EASY Way to Launch & Load Your Boat by Yourself Even With NO Dock!

This is the easiest way to launch and load your boat by yourself even without a dock. This is the exact way I launch and load when I'm fishing alone. This is a step by step guide to solo fishing and launching from anywhere. Boating for beginners | Boating 101. #boating #fishing
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[@joeldeckmann]

You have one of the smartest and simplest methods for self launching. Keeping the trailer connected and tying a long lead to your truck is so smart and easy. Nice work on this video.

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Thank you

[@ChristmasTrain1225]

You put your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel and steer from there. Then if you want your boat to go left you slightly go left with your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel. The same for if you want to go right. With your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel just slightly move your hand to the right. Go slow and that is one easy way to know how to back up your boat.

[@schrankm]

Yeah I was perplexed by what she said. If I turn the wheel left (counterclockwise), my trailer will turn right. She missed a key detail.

[@reddragonaut]

Woo! Thank you! I just bought my first boat, tired of having to go with all the boys. I will be on a lot of solo trips. Thanks for the great tips!

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Thank you for watching!

[@dondig2617]

Thanks for the video it helped me understand the process. At 67 I was given a boat and going solo was scary in away but after times tries I'm nailing it. I go fishing once a week or twice a week no matter what most solo...

[@tomterrica4032]

Great simple explanation. Hitching the line to the truck near the cab is a good suggestion - keeps your feet dry. Thanks!

[@joeburns404]

How did you get from boat to truck without getting in water you did not show that someone got there feet wet

[@tompearson4936]

When backing up if you turn your wheel right the trailer will go left not right. Put your hand on the bottom of the wheel and move it right for trailer to go right and vice versa.

[@Joyce-zl4qd]

That's what she said.

[@askmeaboutarcticcats]

I bought a Droto latch for my boat last year and that would make your life even easier as well. Best invention ever for launch and recovery of a boat!

[@buckfifty3470]

Ya. Simple to install and safe as well.

[@clydeespinosa6286]

Thanks I have a small fishing boat. This really helps

[@dragsmoothfishingtv635]

You made it look 👀 extremely easy. Very professional video. Thank you 🙏🏻 Now I just have to do it myself 😎🙏🏻 My new boat is a fiberglass and it’s about 3500 pounds with 4 batteries and trolling motor plus the power pole. Definitely don’t want to scratch her up. The guy who I bought it from forgot to put the plug 🔌 when we went out, luckily these boats don’t sink and have self draining. 3 big guys on Clear Lake in Texas and doing approximately 40 miles an hour so one point lol 😂 My small Lowe aluminum boat almost sank on me at the boat ramp by the time I went to get my car. Thank GOD for the lifeguards and sheriffs on our lake here in California, they saved my boat and helped me load it on the trailer and drain it out ❤️🇺🇸💪🏻🙏🏻

[@Josco31]

Thank you so much! I was always curious about solo launches. Not anymore.

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Thank you for watching!

[@richgouette]

yaay! I've been looking for a non-dock video... Looking at a first boat purchase I hope, and you've given me motivation that it can be done, as long as I follow some basics.. :)

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Glad it can help you out!! :)

[@thesaltygoogan]

Thanks for another great vid, Nicole!

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Cameron Palowitch thanks for following along!

[@thesaltygoogan]

@@NicoleStoneOutdoors heck yeah! Lifelong follower haha

[@ventutrer]

Good video ....except to cut right, you turn left, and to cut left you turn to the right. my 2 cents. Thanks

[@scottdude8104]

Right on! Back with some kickass videos!!!!!

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Hey thank you!

[@scottdude8104]

Nicole Stone Outdoors no problem your helping the quarantine hahahaha

[@scottdude8104]

Nicole Stone Outdoors very helpful should install confidence in the worrisome folk

[@scottdude8104]

So into your videos cant wait for spring walleye

[@TEAM6USA]

I didn't know angels needed a dock to launch their boat. I thought you could use just your mind power. :)

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

lol thanks!!

[@TEAM6USA]

@@NicoleStoneOutdoors:)

[@albertamagallanez4086]

Thank you soo much your a bad ass chic helping to be confident I’m watching my boat by myself I truly appreciate the good advice detail you do and share with us thank you so much please make more for us women to be confident in launching our boats

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

I really appreciate the kind words!! Good luck out there!

[@officialWWM]

This video deserves a thumbs up :)

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@rickrick7309]

It's nice to see how to do that thank you

[@user-bc3xn3vw4d]

Awesome Video.. Great..Clear instructions!!!

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Thank you.

[@DWSOutdoors]

I love being able to self launch! You made this look very easy lol People should 100% practice this in places where there is not a lot of boat traffic and also doesn't hurt to have sand or dirt on either side of the launch as you can actually pull your boat back with the truck! Nice job lady!

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

DWS Outdoors thanks and yes agreed! I definitely emphasized people should practice when it’s empty lol. Thanks for watching and the support!

[@DWSOutdoors]

Nicole Stone Outdoors keep it up!

[@louiludog]

Beautiful boat 😍 thanks for the tips!

[@r0yalXPerienc3]

Helpful video!

