Backing your trailer down the ramp..??

[RVRKID]

I lead such a sheltered life. Had no idea forks could go negative like that. Pretty cool.

I believe if you go to Newport and have some drinks at Woodys you will see it across the bay at the boat storage place.

[GRADS]

Depends on how fast I want to back down. With a triple axle the easiest way is to look out the back window. With shorter trailers I use mirrors.

[rschap1]

I use the side mirrors until I get lined up next to the dock or pier at the ramp.
Then I turn around either stick my head out the window back wards or open the door to look back.

Here in Michigan forklifts like Joey's are common at nearly every marina.
They usually offer in and out service where your boat gets rack stored in a barn, storage building, or an outdoor rack until you call and tell them to drop it in a slip.
Roll in a few minutes later and float away.
Usually cheaper than renting or leasing a slip for the season AND your boat's bottom does not get covered in algae or discolored.

[Waterheater]

I always use the side mirrors. I'll never forget when my Dad was teaching me how to back the trailers up. I think I was 12 and trying to back the trailer in at one of our local lakes here. I keep trying to use the rear view mirror and look out the back window. He keep telling me to use the side mirrors, and I was having a hard time with it. Finally he looks at me and says, Don't look out the back window, that's how girls do it. I still remember like it was yesterday, looking at him and have those words burn into my brain. Ever since then I've used the side mirrors. On a side note, now when I'm help someone back in that is new to it, I tell them that. Some think it's funny and some don't.