There are many things that go into a personal watercraft: parts, special components, and electronics. While we get frustrated when our watercraft won’t start, one of the many overlooked things that goes into riding is launching your craft. We see pictures and hear of stories of the infamous novice riders who take up multiple lanes at the launch in hopes that they can get their craft into the water. The constant up and down while others are waiting to launch can be a little frustrating. We admit that it can be hard as it is something most people do not regularly do.
Some launch ramps are maintained and nicely paved while other ones are in poor conditions. No matter where you launch, it can still be difficult. In this video below you will see four guys attempt to launch their Yamaha WaveRunner in what appears to be a non launchable boat launch. But after a little thinking they came up with the grand idea of letting the trailer down to the water with a rope attach from the trailer hitch to the trailer. While the video does not show the trailer being pulled back up to the tow vehicle, we can only imagine how that went.
It is truly amazing to see what people in our sport come up with, it allows for others to start brainstorming and come up with their own ideas. While we do not recommend this as a great way to launch and load your watercraft, if you don’t have any other option, this could very well work.