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@mickjones2871]

Thank you!

[@patrickeng4472]

Maiden voyage of 2023 coming soon ... I'm guessing the best practice for me will be going to a small lake and training on their boat ramp on a quiet Tuesday and get some experience in

[@virgiljohnny]

We have rocky shores around here....

[@1091hurricane]

Could use a woman like this in my life lol. Nice work

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Ha thanks!

[@timothystoddard258]

I think I'm in love

[@bankfishingislife5484]

i should probably do it like this so i can get off the ramp faster but luckily where i live the ramps arent that busy. unless its a tournament day and usually those are on the weekends when i dont take fish to the market anyways. i just loosen the main strap that holds the boat on the trailer like a couple feet back down slowly into water and watch for the boat to start floating then get out release that main hook get in it and start it and park it. but ya this is a lot faster. sometimes my boat will come all the way off trailer but because its still attached with that main hook it wont go anywhere and the launch i use is kind of protected from the wind and waves. good tips though.

[@SpamMusubi308]

You made that look ridiculously easy 🤣 Hope everybody's safe and sound take care 😷

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Spam Musubi thank you!

[@rainysunday6186]

Good job.

[@edbonebrake829]

wow i remember the first time I taught someone to back a trailer.. To back a trailer the way she says... your hand must be on the bottom of your steering wheel. otherwise learn to think in reverse... Good job anyhow!!!

[@dreday4177]

I was thinking of buying a small boat to launch alone but now im buying a yatch hehe

[@Joyce-zl4qd]

Wow...I thought I was the only female solo boating. Anxiety through the roof. On lookers with perplexed facial expressions. So glad to find this video. Solo Boating is for "Boss" boaters.

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Thanks!

[@jtothefx]

Thank you

[@MnNative]

Good job! My problem is with a kayak with a motor where sked would, be needs enough water on the back end to avoid damage. Much like if you're trying to launch motor boat in shallow water. Frustrating.

[@NomadicNorthwoods]

This is a very solid channel. Love your positive attitude. Great adventures. Almost hardwater time. 😊

[@Sev_Auk]

Professionally done there. The only criticism I can offer is "unttached" isn't a word, it's "unattached" :)

[@mattwest1138]

I had to rewatch that spot to verify that I heard her say “unttach”, twice. That is the first time I’ve ever heard that.

[@Sev_Auk]

@@mattwest1138 Me too Matt. Never heard it before. I don't know if it's a regional thing or just Nicole's blind spot with that word. I might have contributed it to a glottal stop, but she said it twice in quick succession, as you said, so... I just don't know :)

[@joel19604]

Nice job, don't forget to unplug the trailer wires before backing in the water.

[@joeball5107]

I never do that - no problems - just sayin'

[@pancakeface5717]

Well done. Thank you. Will everyone who has ever forgotten to put the plug in please raise your hand?

[@jefffrayer8238]

Put it in before you leave home might be a good idea. Clip a red ribbon on it like they do for airplanes. Hard to miss the ribbon while unstrapping or looking things over before backing up. It's not that hard folks. Excellent video.

[@pancakeface5717]

@@jefffrayer8238 Great suggestion.

[@mattjones1378]

Will the tow vehicle slide down the ramp or the tires spin when leaving the boat ram if the boat ramp is coated with slippery slime

[@caseyschneider2733]

Pull the plug before you put the boat on the trailer somebody told me that once 🤣🤣🤣

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

What??

[@ericneering6357]

I don’t know where you’re launching from, but all the boat launches I go to power loading is against the rules you’ll wash out the cement

[@Joyce-zl4qd]

No its not against the rules...its just not recommended with those big ol' 250 engines with a wide open throttle. the little ones with just a bump is perfectly fine

[@ethanh9535]

I’d love to own a boat, but being an amputee with on leg would make it harder to do and with someone. If I could do it solo…. I’d have one. So I ordered a new 2022 Can Am max defender limited with hvac. Easier to handle. Great video though.

[@daveengstrom9250]

You're backward on the steering wheel directions (unless your hands are at the bottom of the wheel).

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Bottom

[@gm1937]

Easy peezy, multiply difficulty/complexity by a factor of 100 when doing this with a much bigger boat! BUT, I do it - so it can be done.

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Cool

[@peytonsreellife1]

So where do you hook the end of the rope that’s on your boat like where on the bow do you hook it?

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

You can hook to the front of your boat where there is a hook or the anchor.

[@TheJimmyjam1958]

Good video but I really don’t want to beach my brand new Deep V Aluminum ranger. Im not even sure I could get it as close in to shore as you have. May have to take my muck boots or hip waders

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

That works too. On rocky shorelines (this was primarily gravel/sand) I just throw on my muck boots :)

[@bobdodd1178]

Good info, but a few issues I am still weary of (new boat owner). 1. Onshore winds, concerns about the hull scraping/bouncing off rocks. 2. Getting off and on the boat with a big drop (I have a deep V). 3. Need to raise the motor in shallow water and the ability to get traction in the water with the motor.

[@chamberizer]

You.did not disconnect the trailer lights. Is this because you have LED lights? My bulbs will pop if I do not disconnect.

