What they need to do is just watch other boaters. Better yet, they should subscribe to your channel and watch and learn. 😂 They make it so much harder than it needs to be.
Yep! That’s what I did with my son when he was 16. If you can randomly choose a parking stale and back in between the white lines ( harder than if you have two objects to park in between) you’re golden. You’ll be able to park anywhere using your two mirrors.
At 21:44 when she gets out of vehicle and says “you don’t want me to try and straighten up”, I lost it. My stomach muscles are sore now……laughed hard 😂
Hey Big Dan, new viewer!! Your 'show' is fantastic!! Man, it's entertaining and if new boaters pay attention, it's educational. I gave my helm seat to my Son awhile back. We started out with a 15' Procraft, that's where he learned to pilot a boat, back up a trailer and studied and memorized watercraft rules and laws. We went all the way up to a 38' Scarab when we moved to Florida. Now he has a 21' Ranger. I really wish there was a show like yours back when my Son started. Your show would have been required watching!!! Enjoy your show so much. My Son is watching you too....... Sgt Dan .... USA-Retired April 1969
U-know Dan I taught my Daughter to back a trailer in the driveway at home, she got really good at it too. (a small 8X5 utility trailer) Just a small tip from an old goat, (1). learn to use your mirrors. (2). If the trailer tail fades right turn right, if the tail fades left, turn left. Hope this helps someone.
I've always told people keep your hands on the bottom of the steering wheel back up slowly if you want the trailer to go to the right move your right hand if left left hand easy peasy my wife backs out boat up like a pro
An old trick that I learned about backing a trailer as a kid…put your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel. Move your hand left to back left and move your hand right to back right. It’s easy and it works.
That's how I was taught to back gooseneck hay trailers into hay barns with 1' of clearance on each side when you got it centered. It is the easiest way to learn by far.
there is something deeply satisfying watching this...I have a small boat and very liteweight trailer and I look like two monkeys humping a football trying to back it up :):)....glad to see I am not alone
It took me a while to find the launch that you're filming at because Google hasn't updated their satellite view to show the ramp fully constructed. And re: your question at 27:32, I have a 17.5 foot ProCraft bass boat, side console with a 115 Merc. Love your channel Dan. Keep it up!!
Hey Dan. Love your show! I’m a 60 year old woman & I have always backed my boat in & trailered it! My hubby is awful at it! It’s not rocket science & has nothing to do with men vs women. No physical strength needed. I’ve been boating & fishin since I was 5 years old. These “Yo-Yo’s” that can’t back & trailer a boat ..shouldn’t own a boat! Morons!! Keep up the good work!
My mom was the one that brought our '17 foot Whaler wherever we went. My dad would get off work and she'd be at the dock loaded and ready to go with us 3 boys. She was Wonder woman in our eyes. And as tiny as she was, 4'10" she could do what most men could do and better. Later we got a 21 footer and she was definitely the captain, my dad was just the first mate, lol.
@@howaboutnowdad4582if you took 10 men and 10 women and asked them to back a trailer…. At least 7 men could do it, and maybe 4 women. It’s not sexist, men just happen to do it more often. Facts.
@@chubbrock659 however you would like to justify your thinking. Go right ahead and do that. You’re just outing yourself lmao But please site your study. Oh wait you’re playing feels VS real. Loser
Outstanding new to the show but it’s very relaxing to watch. Look forward to the next one. Thank you for this one no yelling no screaming. Just a good video.
That big sportfisher is really nice!!! The jet boat ladies really struggle, but hey, it takes practice. I learned to back a trailer at 15 years old when I got a Hobie 14. To their defense, short wheel base vehicles and short trailers are a challenge. The slightest turn will change your angle. Slow and steady wins the race. 😂
Hi Dan, In New Zealand it is illegal to power load. So we just walk down the trailer with the winch line, hook up. Good tight fitting guide poles, a tight winch line and the vessel has to go on straight . I am by no means an expert but it seems to work. Great channel, thanks. Kiwi Bryce 🙂
So you sit there with your I phone and criticize people having trouble launching or loading their boats,who the hell do you think you are? Get a life man or at least your own boat,this is weak
He wouldn't make a dime because every one of these people could've just searched RUclips and educated themselves for free, but they don't because their arrogance blinds them of their ignorance. They let their egos get in the way of common sense.
