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December 23, 2009, 06:40:27 PM
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Marcq

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Is your wife a good boater
« on: December 23, 2009, 06:40:27 PM »
And can she back up a  trailer?
I must say my wife is pretty good at backing with our boat trailer, she often gets compliment about it from lookers, it was the first thing I showed her when we started boating. Now she needs to learn the boating stuff, like operating the outboard, but I have a hard time letting her, I'm afraid that she can't be competent enough to deal with engines, I mean, only a guy can understand one, right? Or maybe  I'm just jealous   :scratch:
But mostly, I would like her to learn how to get on board or off board, jump dammit!!  :mrgreen:  
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December 24, 2009, 09:21:16 PM
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Aswaff400

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Re: Is your wife a good boater
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2009, 09:21:16 PM »
my mom got pretty good at towing and operating our Sea Ray last year while i was in Colorado. hey someone had to drive the boat while my dad was :drunken:
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December 26, 2009, 08:39:20 PM
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Re: Is your wife a good boater
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2009, 08:39:20 PM »
My wife does a great job putting the boat on the trailer.  I back the trailer down, pull out the winch line and wait for her to bring it in.  She rarely has an issue, and its a lot easier now with the aqua than it was with our old flat bottomed skiff that would not back up and steer at the same time.  I think she can do it better than I can sometimes.  But I don't mind.  Its nice not to have to do everything.  The last time a feller put my boat on the trailer is cost me a prop and a winch  :roll:

 


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