Finally put the boat in for my first time
I finally put my new boat in the water this morning and let me just tell you first that I have never owned or operated a boat, nor have I ever backed one in the water. All of this was a first for me. Now let me tell you how things went. First things first, I tried your set up Jerry Blake and it would have worked fine if my rope hadnt come undone from the bow of my boat, "not your fault, just something I done I guess" luckily for me my wife showed up just long enough to help me get the boat unloaded, and she grabbed the rope to keep the boat from going out in the lake by itself. I pulled the boat up to the edge of the ramp, then I parked the trailor. I pushed the boat out and trolled out past the no wake zone. I fired up the big motor and took off. Here is the mistake I made. I was suppose to keep the rpms between 3000 and 4500 rpm for break in. I was watching the speedometer instead of the rpm gauge. I'm glad I caught it before running too long like this, maybe it didnt hurt anything. I was very nervous considering I havent ever done it and because I was alone without an experienced boater. I didnt fill the tank but half way, so I couldnt run very long. I didnt have much trouble running the boat, just a little trouble getting a feel for the trim. One thing I notice was that the boat seemed to tilt to the starboard or driver side. I had the load evenly distributed, I dont know if its because I weigh enough to tilt it since nobody was on the passenger side. Anybody have any ideas what else might cause it. The water was a little choppy and it was a smooth ride. My wife showed back up when I was getting ready to load back up. I almost made a big mistake loading it. I accidentally left my trolling motor down and hit it on the trailor, I had to back off the trailor and pull it up and then run the boat back on. I didnt damage it thank goodness. I got it right on the trailor while it was windy. I feel like I done very well for my first time. I remembered the plug was the main thing. I appreciate everyones help and I cant wait to get better with this. Thanks everyone. I thought I'd keep it short, I wanted to leave room for Moose to post, LOL. Just kidding