Elite angler power load in Michigan?

[Steve j]

But how does having separate in and out ramps help?

For one, your not waiting for someone to unstrap, load their boat with the wife/coolers/kids, tie up to the dock, park the truck, use the bathroom, ect while your waiting to pull out. Also, if your pulling out everyone has already said they can put the boat on the trailer pretty darn quick by either winching up the last foot or just power-loading. When you have a considerate amount of boats launching throughout the day I'm pretty darn sure it would take forever to just get to a dock to pull your boat out. The same effect on putting in. Have you ever had someone just pull up to a dock just as you are backing down or vice versa? It happens all the time here with the ppl that don't pay attention to the docks. Now mind you, we are not talking about a launch that only holds a hand full of boats.

[CGWright]

For one, your not waiting for someone to unstrap, load their boat with the wife/coolers/kids, tie up to the dock, park the truck, use the bathroom, ect

That's what the prepping lanes are for.

[Olebiker]

For one, your not waiting for someone to unstrap, load their boat with the wife/coolers/kids, tie up to the dock, park the truck, use the bathroom, ect while your waiting to pull out. Also, if your pulling out everyone has already said they can put the boat on the trailer pretty darn quick by either winching up the last foot or just power-loading. When you have a considerate amount of boats launching throughout the day I'm pretty darn sure it would take forever to just get to a dock to pull your boat out. The same effect on putting in. Have you ever had someone just pull up to a dock just as you are backing down or vice versa? It happens all the time here with the ppl that don't pay attention to the docks. Now mind you, we are not talking about a launch that only holds a hand full of boats.

Again, how does having separate in and out ramps speed things up?

[Mini]

Again, how does having separate in and out ramps speed things up?

MOST boats do not drop off someone to get their trailer. They moor to the dock and then someone gets the trailer. MOST boats do not have drive on trailers or the owners do not realize that they are. Bass boats do. If there are a bunch of people leaving the lake and they use ALL the ramps, with boats tied to them, no one can launch.

This particular launch is the largest on Lake St Clair (the ramp is Harley Ensign Memorial at the end of South River Road and dumps into the Clinton River). 349 parking spaces and it will be full this weekend after about 11am.

Believe it or not, bass boats are a minority on Lake St Clair.....

[Olebiker]

MOST boats do not drop off someone to get their trailer. They moor to the dock and then someone gets the trailer. MOST boats do not have drive on trailers or the owners do not realize that they are. Bass boats do. If there are a bunch of people leaving the lake and they use ALL the ramps, with boats tied to them, no one can launch.

This particular launch is the largest on Lake St Clair (the ramp is Harley Ensign Memorial at the end of South River Road and dumps into the Clinton River). 349 parking spaces and it will be full this weekend after about 11am.

Believe it or not, bass boats are a minority on Lake St Clair.....

I see that there are no courtesy docks at that facility. That's pretty strange.

[mikepags]

Again, how does having separate in and out ramps speed things up?

I am with you