Backing your trailer down the ramp..??

[314joey]

So the boat actually drops a significant distance into the water?

Yes, if you look closely where his wheels are, the wheels are right up next to a concrete head wall and the fork lift can sissor down all the way down to set the boat into the water and the boat just floats off the forks, I wish I had a better picture, I know it's different, out West everybody trailers, but down here a lot of bigger boats have boats shipped and dropped in the water like this, it's not cheap.

[Eli]

Yes, if you look closely where his wheels are, the wheels are right up next to a concrete head wall and the fork lift can sissor down all the way down to set the boat into the water and the boat just floats off the forks, I wish I had a better picture, I know it's different, out West everybody trailers, but down here a lot of bigger boats have boats shipped and dropped in the water like this, it's not cheap.

Is there a specific reason why you don't use the trailer?

I find this fascinating!

[314joey]

Is there a specific reason why you don't use the trailer?

I find this fascinating!

Eli, these are my reasons, when I bought the boat it was staying at LOTO fullitme, so it sat on my lift all the time back behind the house, we didn't need a trailer, when we bought a house down here we talked about buying a trailer or just having it shipped when we wanted it moved back and forth from LOTO to Florida.
Our Formula is a big heavy boat, it weighs over 11K lbs so not only would you need to buy a trailer, you would need at least a F-250 truck to pull it, we decided that since I hate to drive to just have someone drag the boat for us, if you have a trailer and truck what do you do with them when you're not using them, all the insurance and pita maintenance, easy decision for us.
One more thing, even though we have brackish water up by our house in Florida, when you dip a trailer in saltwater it's not good for them and you either sling the boat off like I did or get all the saltwater washed off the trailer which is a bitch.

Glad to answer any questions, the boat floats off the lift really easy.

[Eli]

Eli, these are my reasons, when I bought the boat it was staying at LOTO fullitme, so it sat on my lift all the time back behind the house, we didn't need a trailer, when we bought a house down here we talked about buying a trailer or just having it shipped when we wanted it moved back and forth from LOTO to Florida.
Our Formula is a big heavy boat, it weighs over 11K lbs so not only would you need to buy a trailer, you would need at least a F-250 truck to pull it, we decided that since I hate to drive to just have someone drag the boat for us, if you have a trailer and truck what do you do with them when you're not using them, all the insurance and pita maintenance, easy decision for us.
One more thing, even though we have brackish water up by our house in Florida, when you dip a trailer in saltwater it's not good for them and you either sling the boat off like I did or get all the saltwater washed off the trailer which is a bitch.

Glad to answer any questions, the boat floats off the lift really easy.

Thanks!

Basically it's a personal preference and not any thing to do with FL boating.

I hate towing a boat ...well being the passenger when a boat is being towed. So, I'd pick your option too.

[314joey]

Thanks!

Basically it's a personal preference and not any thing to do with FL boating.

I hate towing a boat ...well being the passenger when a boat is being towed. So, I'd pick your option too.

YUP, nothing diff about Florida boating other than the saltwater isn't good for a trailer and I don't care for towing a boat either, that's obvious.