Bad Decisions can be deadly

[RMGeorge]

I hate to admit to it, but once as I was alone and in the boat about to drive it up onto the trailer, I was horrified to see the reverse lights on in my truck! The engine was running, but the parking brake was on, so the truck didn’t move...that time. Never do that again!

[Baitwaster]

I put on the parking brake AND cut the engine off loading or unloading when I'm by myself.

what does cutting the engine accomplish?

[missouridave]

Is it better to have the engine off or on? Or does it matter? I really don't know. Mechanics out there? Can you help?

[wannabe fisherman]

Is it better to have the engine off or on? Or does it matter? I really don't know. Mechanics out there? Can you help?

The way things are today, when I launch or retrieve I shut mine down AND TAKE MY KEYS WITH ME. It's a good walk from the courtesy dock back to the car and in that time it would be too easy for some unscrupulous person to jump in and take off if you leave the keys in it, worse if you leave it running.
Hope for the best, expect the worse.

[LA CrappieMaster]

Speculation here , but i'am amazed how many people don't use their emergency brake loading and unloading their boat. Have see people slam it into park and jump out to load or unload boat. Have you ever seen what holds your vehicle in park?

I cringe every time I hear someone's vehicle make the clunking sound when that pawl disengages. I always put the vehicle in neutral, set the emergency brake, ease off of the brake, then shift to park.

[Baitwaster]

The way things are today, when I launch or retrieve I shut mine down AND TAKE MY KEYS WITH ME. It's a good walk from the courtesy dock back to the car and in that time it would be too easy for some unscrupulous person to jump in and take off if you leave the keys in it, worse if you leave it running.
Hope for the best, expect the worse.

Scoundrels!
Always nice to discover the thought process behind choices...and not a bad idea in this case.

[Gansett]

x2. I use to use a chock but got out of the habit. Going back to it now.

[mac]

I put the truck in park n take keys with. I have noticed that older I get, the more n more mistakes I make.


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[BuckeyeCrappie]

Very sad, prayers for the family. All your posts have really stirred my gray matter and will make me a safer fisherman at the ramp.

[odtimr]

most times by myself i string small rope from back of chock, hang loup in front on drivers outside mirror, then drive off dragging chock to top of ramp.