Was waiting by a Hingham boat ramp yesterday for MAC as we were headed out in the yaks! Guy was backing his boat down the ramp (a rather expensive looking Grady White....25 footer?) He had stopped his truck on the ramp (which if you know the Hingham ramp is rather steep) the stern of the boat was barely hanging over the water when for some reason the guy had climbed into the boat when suddenly the boat slid off the trailer, crashed onto the concrete ramp and slid the rest of the way into the water.....on the concrete!! Ouch! At the same time the boat slid off, the trailer released from the ball hitch as the weight of the boat shifted back, flipped up in the air and smashed the back window out of the SUV! From where I was standing it looked as if the entire back of the truck had been ripped off but lucky for them all that got damaged was just the glass! The guys wife was standing close by and was lucky she was not hurt!! After I went over to make sure she was ok and to lend a hand I had to determine that the guy A.) Had already untied the boat from the trailer prior to descending the steep ramp and B.) Not properly locked the ball hitch as it was in the "UP" position. I am gonna guess there was significant damage to the hull of that GW!
Also guessing the guy was a first timer and had no idea what he was doing!
Expensive lessons can be learned at the boat ramp!
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