I float around on a Doral Prestancia 30-foot express cruiser for 7-12 days at a time over the 3 big summer holidays... My happy place. Solo launch/retrieve it most of the time faster than it takes these folks just to back their trailer in.
Nice boat ramp facility ! A lot depends on how well you setup your trailer to accept the type of boat or pontoon you have ! It can save you a lot of headaches from your inabilities and make you look more like a pro . Lol
Hey Dan ..fun new drinking game..everytime a idiot backs in the water too crooked or not enough ..drink 8 Oz..u will have your water intake in no time!😂😂
That right there..... is the only time i could walked up to those ladies and said..... looks like you've done this once or twice.... and left them wondering if i was complimenting them or putting them down. 😂😂😂
Most times the trailers are tofar in the water. Completly submerge the trailer so the boards are wet then pull out to expose about almost 1/2 the trailer. Pontoon slides on smooth.
The prudent thing to do in that case would be to use an electric motor driven dolly/gantry to maneuver the boat and trailer not only into the driveway but also into the garage, where applicable.
Hi mate that's one thing you don't see much here in Australia is pontoon boats i never thought of putting a motor on my lounge room. and taking it for a spin on the water regards Terry in Australia 😂
As a person that backs in a bumper pull livestock trailer, this drives me nuts! I keep yelling, "Turn the wheels the other way." These people need to go to an empty parking lot or field and practice prior to going to the docks.
Running a 2022 Scout 240 Dorado hardtop with 300 Yamaha electronic power steering. Got rid of the Hurricane deck boat. Difference like night and day!!!!
I watch these videos of people with their “shorty” pontoon boats and I giggle at the thought of them trying to trailer my 27’ pontoon houseboat. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Stop hitting on women drivers. I backed in and loaded my ski Nautique by MYSELF many times with no problems for 8 years and then a fully enclosed 30 foot pontoon for 5 years successfully as well. I did fly a small flag on the pontoon for wind direction to help me navigate with or against the wind. Women can do just as good. But.......love your show......my favorite past time was always floating near the ramps just to watch the people launch. Always something to laugh at. Bless their hearts, takes practice. But love your show and your family. Glad yall enjoy watching together.❤
Those kids on the Sea-doo knew what they are doing. Spinning is the best way to stay in place with a jet boat/PWC. Mine is supposed to have a 'keep here' mode but it doesn't work very well.
Credit to the two ladies, they Don't give up, they kept on trying, and trying. Given time and a gentle word in the ear they may even get to be Ok at boating..
18:42 she backs in like most truck drivers! Back and forth without turning the steering wheel expecting the trailer to end up in the right place on its own
IF one puts their hand at the bottom of the vehicle steering wheel, then while backing, they may move their hand in the direction that they want the boat/trailer to go. Slow and steady wins the race. Once in straight, back trailer until top of fenders are at surface of water, but in every case... some part of the bunks should be above the water to ride up onto and center the boat without floating. I used to launch and retrieve in the Mississippi River, perpendicular to the current. That required crabbing onto the trailer at a controlled speed.
Watching this for the first time. I noticed that the guy on the pontoon on the right had no concept of centered steering. It was either full left or full right. How hard is it to line it up, center the steering and move in straight?
@DJares3 I know those engines are air cooled as they're usually just twin cylinder Kohler or Briggs & Stratton engines on them. Unsure of how the drive system on them works though??
It’s hard to watch these 2 ladies load this Seadoo boat!!!!!!! It’s actually pretty unbelievable to watch and to just imagine how they have lasted this long without running into another boat or dock!!! The whole backing up did pulling forward is just ridiculous and to turn your trailer into a submarine is just killing me!!!! What’s wrong with these ladies????? Holy Shit!!!!!
