The Average Boat Launch GOT WEIRD.

Another Beautiful sunny day along the Gulf Coast at Navy Point Boat Ramp in Pensacola Florida, this boat ramp is known for its quick and easy access to the water at No Cost. The only kicker, when Big Dan is here on the camera, your pride may be at stake. #BoatRamp Chaos is bound to strike at some point, Today it was calm, relaxing, and a little different. Grab a Drink, Snack, and a Seat and Enjoy the show.

[@jamarie1972]

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[@jamarie1972]

Never been Pinned before thank you

[@kennyvelez8060]

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[@Mark-pc4ks]

You had me laughing with the rave party on the beach comment with added music. That was a good one!

[@TheBigDanShow]

😁 lol Good times

[@johngoff238]

Absolutly nothing wrong with walking your boat on to your trailer and using your winch. Nothing damaged.

[@devinshepard9832]

For sure. I’ve been in a dead battery situation before and had to make it happen. Long as you can get the trailer at proper depth and get boat started on the trailer so the winch can grab it’s not significantly more difficult

[@davidmiller571]

I always walk my boat over. It seems lazy to load up using the motor. But I also have a 14ft boat.

[@Ozzypup1]

Thats how I always did it before I sold my boat. Most of the ramps I used were DNR ramps and did not allow power loading as it tears the areas around the ramps up.

[@aaronrodden8121]

"They got some steering issues" Yup, alcohol does cause steering issues! 😂

[@Weatherscapes]

Exactly. Also, the boat launch is not damaged. I drive onto my trailer and when the boat stops. I turn the motor off, get out and winch it on the rest of the way. Saves the boat launch, stress on the boat trailer and I get a little exercise in the process.

[@BassBashin]

You remind me of a non-babbling Boomhauer from King of the Hill 😂😂 Dang ol boats man

[@TheBigDanShow]

😂😂😂😂

[@jimandskittum]

You know what I mean.... speech therapist be like dang boy you sho nuff going to pull twice as many women and I'm like, with half as much effort so you know, more time for the slip and slide fellas.

[@BassBashin]

@@jimandskittum 😂😂😂🤟🏼

[@KevinAClassA]

Thank you for your time and sharing this content, as always, great !

[@RedDirtTele]

I don't know why I found your channel but I'm glad I did. If youn sell merch, you should make a shirt that says, "You put it in too deep!"

[@RoundBallDefender]

@@TheBigDanShowI live in Cape Coral, FL and do custom tshirt designs and printing. If you want a couple to test out we could make that happen..

[@jimhohl9003]

😂😂😂

[@rogerford4427]

In my 47 years of boating, I have seen it all. 3 I have not forgotten, a new ranger bass boat two year old truck went in the Ohio river, a new 24 ft. And truck went in gunterville lake, 3 black boys did not take boat of trailer and tried to make it go. 😵‍💫. I run bass tournaments for 25 years, and still go fishing, if I can get some one to go with me. I am 82 Like your videos.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Yessssss lol

[@PlugJh]

82 yrs old you must have seen a lot!! I was born in 82 but always wished I grew up in the 50’s life seemed hard but happier!! If I was around you sit I’d love to go fishing with ya.

[@LichaelMewis]

You must be incredibly disappointed with how the country has degraded over the years. I know I am and I'm only half your age.

[@JP-fx4ki]

So glad I found this channel. I too find myself sitting there watching the mess unfold. Its quite entertaining! Never understand why people don't take the 30 sec to pull up a little if they know they are too deep. Lol thanks for the videos and endless entertainment!

[@terryknies1618]

Another exciting day at the greatest show on Earth... 💯

[@Charles53412]

To fix an uneven boat on a trailer is simple ! Pull up, put the rear straps on the boat and give them slack. Back into the water until you see the boat move and 99.9% of the time it will full it to place once you pull forward again. The best way is to power load, but to many boat owners aren't experienced enough to know that or do it. A half or three fourths wheel well in the water usually is enough on the trailer to power load or even to get the boat in line to be winched on !

[@xaphan8581]

That’s literary exactly what that guy did and exactly what the guy recording said

[@Charles53412]

@@xaphan8581 LOL, the dude left the ramp with the boat still un-level !

