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How long does it take your girlfriend to back the trailer into the water???

Wife is Asian, Asian women and cars don't mix, let alone through a trailer on it. I taught her how to hook/unhook and walk the boat on/off the trailer and tie it to the dock.
 
dreeder72 said:
Wife is Asian, Asian women and cars don't mix, let alone through a trailer on it. I taught her how to hook/unhook and walk the boat on/off the trailer and tie it to the dock.
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you shouldn't cast stereotypes, especially regarding your wife. I bet she got some great pictures of the boat though. :D
 
I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. Jake you're going to have to splain it to me.

Your Bro

Lou
 
At least she has nice nails, right? YOU PICK KAHLUH AND SIT DOWN NOW! Just need to teach her to back the trailer and you will have it made!!!!
 
So we are pulling out of one of our on-water dining spots with a half mile to the landing. I realize I need to put away the bumpers and the wife is holding the ski-tube. So I ask the 10 year old to drive. She has actually had a fair amount of time behind the wheel with me behind her and the kill cord in hand.

She jumps at the chance and idles us out of the marina. I get the bumpers put away and have a seat in the bow. She asks if it's ok to take it up on plane and up to speed. I said, go for it. She does just that and runs us right up to the landing.

Rather than have her swap spots with my wife, as she usually drops me at the dock to get the truck, I asked the 10 year old to close the throttle and keep the bow pointed at the end of the dock. The landing is clear and the dock is covered in great bumper material. It's the perfect place to learn.

As much as my wife wanted to give her tips, I sort of overrode her and ask Macy (10 year old) to focus on keeping it straight and keep the throttle closed. Just play the gear shift from Neutral into forward and reverse as needed. She ran it like a pro for a perfect touch-and-go leaving me at the dock. Puts it into reverse for a perfect 180 and into forward out of the way of the landing.

I'm so proud of her, that I may let her back it off the trailer next. She has way more patience than her mom and doesn't get flustered by boat traffic. She will be a great boater for many years.
 
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Never had this problem we live on a farm and wife grew up on a farm. She has been backing duellys with 24 foot horse trailers since she was 12. The only thing I worry about is the brakes failing when she comes flying down the ramp.
 
hackete said:
Never had this problem we live on a farm and wife grew up on a farm. She has been backing duellys with 24 foot horse trailers since she was 12. The only thing I worry about is the brakes failing when she comes flying down the ramp.
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Do you rent her out???
 
I asked her how she learned and she said her dad had a lawn mower that had a little cart on the back he would make her drive it backwords around the house. After that the horse trailer was easy I guess because it had tandom wheels. Might be a good way to teach someone.
 
hackete said:
I asked her how she learned and she said her dad had a lawn mower that had a little cart on the back he would make her drive it backwords around the house. After that the horse trailer was easy I guess because it had tandom wheels. Might be a good way to teach someone.
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I got a cart for the back of my lawn tractor. If you can back that thing up you can back up anything!!!
 
QUOTE=hackete;208266]I asked she said you couldn't afford her and that she won't allow me to rent her out...[/QUOTE]

DAM! Well I guess it was worth a try. Is she hot? You could tell her I have a fast car....

I guess it could be worse...
boatramp.jpeg
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forget backin' it up. It still takes awhile to get the boat on the trailer and properly winch it on. hehe. But she's tryin'!

Today she had to take TWENTY'ish photos of the Garmin to get a single good one showing the speed lol.

She is albeit, a heckuvva lot more than just my girl-friend...so for all the blessings God has given me by making her my wife, I'm more than happy to be extra patient with her :).
 
100guard said:
forget backin' it up. It still takes awhile to get the boat on the trailer and properly winch it on. hehe. But she's tryin'!

Today she had to take TWENTY'ish photos of the Garmin to get a single good one showing the speed lol.

She is albeit, a heckuvva lot more than just my girl-friend...so for all the blessings God has given me by making her my wife, I'm more than happy to be extra patient with her :).
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yea, yea, nice and mushy, get back to us in 20 years :D
 
biffdotorg said:
So we are pulling out of one of our on-water dining spots with a half mile to the landing. I realize I need to put away the bumpers and the wife is holding the ski-tube. So I ask the 10 year old to drive. She has actually had a fair amount of time behind the wheel with me behind her and the kill cord in hand.

She jumps at the chance and idles us out of the marina. I get the bumpers put away and have a seat in the bow. She asks if it's ok to take it up on plane and up to speed. I said, go for it. She does just that and runs us right up to the landing.

Rather than have her swap spots with my wife, as she usually drops me at the dock to get the truck, I asked the 10 year old to close the throttle and keep the bow pointed at the end of the dock. The landing is clear and the dock is covered in great bumper material. It's the perfect place to learn.

As much as my wife wanted to give her tips, I sort of overrode her and ask Macy (10 year old) to focus on keeping it straight and keep the throttle closed. Just play the gear shift from Neutral into forward and reverse as needed. She ran it like a pro for a perfect touch-and-go leaving me at the dock. Puts it into reverse for a perfect 360 and into forward out of the way of the landing.

I'm so proud of her, that I may let her back it off the trailer next. She has way more patience than her mom and doesn't get flustered by boat traffic. She will be a great boater for many years.
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Very cool story.
Can't wait till my boys are older.
 
SeaDooLou said:
Jake, you certainly have a way with words, a true statesman.

Lou
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Guess that's why I got kicked off the school debate team. My response to everything was "F you". and if I really didn't like what the other person said I would respond "Well, F you and your grandmother". BUT I was undeafeated until they kicked me off the team

I call em like I see em :D
 
litle story far ya guys last night we went out to the lake and i got evrything ready and was only maybe 3 feet from actaully having the ski far enough in the water to get it off so i jumped on the ski and asked sweetie to back us in......cooolllll......so after 15 attempts and me yelling a little we finally got it in on sort of a crooked angle type mess.... so i scoot offf and she parks and angrily jumps on ant tips me off at first and says ....OOOPS we ride then on the way in i was sucking ip and let her drive back to the dock and i went to get the jeep ... i come back and back it in and say "OK hunny go adead and just idle up onto the trailor real slow" she rolls her eyes and starts it up and heads towards me and just before she got to the traiolor she sort of turned sideeways so like i taught her to do she gasses it a little to compensate and come flying at the trailor abut 10 MPH and WAM!!!! She hit the crank lever and and the post on the trailor which in turn tore off most of my stickers and put a huge GOUGE in the top of the plastic..... I about had a heart attack and all she could do was sit there looking all cute like (I DIDNT DO IT):Angel: so i just say its ok try again she did it again and this time i pulled the trailor so the guides were a little out of the water and showed he how to POWER LOAD so this wouldnt happen again....... I didnt yell at all .... Then im trying to hook the winch strap on and crank the ski up and she is sitting on it and would not get off till i said that i was sorry and it was my fault because i made her nervous... all this happening in front of about 15 people and 3 other boats waiting to launch.... so i finally agreed to apologize and by this time im FUMING but not showing it of course ... ya know keepin my cool:coolgleam: so we get in the jeep and go to leave and i look over and smile at her and say "ya know if i didnt love you so much i would be so mad at you right now" ............BIG MISTAKE i got called everything but a white boy the whole half hour drive home.... i see now everything that happened is all my fault and just because i work on the ski and pay to drive it and its in my name and all she knows how to do is start it ........ its not just mine and i cant control it or her.... I learned my lesson and for the first time last night i had to learn how to use the oven to make my own COOKIES .... I NO WANT DO THAT EVER AGAIN !!! lesson learned
 
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