Loggerhead Mike said:
i load my boat in the bed, then load the motors and gear in, unload at the dock. and the same process again when loading to go home. its a real pain
i usually unload the gear and motors, back my truck up to the boat and lift the back of the boat just getting 1 edge of the rear on the tailgate. after thats up there i go to the other side, shove the rear of the boat all the way on the tailgatge then go to the front and push'r in
This is basically the technique I used when I had my 12ft jonboat. Sometimes its a PITA to get that rear corner onto the tailgate, but once you do, you've got it made. It especially sucks when trying to get it up onto the tailgate of a fullsize GMC after you've been out all day and already tired as crap. There was once I did think I was gonna have to call for re-inforcements(I wasn't at a ramp or anything....just unloading from the bank)....finally waited a minute or so, caught my breathe, and gave it one last heave and got that corner on it. :shock: