Last Saturday afternoon, I encountered a lot of firsts. For the first time in my life, I backed a boat down a boat ramp and launched a boat. I've done this quite a few times with friends' boats and with help from friends, but I had never done this solo before. Also for the first time, I spent some time on Smithville Lake by myself. I know Smithville can be a tough lake to navigate so I spent some time in open, deep water and ran the trolling motor around a couple of coves. Finally, I had never put a boat on a trailer by myself until Saturday.
I'll be honest, I was terrified while driving to the lake. I was scared that I was going to back my boat into the water. I was scared that the engine wouldn't start. I was scared that I was going to damage the boat, tick folks off at the ramp, and a plethora of other awful possibilities that I have seen in "boat ramp fail" videos. Thankfully, I have friends and family that reassured me and gave me some solid advice. Things could not have went smoother and it was a great day on the lake.
I was there when you pulled out and would have never guessed that it was your first time. Looked like a season pro. I was in the deep v on the opposite side. Bye the way you have a beautiful dog.
ReplyDeleteI was there fishing when you backed it down and used the rope. Congrats!
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