[@Fishforage]

Power load !!! Sounds like AC/DC lyrics 😂.

[@xaphan8581]

@@Charles53412 yeah because he didn’t time it right. But what the comment says is exactly what he was trying to do and exactly what the guy filming said. Your literally just repeating what everyone knew.

[@Michael-rg7mx]

I put a chunk of chain that's a foot or more too long. Hit the winch button. Stop when it fastens on. Drive up to the level prep area then hit the winch up the rest. It will self center.

[@jackspade2576]

I subscribed just because of your service. Toasties are one of the least appreciated yet the most important of the armed forces! Thankyou! Rescued in Alaska in 1983

[@jackspade2576]

Damn autocorrect! Coast Guard!

[@bobbyh177]

Some people got more money then sense... it's sad honestly... keep em coming bud, you have popped up on my feed now 3 times lol. subbed now

[@dt9094]

I for one appreciate your channel👍👍🇨🇦

[@genefogarty5395]

Nice, you don't see many Toyota vans around anymore, they were awesome. Could be 84-89, they never made any real changes. I had an 86 Space cruiser with all the nice interior stuff and then traded that for an 87 4WD cargo model with a 5spd and I put bean bags in the back, lol. Great vehicle for partying in the woods as a 23 year old, many a memorable nights in it!

[@ThomasKent1346]

They stopped making them because of safety regulations. If you look closely, the driver and front passenger's feet are AHEAD of the front axle. Basically, your feet and legs are the "crush zone" on those Toyota vans.

[@genefogarty5395]

@@ThomasKent1346 You mean like every newer cabover truck? Lol.

[@tomwundrock6954]

First time here on your channel. I'm liking it ! Not so much excess chatter. Unlike Fred the Crocodile guy. Wait for it !😂

[@donalddavenport4699]

Just started watching your channel doing a super job keep up the good work

[@TheBigDanShow]

Welcome aboard!

[@markf350s]

Enjoying the videos, my friend good job appreciate the fact that there’s no yelling screaming and maybe a foreign language

[@joeharmon4293]

Need to cover that Mike . Lot of noise. Keep up the awesome videos!! 👍

[@fleurypj]

Thanks for the interesting videos. I see on video in this and other forums and I hear comment of many folks on here regarding power loading. Most of the boat launch locations in NY state specifically prohibit power loading. Too much damage occurs to boat ramp foundation structure from constant power loading. At monitored locations, power loading against regulations can see you banned from further use of the facilities.

[@hollywoodredneck8565]

I always walk a boat up til it's on the rails or rollers but I use the ropes to keep it where I want it then crank it the last foot and when I pull forward it always sits perfect on the trailer. . . But I'm only working with 16' maybe 18' fishing boats. Just some small ones. Thanks for the entertainment.

[@Ajaxaxxess]

Good to see some pro boat launches and loads as well. Glad you make a positive comment on the good ones as well bud.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Thank you

[@Patti747]

I love these videos . I remember back in the day I drew a crowd backing in. I’d jump out and let the know it alls do it . After some time I was backing in like a pro. When I see the loading and unloading now I can’t help wanting to help

[@jodycurtis1678]

I just came across your channel today. I’m astounded at the number of boaters who really don’t know how to load their boats. I’m wondering if it’s a southern thing. We would never see this in northern IL or WI. Maybe 1 or at max 2 people per day who don’t know proper boat etiquette or how to load their boats. This is the craziest stuff I’ve ever seen…and I’ve been driving power boats for 50 years. Great channel!! Very entertaining 🎉

[@sandogtjsandog4366]

Damn Yankees moving south.

[@Michael-rg7mx]

Boat ramps are fun to watch everywhere.

[@stephen4763]

It’s awesome we are so blessed to have your erudite comments. I’m thinking it’s mostly northern boaters who don’t know Jack💩 about loading and unloading a boat.

[@jodycurtis1678]

@@stephen4763 happy to oblige ;) I think the experiences are equal across the board between the north and the south. I was speaking tongue and cheek.

