It really is a wonderful boat. The boat is 30' and no it doesn't take a staff to run it. In fact I've went out several times by myself and had no problem unloading, fishing or loading the boat. I've always had trailers with rollers and this trailer is the big King with bunks. It's easier to load than my old boat on rollers. I finally did something on this one that I've always wanted to do. I bought, parked it and did all my own rigging. It was a lot of fun and I now know every nook and cranny so if there is ever a problem I will have a working knowledge of where to look.
Chaser, if you meant a yellow lab then it was me at the docks in Everett. He's aged quite a bit in the last 6 months and just isn't up to jumping in and out like he used to be.