When I was a kid my dad said to use the bunks and rollers as a guide, the front of the bunks should be above the eater or shallow enough that when you hit the trailer they guide the boat on. And never back in deep enough for the bow is under the winch roller
What they need to do is just watch other boaters. Better yet, they should subscribe to your channel and watch and learn. 😂 They make it so much harder than it needs to be.
The reason they failed is because they are too smart to learn from someone else. Most of them close their brains to suggestions.
For anyone who struggles with backing trailers.
Just take it to an empty parking lot and practice.
Practicing with set lines / cones will really help.
That’s what my twin brother would do in the off season, he got better and better at it (especially when he would practice at the boat launch).
It also helps to steer with your hand at the bottom of the wheel. That way, you don’t have to think backwards.
Yep! That’s what I did with my son when he was 16. If you can randomly choose a parking stale and back in between the white lines ( harder than if you have two objects to park in between) you’re golden. You’ll be able to park anywhere using your two mirrors.
Practicing is for dummies, they think.
Oh irony.
At 21:44 when she gets out of vehicle and says “you don’t want me to try and straighten up”, I lost it. My stomach muscles are sore now……laughed hard 😂
Same 😆😆😆
Please no, you’re already too straight!
Yeah not much was straight about that whole situation
If I struggled that much with a boat, I wouldn't own a boat.
RIGHT JUST GRAB YOUR CELL AND RECORD FROM THE DOCK NEXT TO THIS GUY BITCHING ABOUT BOATERS ALL DAY LONG THATS LIVING THE DREAM
They have to have a nervous breakdown everytime they think about putting the boat on the trailer,dang 😂😂😂
No one is perfect, nether are You I bet, plus everyone has to learn to do it they just want to enjoy the water....
@@watchinglclowns9890 and…?
How do they park in their driveway…id love to be a neighbor 🍿
You just gotta admire the persistence and determination of those two ladies to 'enjoy' their boating experience.
😄😂😂
Agreed but what if they decide to launch on a busy day? That ramp would be closed for what feels like forever!! But 2 👍 for their tenacity! 24:57
I love how excited you got when you saw the Jeep 🤣
🎶 Beep Beep 🎶 "Drone is going up!"
At the end of the day I was usually the one bringing in boats because no one else was sober enough!! I became everyone’s captain! 😂
Hey Big Dan, new viewer!! Your 'show' is fantastic!! Man, it's entertaining and if new boaters pay attention, it's educational. I gave my helm seat to my Son awhile back. We started out with a 15' Procraft, that's where he learned to pilot a boat, back up a trailer and studied and memorized watercraft rules and laws. We went all the way up to a 38' Scarab when we moved to Florida. Now he has a 21' Ranger. I really wish there was a show like yours back when my Son started. Your show would have been required watching!!! Enjoy your show so much. My Son is watching you too.......
Sgt Dan .... USA-Retired April 1969
Thanks a lot SGT, thanks for your service and support 💪
Always enjoy your videos ! There is some crazy people out at the boat docks !🤪🤪 stay safe
U-know Dan I taught my Daughter to back a trailer in the driveway at home, she got really good at it too. (a small 8X5 utility trailer) Just a small tip from an old goat, (1). learn to use your mirrors. (2). If the trailer tail fades right turn right, if the tail fades left, turn left. Hope this helps someone.
@@TheBigDanShow Oh by the way Dan, your commentary is absolutely hilarious sometimes. 😅🤣 Ten thumbs up emoji's !
I've always told people keep your hands on the bottom of the steering wheel back up slowly if you want the trailer to go to the right move your right hand if left left hand easy peasy my wife backs out boat up like a pro
exactly how i do it.
An old trick that I learned about backing a trailer as a kid…put your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel. Move your hand left to back left and move your hand right to back right. It’s easy and it works.
Taught this to my boys and they can put a trailer anywhere they want
That's how I was taught to back gooseneck hay trailers into hay barns with 1' of clearance on each side when you got it centered.
It is the easiest way to learn by far.
I drove an 18-wheeler. That's how I learned and used that system my entire career.
there is something deeply satisfying watching this...I have a small boat and very liteweight trailer and I look like two monkeys humping a football trying to back it up :):)....glad to see I am not alone
Welcome to the Channel
It took me a while to find the launch that you're filming at because Google hasn't updated their satellite view to show the ramp fully constructed.