[@SteveStephens9]

Ever think about getting a speaker on the drone so you can tell people their trailer is too deep etc?

[@papag7474]

Bro. Just found your channel! It’s bad Ass! Love your wife working with you! Watching the day you got your 26.6” footer! Watching all day long! I’m home on vacation and your crazy cool! Dav from Texas!

[@dt9094]

Is that something new? One of threes things is not like the other! Haha great vid

[@keithkennedy2725]

That’s funny, are they coming or going?

[@TheBigDanShow]

Going

[@wesbruner3244]

Just subscribed... enjoy your commentary 😂😂....glad I'm not the only sarcastic guy with common sense and no filter.🎉

[@kc8tby]

I enjoy your videos!! Great job!!!

[@erwinwheeler124]

I'm excited for your video. This is the 3rd time I watched too and I can't believe. How crazy boat drivers or keep up the good work and I am subscriber to your channel.

[@davidmarcodavis4497]

Is that a shark,? minute 5:42-43! or a dolphin.?

[@InTheYard]

I enjoy the boat ramp videos!

[@captng]

God bless these folks ..they paid for my kids college🎉🎉

[@joefalcon870]

5.17 i no boaty but those black lines on white side pipes indicate level on trailer?

[@crippledbeast_U-toob]

85 Toyota Van. Mid engine, cool little vans, hard to work on, pray you never need an alternator 😂

[@anthonylonsdale]

That was an eighty something Toyota van , 87?

[@Grasshopper0122]

Here’s what you need to do….track the skills of the launch / recovery of all boats and see if there is any correlation between those skills……and whether their residence is a trailer park or a neighborhood. ( I do believe I have been blessed to be able to “call it” with a 99 % accuracy !!!)

[@TheBigDanShow]

😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@Rockers1121]

Lol that trailer is making a funny noise ..😂😂

[@turnersawman]

That trailer making the funny noise . The rear tire on the left side was bigger than the others it was rubbing the fender

[@TheBigDanShow]

Ahhhh

[@bw0mp3r44]

Good lookin ol Nautique

[@tonistark4169]

New sub here! I fell into your channel and why I’m fascinated by bad boat drivers is beyond me lol. My Dad owned 2 boats and he learned but could have been featured on your channel a handful of times 😂😂 Thanks for the laughs and what not to do’s!

[@tonistark4169]

@@TheBigDanShow Glad to be here! Thank you!

[@thomashardwick673]

This is why people that get their first boat should do the boater safety course. I see it all the time in FL when I go out. It takes me no more than 2 mins to unload and load back up.

[@Coffeeology]

Going through a boating safety course right now

[@thomashardwick673]

@Coffeeology it is so worth it and get valuable info.

[@sirlawrenceofwisconsin479]

That would be a late 80s Toyota Love your videos

[@sb350allday]

I believe it was a Toyota previa late 80s yes

[@craigconcrete5936]

My buddy had one of those 80's toyota Vans, and if you hit the brakes super hard with an empty gas tank the rear wheels come of the ground a few feet!

[@TheBigDanShow]

Holy Chit

[@craigconcrete5936]

@@TheBigDanShow It was a 5 sp manual, so if you got it rolling forward then throw it in reverse and floor it you could pop backwards wheelies, too! 🤣

[@Mattcruger]

Lmao the one trailer had the wrong size tire 😂😂😂

[@tmomo7265]

Back that trailer up, get the bunks wet and pull it back out a bit. I drive our jet boat on the trailer all the time. It's not that difficult unless the tied is rippn.

[@TheBigDanShow]

😎😎😎🤟

[@skinny.chicken]

mean to tell me they have a staging area for you to prepare your watercraft for entering the water?! thats remarkable! lol, keep the content coming my guy! its surprising the ones that have stuff they have no clue of.

[@Sea-cucumber1151]

Everyone has to learn somewhere! 😂😊 btw if I had a boat I would be the one learning.😂

[@alimcally279]

I'm still catching up here. Those boaters there in the panhandle sure are different than here on the Treasure Coast. We use ropes more often and NO ONE ever gets in the water. And why dont those docks have cleats! Oh, because few people would use them because they don't use ropes...duh. Love from the Treasure Coast Fl.

