Marine Police GETS INVOLVED @ The Launch

[@katieortiz2901]

Ok ok I’ll admit it! I’m the driver of the Lexus and I’m just learning lol😂😅 love that you caught this! I can see my mistakes lmao 😂

[@TheBigDanShow]

Haha I LOVE that you can laugh at yourself and learn! That’s what it’s all about! Welcome to the show. Much love

[@CapnDanTreasures]

Hi Katie, you did ok, it wasn't THAT bad... a simple way to learn how to back up with a trailer is to keep your hand on the bottom of the steering wheel and whichever way you move your hand the trailer will travel in the same direction. I hope this helps... Have a Blessed day Dear...

[@paulwarner8296]

Not great advise on hand at bottom of steering wheel. 1. Start from a straight back position not in a jackknife. 2. Go slow with slow/ small adjustments left and right- too fast you jackknife. 3. If you fold too much then pull up to straight again( just a few feet) and start back again

[@CapnDanTreasures]

I don't know what you're talking about, but the advice I offered was sound advice, just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not good advice

[@buffyranger6355]

I always put my hand at the bottom as it works the best.

[@Tony-xj8lp]

Why am I watching these videos? I don’t own a boat, but they’re just so entertaining.

[@KevinJohnson-ge5xs]

I think it's great that people stop by and talk to you and you are courteous enough to spend time with them.

[@TheBigDanShow]

🥰 thanks

[@FloridaCoastalGuy]

Bumpers or Fenders is what I refer them to. It would be educational if you would include the boat engine name and horsepower, if it’s a Saltwater Series, etc. 👍

[@BrentSanger-dq9hs]

Mr. Big Dan, It was great meeting you. I appreciate the advice you gave my lovely wife on cameras. Great content. Your friends from the great state of Indiana.

[@mattybolton9596]

State police officer “do you actually know what ur doing” boat captain “do you know who my daddy is” 🤣

[@TheBigDanShow]

😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@FloridaCoastalGuy]

No, didn’t your Mama tell you 😂

[@GreyGhost120]

Worked on boats my whole life and here in Maine I hear both all of the time. They are bumpers to me though. Great videos man

[@TheBigDanShow]

Thanks for sharing

[@tractortime9771]

A "Rule Of Thumb" when loading your boat, back your trailer into the water leaving the boat trailer fenders slightly above the water and/or two to three feet of the front of your bunks out off the water, most folks back too far into the water, (if your trailer fenders are under water you are in too far) causing all kinds of problems. Remember, 99% of all problems are the result of being in too deep. Simply drive your boat onto the trailer, if you are slightly off center, it will usually self-correct when it slides up the bunks. You may have to goose it slightly to get it all the way on the trailer. Have your partner connect the cable or strap to the front and winch it tight, install the safety chain and now pull the boat and trailer out of the water. Find a safe place away from the ramp traffic to stop and unload your boat and make it ready to travel down the road. Safe boating!

[@TheBigDanShow]

👌👌🤟

[@douglas2lee929]

@@tractortime9771 perfect advice

[@Polarbear44]

I’ve watched 4or 5 of these and went yep, that’s entertainment. Subscribed and belled.

[@Kilikasnails]

As a very new boat owner, these videos make me feel better 😂

[@TheBigDanShow]

You aren’t alone my friend.

[@CapeAnnImages]

I've had a boat since 1970 up here in Gloucester, Ma and up until the 1980's always we called them "bumpers" or as we say "bumpizz". But now it's either bumpers or fenders that are acceptable. Great work on your channel! Best Regards, Jay

[@TheBigDanShow]

Thanks for sharing much love

[@-shadyG]

Good video Dan. Boat fenders for boats. Some times I see them marketed as fenders/bumpers. But, I always thought bumpers are attached to docks.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Thanks 👍

[@TonyRule]

This is so much more convenient than going to the boat ramp in person for amusement!

[@TheBigDanShow]

lol thnx

[@TonyRule]

@@TheBigDanShow Maybe I should do a NZ one. The boat ramp I mostly launched from is small, but you got a fair number of "all the gear, but no idea" types there holding everyone up with their incompetence.

[@frankt91t]

The Po-Po was telling those boaters that there is such a thing as a WAKE ZONE....

[@TheBigDanShow]

Exactly

[@stm6989]

I think you will find they have not installed their boat registration numbers....Just Sayin'

[@MississippiHot_Shot]

Man if I had a boat I would come down and give you all kinds of content🤣🤣

[@margaretbelvin1371]

Great video. I like the cinematography.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Much appreciated!