And re: your question at 27:32, I have a 17.5 foot ProCraft bass boat, side console with a 115 Merc.
Love your channel Dan. Keep it up!!
Thank you 😬👌💪
I think pontoons are harder because they are like empty beer cans in water, any little wave or wind and they get blown around.
Definitely. I’ve ridden in those on one of the lakes near my home.
Hey Dan. Love your show! I’m a 60 year old woman & I have always backed my boat in & trailered it!
My hubby is awful at it!
It’s not rocket science & has nothing to do with men vs women. No physical strength needed. I’ve been boating & fishin since I was 5 years old. These “Yo-Yo’s” that can’t back & trailer a boat ..shouldn’t own a boat! Morons!! Keep up the good work!
Yeah, some peoples sexism bleeds through their videos, sadly.
My mom was the one that brought our '17 foot Whaler wherever we went. My dad would get off work and she'd be at the dock loaded and ready to go with us 3 boys. She was Wonder woman in our eyes. And as tiny as she was, 4'10" she could do what most men could do and better. Later we got a 21 footer and she was definitely the captain, my dad was just the first mate, lol.
@@howaboutnowdad4582if you took 10 men and 10 women and asked them to back a trailer…. At least 7 men could do it, and maybe 4 women. It’s not sexist, men just happen to do it more often. Facts.
@@chubbrock659 however you would like to justify your thinking. Go right ahead and do that. You’re just outing yourself lmao
But please site your study. Oh wait you’re playing feels VS real. Loser
I like how Jelly Roll's Lost Cause was playing in the background when the Jeep girls were fumbling around Lol!
As part of the boating course they need to have a test for backing a trailer😂😂😂
I don't think they have boating safety course anymore.
That's America today.😮
Where's the banjo music?
Good job Earl.
Thanks Clem.
That is a sweet boat launch out that way. Had to go and find it on google. Sure wish we had a nice place like that.
Outstanding new to the show but it’s very relaxing to watch. Look forward to the next one. Thank you for this one no yelling no screaming. Just a good video.
Loved the drone shots, cool ships out there.great video!
@@danalloyd1733 thanks
My grandfather lives in the Bayview condos just down the road! Love the videos.
20m27sec while the woman were loading 😂😂 I think a young boy says"what da F"😂😂
you need to set up one of those Olympic gymnast scorekeeper things, so you can give each boater a score.
2 beautiful yachts in the beginning..cool dog with the life jacket
"The drone's going up boys!!!" LMAO
lol
The drone though!!! Brilliant 😂
Thanks
That big sportfisher is really nice!!! The jet boat ladies really struggle, but hey, it takes practice. I learned to back a trailer at 15 years old when I got a Hobie 14. To their defense, short wheel base vehicles and short trailers are a challenge. The slightest turn will change your angle. Slow and steady wins the race. 😂
👌👌🫡
Must be loading a submarine!
First time watching your videos. It's very entertaining! Now I'm going to Subscribe.
Welcome aboard!
Hi Dan, In New Zealand it is illegal to power load. So we just walk down the trailer with the winch line, hook up. Good tight fitting guide poles, a tight winch line and the vessel has to go on straight . I am by no means an expert but it seems to work. Great channel, thanks. Kiwi Bryce 🙂
It's baffling how people can watch their boat floating and not realize they're backed in too far
The incompetence demonstrated by most of these boaters is simply mind boggling.
some people need practice nobody was born knowing everything making fun of unskilled people is well i wont say
So you sit there with your I phone and criticize people having trouble launching or loading their boats,who the hell do you think you are? Get a life man or at least your own boat,this is weak
Hey, Big Dan! Have you thought about starting classes for rookies on loading and unloading boats? You would make a fortune.
He wouldn't make a dime because every one of these people could've just searched RUclips and educated themselves for free, but they don't because their arrogance blinds them of their ignorance. They let their egos get in the way of common sense.
