Stolen trailer

[CatFan]

There were some boats stolen around Louisville back in the 70s or early 80s where they'd steal trailer and one guy would wait at another ramp for a boat to be left unattended. He'd jump into the boat and take off. No way to chase him without a boat, then he'd meet his buddies at another ramp and load up before anybody could do anything. They'd pull the outboard and leave the rest of it to be found.

[freebird]

I just leave all my straps on my boat when I back in the water, pull the reciever pin and go fishing. The trailer wheels seem to help roll over stumps and rocks when I fish shallow water. Although it has slowed down the motor considerably.lol

[hotdawg]

the only things i have had stolen were my bearing buddies off my trl. oh ya someone always steals the fish out of my livewell , because its always empty

[elyj]

Me and a friend of mine (Nearly 500 lbs in the boat) were fishing this winter when the fitting to his livewell pump snapped off. I was fishing in the back and kept hearing water rushing as if the water pump on the motor was still spitting out water. Looked down and we were taking in water by the gallons. Should of seen our fat buts flying down the lake trying to get back to the boat ramp.

[elyj]

wrong thread.
sorry

[LET-CA]

Wouldn't you just love to catch someone in the act of stealing your trailer?

[FisherMike]

Happened to my buddy.
Came back to the launch and found out his trailer was gone. Got back in his boat and headed down stream to use a phone at the boat livery and happened across a trailer tire and wheel sticking out of a blow down.
Someone had taken his trailer off his truck and pushed the trailer in the river.
I guess he had a heck of a time pulling the trailer back upstream to the launch.

[joejv4]

I just leave all my straps on my boat when I back in the water, pull the reciever pin and go fishing. The trailer wheels seem to help roll over stumps and rocks when I fish shallow water. Although it has slowed down the motor considerably.lol

They did a segment about leaving the trailer attached under the boat on that Mythbusters show. They tried it and did it, and also found folks that had watched folks take their boats out that way. Funny thing is, the folks that left the trailer under their boat found out when the pulled into a marina to get their motor looked at because it wouldn't get up to speed.

[Perch Jerker35]

Good story.:D

[hogdawg]

There is a video of Bill Dance on YouTube where they launched an aluminum boat and the the hitch pin came out of the draw tite hitch and he could run the trailer back up on the ramp using the out board. I guess it must have still had the straps on it as well.