Sharphooks
Well-Known Member
I have a recessive gene for social distancing so I’ve been doing that for most of my life, long before C-19 made it mandatory. I’d say I fish alone 99.9% of the time and when buying my boats and trailers, I always figured out a way to launch the boat, run the boat and retrieve the boat back onto the trailer while 100% alone. But that was back in the 19 - 24 foot boat range
I had my eye on a 28 footer a month or so ago. Then I gave up because of the trailer/truck/storage thing. Now I’m bird-dogging that same boat again, thinking I’d leave it in the water, not tow it around, and store it in a marina in a parking lot on the off season
So the question is: can one guy realistically operate a 28 footer in a safe and prudent manner if launching and retrieving on and off a trailer is not part of the drill?
This boat has big twin outboards and the 360 optimus system so I’m thinking I could joy-stick myself on and off a fuel dock and tie off lines while the joystick is keeping the boat tight to a dock. But I’ve never even operated twin outboards on a boat so it’s all conjecture at this point
There’s a 28 foot Seasport in Port McNeil that’s for sale. It’s crazy money but a guy’s allowed to dream, as long as he can single-handedly handle the boat in his dream
What say you guys who own the big boats?
I had my eye on a 28 footer a month or so ago. Then I gave up because of the trailer/truck/storage thing. Now I’m bird-dogging that same boat again, thinking I’d leave it in the water, not tow it around, and store it in a marina in a parking lot on the off season
So the question is: can one guy realistically operate a 28 footer in a safe and prudent manner if launching and retrieving on and off a trailer is not part of the drill?
This boat has big twin outboards and the 360 optimus system so I’m thinking I could joy-stick myself on and off a fuel dock and tie off lines while the joystick is keeping the boat tight to a dock. But I’ve never even operated twin outboards on a boat so it’s all conjecture at this point
There’s a 28 foot Seasport in Port McNeil that’s for sale. It’s crazy money but a guy’s allowed to dream, as long as he can single-handedly handle the boat in his dream
What say you guys who own the big boats?
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