I just fixed coffee and I think I’m going to pop popcorn just in case I’m having to sit awhile till they load the toons. Lol
@@teafrog777 haha welcome!
Why is this so relaxing too watch😂
🤣🤣
I float around on a Doral Prestancia 30-foot express cruiser for 7-12 days at a time over the 3 big summer holidays... My happy place.
Solo launch/retrieve it most of the time faster than it takes these folks just to back their trailer in.
The men I see trying to get them on trailers I wouldn’t want to drive like 😂😂
At the end of the day I admire their tenacity. Couple of strong women, notin wrong with that
I’m crooked, my head Good enough after you said it 🤣
Lol
"My viewers dont want to hear no dog barking" lol
@@TheBigDanShow it’s funny cause I wasn’t sure where the barking was coming from 😂🐾
I would rather not hear his voice
Practice makes perfect , they will learn 👍🏼 we all do !
Running a SeaArk Easy 200 for 11 years. Love your channel and all the narration 👍😄😄
I cant believe that pregnant lady is out there in the heat struggling with that boat. She should be taking it easy.
Love your show brother. I hope I see you at shoreline or oriole.👊🏻🤘🏻
Nice boat ramp facility !
A lot depends on how well you setup your trailer to accept the type of boat or pontoon you have !
It can save you a lot of headaches from your inabilities and make you look more like a pro . Lol
OMG those two are the epitome of "We don't need no man!" when clearly they really, really do.
You realize 98% of these videos are of men who can’t seem to back a trailer, right?
Hey Dan ..fun new drinking game..everytime a idiot backs in the water too crooked or not enough ..drink 8 Oz..u will have your water intake in no time!😂😂
Hahaaa no doubt
That right there..... is the only time i could walked up to those ladies and said..... looks like you've done this once or twice.... and left them wondering if i was complimenting them or putting them down. 😂😂😂
Hay Big Dan love the show 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks buddy
Just when you thought it was safe to go in too the water , you was wrong “ The Return of the JEEP “ 🦈 😂
Hahaa
Most times the trailers are tofar in the water. Completly submerge the trailer so the boards are wet then pull out to expose about almost 1/2 the trailer. Pontoon slides on smooth.
Like 👍
You get it! 👍
What are 2 long poles up in the air on the sides of them big yachts?
That's how the other half lives
That was some comic relief 😂
Thought that dog was a polar bear for a second there. 😂😂
Lmao
Great content!
Thanks friend
First boat is cool ! Big engine, managable boat, two dogs...happy days
Good times
Hope they don't have to back into a driveway when they get home lol 😅
The prudent thing to do in that case would be to use an electric motor driven dolly/gantry to maneuver the boat and trailer not only into the driveway but also into the garage, where applicable.
That’s me at the beginning in the TimberCreek duck boat. I remember seeing you out there, next time I’ll be sure to stop and say hello! Great video!
Hi mate that's one thing you don't see much here in Australia is pontoon boats i never thought of putting a motor on my lounge room. and taking it for a spin on the water regards Terry in Australia 😂
Hey, not everyone is a natural.
Practice makes perfect.
Good for them. 2:07
🇨🇦boater from the Pacific Northwest.
Everyone remember, completely submerge the trailer or just stay home! 😆
Yamaha has to repossess that boat 🤣
Lmfao 😂😂
Man those are some nice Vikings!
They are!
As a person that backs in a bumper pull livestock trailer, this drives me nuts! I keep yelling, "Turn the wheels the other way." These people need to go to an empty parking lot or field and practice prior to going to the docks.
Are pontoons like the double wide of the seas?
Lmfao yesss bro!
Running a 2022 Scout 240 Dorado hardtop with 300 Yamaha electronic power steering. Got rid of the Hurricane deck boat. Difference like night and day!!!!
hey dan im 16 running a costom boat i built its a 16ft gheenoe style skiff with a 2023 suzuki 25 love the content keep up the great work
I watch these videos of people with their “shorty” pontoon boats and I giggle at the thought of them trying to trailer my 27’ pontoon houseboat. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Stop hitting on women drivers. I backed in and loaded my ski Nautique by MYSELF many times with no problems for 8 years and then a fully enclosed 30 foot pontoon for 5 years successfully as well. I did fly a small flag on the pontoon for wind direction to help me navigate with or against the wind. Women can do just as good. But.......love your show......my favorite past time was always floating near the ramps just to watch the people launch. Always something to laugh at. Bless their hearts, takes practice. But love your show and your family. Glad yall enjoy watching together.❤
This is hillarious!