[@das5813]

I take it that you don't have to secure the vessels on the trailer or have a marker board or cover the sharp propellers when towing these boat trailers in USA ! Wondering if they need trailer brakes too.

[@runtylerrun3898]

My man just got a subscriber for the comment “ whatever that is”. I needed that laugh.👍

[@kennyirish5021]

Omg you would've had laughs watching us at ramp today. My boy lost wear he was in this world and took a plunge and the toon got kicked side ways cause he forrgot the bow line after I started to back up. Oh I was laughing. You gotta Laugh.

[@MrKarmapolice97]

We rented wave runners in the Bahamas a couple years ago oh man that was funk wanna go back and do that again. We has a local Bahamian take us on the tour we went to a couple little islands and he got a conch and we eat it on the beach.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Nicee

[@officialWWM]

13:35 those aren’t steering issues. It’s a jet boat, it won’t steer at all without thrust!

[@mikeo.750]

Dan, great content. You need a better mic. Watching from SC.

[@andrewhart9663]

Sea Fox thought it would be a good idea to leave the depth finder on for the ride home.

[@fewridge6479]

I agree with you 100%. He should fix the crap. Boat is not designed to sit on a trailer crooked. But if he is happy I’m tickled to death. I’m not the one to pay a fiberglass man to fix it.

[@daffyduck9901]

The boat will be just fine you can leave a crooked for 15 years and it will still be just fine

[@marilyn4804]

New to the channel and it's been really great 👍

[@ThomasKent1346]

0:38 "If he goes over, I'm packing up and leaving!" Well, if he DOES go over, at least he has his built-in flotation device!

[@CarlBridgeforth]

I got 17 ft g3 i was told to.put trailer in till top of fenders are showing.

[@darkwatch4794]

Just a question for another time, but is it a state law that boaters need to have an extra 50 lbs of belly fat down there.

[@josephmellone1269]

I would definitely back down and center

[@ericwright3382]

I have never loaded or unloaded, or even driven a boat. Love the videos though. One uneducated question... why do so many people steer by going 100% hard left, or 100% hard right, when they only need a bit of [course] correction???!

[@TheBigDanShow]

I don’t know that’s a good question. Probably because the response time is slower unlike in a car.

[@thercattrainer]

That looked like a 1986 Toyota Van! Those really looked like boxes on wheels! LoL 😂

[@pauldavis1943]

Are raves still a thing?

[@CarlBridgeforth]

I like learn more because iam new to my boat.I see a lot of people that load and unload don't think its can be dangerous

[@burkepete110]

power loading damages many ramps by scouring gravel at the end of the concrete creating a step that frequently catches trailer axles and by creating a shallow gravel hump that can damage props during launch or retrieve. PL also tears up bunks on trailers of careless operators during loading. Some private facilities prohibit PL.

[@TheBigDanShow]

It’s true but it’s quick and efficient if your have a large vessel.

[@erikwhitmire3050]

My man moved to that camera from off that neck rub like he just saw his fishing rod double down lmao

[@CallMeMichaelT]

My in laws have a place on Bayou Grande. Been by this launch many times!

[@jamesmills706]

Where I launch it is very gradual. It is really hard to get too deep without your vehicle being under water.

[@jeremynelson8496]

Good commentary. Subbed

[@eastcoastflagcarsjohnny5826]

I'm not even a boater, but this $#!+ is entertaining...

[@fixer1972]

Dude had an actual true jet-ski

[@TheBigDanShow]

Legit lol

[@justinowens9323]

13:36 if that is a jet drive then that’s even worst having anchor with rope on rear swim platform. I tubbed many nephews behind are family seadoo a 2005 gti i think it was and my nephews got older two of them went tubing while I was at work and sucked the rope up into the jetski and you wanna talk about a dang mess and a pain

[@brittpereira2600]

I think it would take a week for him to get that boat centered on the trailer 😂

[@robertmiller4711]

Hey bro, just a heads up. That flashing effect on screen at 19:50 could be seizure inducing

[@Sea-cucumber1151]

