The first thing to do when loading a boat on a trailer in a crosscurrent is to make your approach from downstream. You have much more control when the bow is facing into the flow. Elisabeth ...

Today, the emergence of bigger boats, bunk-style trailers (which typically are backed deeper into the water for boat loading and unloading), more large fiberglass boats and bigger outboards has the ...

Back on Sept. 8, I wrote about a simple device which makes launching my boat when I am unaccompanied much easier and quicker. I got a great amount of feedback on that article, and many who contacted ...

Many, if not most, boat-launch ramps are situated so as to be somewhat sheltered from strong currents. Not all ramps offer this convenience, though. At some point, you might find yourself needing to ...