[@gambitdesert8500]

lol Dan said oh no I hope you do mess up lol. He should know what you doing lol good clips bro I like your thinking out loud with advice helped me out have a good one bro

[@TheBigDanShow]

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks

[@bpaulus671]

Big Dan. Thanks to your videos and analysis of people loading their boats, I taught myself to power load. Not sure if that's a thing up here in NY state or not, but it's a valuable skill. Walking the boat onto the trailer works sometimes, but I like to have options. It's critical to know "why" things ain't goin right, like having the trailer too deep, and having the boat sit on the trailer fender, and wonderin' why it won't stay in the center.

[@TheBigDanShow]

I like it! Good to hear and keep doing it!

[@cruzzindodge]

The 2 dudes on one jetski is like 2 dudes on a bike 😂

[@TheBigDanShow]

Lol

[@kenuber4014]

You need some shirts that say..."You're in to deep"!! Although my wife would never say that !! Lol

[@TheBigDanShow]

Heheee but she could still where it lol

[@porky7753]

Great content Big Dan!!

[@TheBigDanShow]

Thanks my friend.

[@AandarksHobbies]

Love your videos…. We called them fenders in the Navy. No idea if it’s a size thing though… like boat to ship, maybe fender to bumper.

[@TheBigDanShow]

It’s a fender lol 💪💪 Hooyah!

[@craigsharp7168]

Guides so you can see where the corners of the trailer are helps in the wind as well

[@TheBigDanShow]

Absolutely!

[@Ray56z]

Checking those big ones that have been way offshore. Here in Bay county, those big ones come in from way out offshore, pass by the two larger marina ramps going to one of the bays smaller back ramps-they will be boarded.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Nice! Interesting

[@Ray56z]

@@TheBigDanShow I've been at Gilbert Park ramp where that happened 5-6 times. See a big fella coming under the bridge, just getting to the dock, see a FWC or USCG coming under the bridge as 2-3 FWC units pull into the parking lot, along with a FHP, maybe 1-2 city LEOs. Only once did I see cuffs, and another time different species of several fish taken and put in the FWC unit.

[@SARDOGFL]

They are ABSOLUTELY "fenders". You're a CG Vet, and I'm a Navy Vet. Plus I spent 20 years as a Coast Coast Aux Coxswain and 12 years as a Coast Guard Aux PWO (Personal Watercraft Operator). AND 15 years as a CG Aux Safe Boating Instructor, and CG Aux Vessel Examiner. Also... it is "INTRAcoastal" and is defined and cited in the CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Title 33.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Innercoastul if you from the Deep South lol

[@marknphyll]

Watching from the Hills of Wv and loving it 😂

[@HU1212ICAN3]

Rubber baby buggy bumpers! That's what they are. 🤣

[@MichaelKellow-iu1zx]

Morning big Dan love your content I have never been to orange beach but I have friends that vacation there

[@TheBigDanShow]

It’s a cool town. Lots of shops and little bars and restaurants.

[@jesseo355]

Man it’s nice to hear a cam in a boat.

[@TheBigDanShow]

💪💪

[@kitchenengineer1731]

John Law is saying "ya-all need to be wearing seat belts"

[@TheBigDanShow]

🤣🤣🤪

[@johnkommer2842]

Most people don't realize,ya don't try to float the boat over the centerline of the trailer,you let the bunks guide u on.u let the front of the bunks about usually 12" or so,then when you hit them u can feel the boat drop in middle,then if ure stern is outta line,u use the motor ta push the rear of the boat left or right to align the boat.once u align the boat,then trim up sum and use the engine to push u into the bow stop,steering the whole time to keep the keel aligned with center of trailer.if u have a driver,in truck leave the outboard in gear pushing down and and foward on the craft while they pull u out of the water to keep the boat nose in the bow stop.if not u can slide rite back off the trailer.when the prop clears the water,drop her in nuetral,while he is pulling u,and kill the engine.if ure by ureself,then ya mite have ta go hook ure boat to the winch to keep it on the bunks.i've loaded a boat prob a thousand times and this is the way I do it,and I haven't had probably a handful of probs this way.only if ya have alot of wind or current pushing the boat off center.she'll drop rite in,this way.if u have swivels on ure bunks,tighten em down,or weld em off where they do not move,there designed ta center it up.let the trailer do its job,it'll do it better than u can. P.S.-good rule of thumb: when ure back ing in,my tops of my fenders,about 4"-6" inches out,is about perfect,on my bass boat with a tandem on it".any questions p.m. me.

