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5. STICKTOONELANE
Everyonehaspuledupandtherehasbenaboatthatisusing2lanestolaunchandhaseveryoneelse
onstandbyjustwaiting. Thisgoesbacktopracticingsoyoucanpositionthetrailerinasinglelaneand
notmultiple.
6. GETAWALKIETALKIE
Getasetofcheapwalkietalkiestohaveoneinthetruckandboat. Therearetimeswhencelularservice
isnotavailableattherampandtheremaybealotofnoisewherethevehicledriverandboatdriver
cannot hear eachother. Insteadofyelingbackandforth, it issomucheasier tohaveaset walkietalkies
whereyoucantalkbackandforthandhelpeachotheroutwithouthavingtoscreamateachother.
7. GIVEPEOPLEROOMWHENPARKING
Onceyouhavelaunchedfindaparkingspotthatisnotdifficulttogetinandout. Ifthelotisemptythere
isnoreasontoparkontopofadditionalvehiclesandtrailers,becourteousandgiveeveryonesome
extraroomifposible.
8. WHENLAUNCHINGALONE
Finaly, acoupletipsiflaunchingalone. Makesureyouutilizearamponthesideanddonottakeupthe
middleoftheramp, ifposible. Ifthereisanareatobeachtheboat rather thantieuptothedocktakead-
vantageofthat toopentherampupfaster. Beasfast andsafeasposibleifthereisalineofboatswait-
ingtousetheramp. Don’tbeafraidtoaskforsomehelpifyouhaveabuddyattheramthatiswaitingto
putin, wehavealbenthereandnoshameingetingalitlehelp.
Ifyousesomeonethatishavingtroubleattherampdon’tgoofonthemandinsteadaskthemifyou
canhelpoutandmaybeteachthemathingortwo. Wewerealnewtolaunchingaboatatonepointin
ourlivesandhelpingsomeoneoutwilgoalotfartherthanjustyelingatthem!Staysafeandhavea
goodtimeoutonthewater.