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Goose, Those boat ramps are like episodes of the "Three Stooges" from Memorial Day to 4Th of July. My late Dad used to sit at the Green Harbor ramp on Sunday mornings and afternoons and just "watch the show. " The sad part is, if you forget one step of your routine- you can get into some serious trouble so quickly. Most folks tend to get nervous, or anxious to get the boat off and get out of the way. All is takes is a plug left out, a motor left down, or a tiedown removed out of sequence to cause an expensive, dangerous or time consuming situation. My friends laugh at my checklist that I made up for my boat prep, and lanch/retieval sequence- but it has kept us trouble free for quite awhile.... Forgetting something is somewhat understandable, but the guys that are totally ignorant; like running an engine "high and dry" or ramming other people, overloading, etc. are in a whole other category. I don't understand how you can enjoy yourself like that....
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