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

I don't have to disconnect on any boats I've used

[@chamberizer]

@@NicoleStoneOutdoors You must have LED's? I have regular bulbs & I have popped a few bulbs over the years.

[@crashburn2938]

Just 1 thing. That's not a transom saver. That's for hydrologics. Transom save is a bar that connects to trailer to under the motor itself. Without that bar attached to trailer the motor will bounce.

[@Joyce-zl4qd]

the Transom saver "saves" that part from stress and wear and tear.

[@elkbow]

Don't follow what she says. Backwards of what she said. When backing up if you want your boat to go right, turn left. If you want it to go left, turn right. She is talking about steering from the bottom of the wheel, that's not the way people drive.

[@nathan5270]

I said the same thing wtf

[@jaymoody4466]

👍

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Jay Moody thank you!

[@RH-qk5lt]

Nice video. But, 1, I can't get into my boat from the bow. 2, I dont want my boat pulled up on to a rocky shore and rarely have a sand beach at the launch. And 3, how often are the waves, wind, current and other boaters favourable enough to actually do that?

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

Well considering I’ve done it with other boaters, wind and waves... I would say very favorable. That’s why you tie it up. As for the rocks? Well then you are going to have to come with a system where you leave your boat off of shore and wade out to get it, if you don’t want to pull it to shore. Not a problem for me or most people I’ve fished with.

[@RH-qk5lt]

@@NicoleStoneOutdoors What I'm saying is this. If the docks aren't in, it's because it's early or late in the year. ie....cold water. No human can climb into my Trophy 205 from the bow and it could be 5 + feet deep at the stern. actually is in most Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky lakes I fish. Also, if you tie the bow off, (assuming there's that very convenient tree at all boat launches) the current in all rivers (Mississippi, Wisconsin, IL. ) will push your boat parallel to shore., which your boat did in your video, Bad things happen when your boat is parallel to shore and on rocks. Most lakes I fish are either the Great Lakes, tributaries to them, rivers or river flooded lakes. Like Kentucky Lake, Castle Rock WI, Petenwell WI. Big Current... can't do what you show in your video. I'm happy for you and your friends who boat on inland lakes with no current, sandy tree lined shores and gently tapering shorelines. But that's not reality for millions of people.

[@RH-qk5lt]

@CherToldMeToBelieve LOL..... I've had muck boots and waders for 40 years. You don't get it. You can't get into the bow of an Alumacraft Trophy 205. On water or trailer. I can't think of a launch that I fish in Wisconsin, Illinois or Kentucky that you can use waders and make it to the back of my boat. The other point I said was , and if you look closely, because she didn't show it very long...her boat was parallel with the shore too when she got back from parking the trailer. Would you want a $65,000 boat. Hitting the rocks parallel with the shore? Wind, current, waves and water depth all make this only usable on certain lakes. It's nice if it works on your lake and you're by yourself. Thankfully I have more than enough friends that want to fish and can drive a boat and/or back up a trailer.

[@TheIceman101]

Cool chick.

[@merlin1346]

Admit it guys, she is decades in front lol

[@cantwait5836]

I'm going to need a one-on-one training course

[@Bmd9007]

Why can't u just use the remote for the trolling motor like in the commercial lol ik everyone don't have a remote controlled trolling motor

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

jaythespy j I don’t have a trolling motor that goes down automatically, so it wouldn’t be possible for me. And also, I do believe it’s illegal to drive a boat like that unmanned in most states.

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

jaythespy j otherwise it might be tempting LOL

[@Bmd9007]

@@NicoleStoneOutdoors i was just joking i said not everyone has a trolling moter like that its from a commercial for the trolling motor the 2 guys launching there boat look at him like wth does ours do that lol

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

jaythespy j haha yes I got the JK after the second time I read it! Lol and I agree!! Thanks for watching!

[@Bmd9007]

@@NicoleStoneOutdoors no problem

[@fredmohn3152]

you kinda glossed over how you got out of the boat and into your truck without getting your feet wet?? this is the problem i have,,,,,

[@jeremyjohnston2583]

Just drive the boat up to shore or dock lol u don’t need the rope.

[@jasondoerr8723]

Respect t for them God given royal bloodlines that your originally from

[@glennv5906]

Thanks for the “hook” tip on the tether line. duh

[@Truetroop]

Why are you solo?? Damn

[@timwilliams8047]

Strong current will kick your as

[@NicoleStoneOutdoors]

I've launched in strong currents plenty of times so no.

[@angelc6395]

Whoa! All wrong. You turn the steering wheel to the right, and the boat goes left. You turn the steering wheel to the left, and the boat goes right. You're just confusing everyone. Check out the hand at the bottom of the steering wheel technique for an easy to remember method. Unless you're like me and can think in opposites. I readily use the steering wheel right to go left and steering wheel left to go right all the time. Otherwise, good job with the launching solo tips.

[@user-og1wr9fp5i]

UNLESS, Your hands are on the bottom of the steering wheel of the towing vehicle, your theory of "if you want to turn your boat to the right, turn your wheel to the right" is totally out the window, because what happens it's precisely the opposite of what you said period! You're misleading people and that is being irresponsible!!!