Thread: Take caution at slippery brisbane river boat ramps.

Hi,
Looks like the concrete was too smooth.
A rough raked surface gives a better grip, even when covered with slimy weed.
Cheers

Looks like the BMW went in nose first with the trailer still on the ramp or am I wrong . I always lunch my my boats the other way around trailer in the water & car on the ramp.

Originally Posted by 1950landy

Looks like the BMW went in nose first with the trailer still on the ramp or am I wrong . I always lunch my my boats the other way around trailer in the water & car on the ramp.

I read it turned around while floating


AM

Beneath Murky Water.

Dead low tide. Road tyres, slippery ramp, bad combination. And it floated away, turning around. Not even a BMW driver would be silly enough to launch car first.

"The BMW floated off before swinging around and sinking to the muddy bottom.

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Although I don't launch boats, It's good to have a D2 which brakes all four wheels if difflocked.

I wonder how a D3 or 4 would have fared . Probably the same as the BMW.

Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Although I don't launch boats, It's good to have a D2 which brakes all four wheels if difflocked.

I wonder how a D3 or 4 would have fared . Probably the same as the BMW.

Regards Philip A

Interesting, that. I'm thinking the heavier weight of the D2 may give it a similar fate to the BMW with momentum at the lower end of the ramp, where the surface may be very slippery at dead low tide. No traction at all. A couple of mates have made up extensions to their boat trailers to keep their vehicles out of the danger zone.

Hi,
In W.A. I saw a river bank launching ramp that was very precarious.
No vehicle could launch/recover down the muddy slope, but a solid old windlass mounted at the top allowed trailers to safely lowered and raised without drama.
Probably only suited for tinnies though.
Cheers