Glad nobody was hurt. Maybe my Dad was just lazy, but he taught me at an early age how to load up the 20' Bayliner that we used to have. My Dad never left the truck and we just communicated using FRS radios. Even if you do have the truck in 4-high, that's no guarantee that your wife or whoever will be able to jump in and get immediate grip with the tires as the truck is slipping into the abyss along with your trailer. I think it's time for your wife to learn how to load up a boat and/or back up a trailer. Might save some future stress.
She and I both agree. She said that a couple days ago. I'm also adding a tire chock into the process. It'll have a string that leads into the driver's window, so when the truck is ready to leave, the driver can just pull the chock back in through the window.
She had never driven my truck before that day either. Never. When we launched the boat, she took the truck back up to park it, and that was the 1st time she had driven it. She knew how much the truck meant to me and was a little nervous about it. But after this, she said when the next truck comes she wants a lesson on it and wants to drive it around some.
Hey Doc, does anyone know of a cause for your truck sliding down the ramp?
Just my guess - that the rear tires were too close to the very slick algae growing on the ramp. What makes no sense to me is that the truck sat there without issue for a good 10-15 minutes, and seemed to start sliding for no reason at all.