Lol
Dan are you filming out of Orange Beach, AL?
Those kids on the Sea-doo knew what they are doing. Spinning is the best way to stay in place with a jet boat/PWC. Mine is supposed to have a 'keep here' mode but it doesn't work very well.
Credit to the two ladies, they Don't give up, they kept on trying, and trying.
Given time and a gentle word in the ear they may even get to be Ok at boating..
What be good if you offer, and take it from there.
Cheers from Chch, New Zealand.
thats exactly what they need. Just a little guidance.
Hi Big Dan.
8.30, was your question?
A Sea Fox or Sea Ray Laguna kind of boats, I think.
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Send a drone as have a laugh. Dean 🇬🇧 😂😂😂
I think they should consider bowling lessons.....LOL!
😂😂
The driver with the jeep reminds me of Peter Griffin from Family Guy, trying to launch that boat.
What type of drone do you use we never get to see it
18:42 she backs in like most truck drivers! Back and forth without turning the steering wheel expecting the trailer to end up in the right place on its own
Man, I was wondering if someone would be filming this location. That’s cool. I’m on Mobile and thought about doing this. Good deal.
👌 Day Late lol
Here in Kentucky we have rather small lakes to fish. I have a 2015 pro team 190 Bass Tracker. Joe
Nice I had a 175 pro years ago
IF one puts their hand at the bottom of the vehicle steering wheel, then while backing, they may move their hand in the direction that they want the boat/trailer to go. Slow and steady wins the race.
Once in straight, back trailer until top of fenders are at surface of water, but in every case... some part of the bunks should be above the water to ride up onto and center the boat without floating.
I used to launch and retrieve in the Mississippi River, perpendicular to the current. That required crabbing onto the trailer at a controlled speed.
That was entertaining at it's best. The 2 ladies need to take up knitting....lol Were those 2 yachts Hatteras'? Just curious..
@@TheBigDanShow Wasn't certain but thank you
Watching this for the first time. I noticed that the guy on the pontoon on the right had no concept of centered steering. It was either full left or full right. How hard is it to line it up, center the steering and move in straight?
@@CGCampbellJr not to bad lol
@@TheBigDanShow
“too” bad
I see this was at the wharf… I need to visit there and watch them with my own eyes lol
Guy on the left and right: unbelievable! Wow
Big Dan where is this ramp located at?
Maybe convert your boat from a steering wheel to 2 handles, like a zero turn mower.
Lmfao
How's the prop shaft lubricated on a duck boat, by air??
@DJares3 I know those engines are air cooled as they're usually just twin cylinder Kohler or Briggs & Stratton engines on them. Unsure of how the drive system on them works though??
It’s hard to watch these 2 ladies load this Seadoo boat!!!!!!! It’s actually pretty unbelievable to watch and to just imagine how they have lasted this long without running into another boat or dock!!! The whole backing up did pulling forward is just ridiculous and to turn your trailer into a submarine is just killing me!!!! What’s wrong with these ladies????? Holy Shit!!!!!
The drone is up😂😂😂
When I was a kid my dad said to use the bunks and rollers as a guide, the front of the bunks should be above the eater or shallow enough that when you hit the trailer they guide the boat on. And never back in deep enough for the bow is under the winch roller
Hours of entertainment and laughs
Are pontoon boats that hard to get onto a trailer?
I don’t think so lol
I like that she pulls so far out to straighten it. It's difficult to watch because it really isn't that hard.
This is too much fun. We have a 2005 Rinker Captiva 192. Middle Tn.
Slight watching The Stooges. Lmao😂😂😂😂😂
Great video.
That was like watching the slowest race ever 😂😂
Hahaaa