May need to get a mike with the fuzzy stuff around it, they are suppose to calm the wind noise. Windscreen or wind jammer I think they are called help keep the wind from passing over the mike. Maybe you have one, it’s pretty windy on the water! 😊❤

[@wesbruner3244]

That's a 86 Toyota "moonbus" .... were actually really good... engine is in the middle of the van and there was even a 4wd variant that was very capable of pavement..I had the Honda Civic Wago-Van with 4wd

[@matthewrobert2888]

Man i need that stand up video😂to show the stand up community lmao

[@savagenomore]

1:54 it's almost like she heard ya and turned to look at ya.....lol

[@jimhohl9003]

I bought my first real boat in '89...with a roller bed trailer. My dealer strongly advised me to back my trailer into the water JUST until the back rollers are into the water....he was dead on with that advice. I have never ever had an issue loading my boat...unless I backed in TOO DEEP! 😉

[@TheBigDanShow]

Niceeee

[@patrickmurphy6296]

Sometimes you just can't fix stupid 😅1987 Toyota van. Big Dan love the show

[@notyaboymatty5907]

That uneven boat on the trailer looked like it was warped or the twisted idk could just be because of the reflection on the water but idk it looked all warped and twisted 😂

[@boatingmanchester]

5.40 mins there is a sharks fin that appears right of that little boat :)

[@ncnluckydog4965]

Definitely recenter and look into the bunk set up.

[@camronolson5777]

Guy in the little old boat and Johnson outboard with pregnant wife killed it. Had a high idle tho

[@jimbolaya65]

Van LE ….. maybe’85 …. Always wanted one of those buggies!😮😮

[@WJB613]

How does one go boating without dock lines?!?!!

[@DiscAbledGolfer]

A warning before the flashing lights would be awesome any longer I would have seized thanks for future warnings

[@TheBigDanShow]

Sorry about that lol

[@Luis-is9pk]

86 VW vanagen ?

[@TheBigDanShow]

Something like that

[@frankheiss5562]

88 toyota van ?

[@TheBigDanShow]

Looks like it

[@notyaboymatty5907]

That trailer with one big wheel had me laughing i was just thinking to myself he put that on there an was like its a lil bit big ahhh well F it it should be alright and away he went rattling down the road off to the boat ramp😂

[@derekperkins8158]

they always have to go to deep with the trailers and yeah that van was an 80's model..

[@BicBoiDyl]

Awesome video Dan! Looking to purchase a boat in the future from my girl and I. I love your videos so I know what NOT to do 🤣 Our family had a boat when I was kid into my early teens, so I still have a pretty good idea for boat launch etiquette 👍

[@Michael-rg7mx]

Don't buy, rent!

[@BicBoiDyl]

@@Michael-rg7mx Nah I’m good

[@Michael-rg7mx]

@@BicBoiDyl The happiest day of a boat owner's life? The day he sells it!!!

[@BicBoiDyl]

@@Michael-rg7mx 2 best days of a boaters life. 1. The day they buy a boat. And 2nd. The day they sell their boat.

[@wmason1961]

Etiquette is different everywhere. Spend some time just watching the ramp you 8ntend to use. The etiquette there will be slightly different.

[@LelaE34]

Dan, do you have a boat and if not, will you get one?

[@nealwhite8425]

I'll give you the subscribe, your funny. The what ever that is in the blue hat hanging on for dear life comment had me laughing so hard . That was the budlite cruise ship right there my man 🎉

[@geemeff]

I'LL guarantee you that a lot of that "wackiness" we witness at the boat launch is alcohol 🍸 🤣 induced, gotta be, only thing that can explain it. Great videos, by the way, too, bud!

[@stalrev]

someone got the wrong spare of Etsy lol, i agree with ya load people after you put in, and disembark the people before you load.

[@wmason1961]

How is it that people approach a dock and have no dock lines ready? I dont understand that. They would rather jump in the water than use a dock line.

[@Sherri_York]

I think the van is either 1987 or 1988

[@notyaboymatty5907]

Just double checked and to me it looks exactly like a 1995/1996 Toyota hiace van the short wheel base model i dont think it was a 80s model Toyota van is i don't recall any that had a front end that looked like that