[@ncnluckydog4965]

I call them fenders. There used for bumping into stuff or not. So I have no problem not corrcting anyone calling them bumpers. Potato/ patato just as long as they use them and protect the boat.

[@TheBigDanShow]

That’s right 👌

[@trumpsturn4733]

incomprehensible! how is it that they cant find the right method and repeat it! speechless!

[@TheBigDanShow]

I feel that way to my friend 😂

[@MikeRedden-j4m]

I bet you dont hear the phrase “ in too deep” at home LOL

[@TheBigDanShow]

Never

[@Spartan536]

Here is how ONCOMING traffic works in both BOATING and AEROSPACE as they are BOTH NAUTICAL RULE SETS. ALL ONCOMING TRAFFIC DIVERTS THEIR PATH TO THE RIGHT (Starboard). I have been boating for decades and I am also a Private Pilot that's working on their IFR and Commercial.

[@dougaranda6187]

Didn’t know Seadoo has a version of the doublewide. Twin jet drives by the looks of it.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Haha yeah. They’ve got one, it’s called a SeaDoo Switch 🥴

[@acemannw]

I have a dual jet SeaDoo it has 430Hp

[@TTTR1GGER]

The red pontoon with the 115 mercury was overheating and going into guardian mode which limits power by shutting off intermittent cylinders 😮 Good thing you said something

[@TheBigDanShow]

Good call! I thought that was the issue

[@KevinStogner-fd7tl]

What's up with the huge pile of sand or gravel on the other side? Keep up the good work.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Across the way there is some construction facilities. One builds artificial reefs.

[@keithtravelrn]

its called the rubber no boat touchy thingy

[@TheBigDanShow]

Haha that’s it!

[@TairnKA]

I was curious if there's videos like these at boat ramps in the greater Seattle area, but I couldn't find any so either Seattle boaters don't make mistakes (except for an occasional boat fire) or people aren't interested (unless it's a boat fire)? ;-D It doesn't help you, someone saying its not called a "bumper" or "fender", so what is it called? ;-) At 16:17 to 17:37; somethings odd, the front left trailer tire isn't moving, maybe the axle or frame is messed up? I can't see how someone of average income can afford a boat, at the prices dealers are asking? There needs to be a "No Wake" detent (gate) or button on the throttle.

[@TheBigDanShow]

I think the tire not moving was because it wasn’t touching the ground. Not sure why. Could’ve been jacked up high on the hitch. Seattle is Cold. Florida is the Boat Capitol of the World. Orange Beach is a water/party town

[@DavidAdcock-be4yt]

Either, Or, they are called Fenders also called bumpers. Depends on where you are from

[@TheBigDanShow]

👌👌

[@jofus3604]

6:09 Proof, "Size don't matter" LOL!

[@TheBigDanShow]

Hahaaa

[@hubertanderson7044]

Got him for causing a wake

[@trdoffroadguy1684]

Former Coast Guardsmen here, they are called Fenders.

[@TheBigDanShow]

👌👍

[@misterconcern2429]

Fenders ,bumpers are on front and rear of autos fenders are on boats sides to protect (fend off) damage to boat .

[@markscott8564]

Not sure that there is a fender at the water line rule. I think it depends on the ramp and the boat.

[@stevedibiase728]

$4.53 for diesel hell thought Pa. was high...but imagine they fleece you at dockside.

[@TheBigDanShow]

$3.84 in town is what I just paid

[@HU1212ICAN3]

That's what I was saying! Ohio is a whole dollar less! Also glad I'm not the only one that caught that lol.

[@KevinStogner-fd7tl]

1st in The Big Dan Saturday Show.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Let’s go! WELCOME BACK! 💪

[@DonziGT230]

I'm guessing that the police stop was for speed. He had a pretty heavy wake following him, maybe he slowed down right before you panned over. As for the girls in the red pontoon, I think she had it in neutral.

[@TheBigDanShow]

That’s exactly what it was. Although it’s not marked as a no wake at the entrance of the cove. It’s a know courtesy thing and he blew right by someone making the turn at a high speed.

[@CapnDanTreasures]

Hey Dan, I've called it both a Fender and a bumper, it doesn't really make a big difference to me it still does the same job either way... I just can't seem to get over all the people that power load onto the trailer, I guess they don't realize that it tears up the launch, and you end up with a huge drop off near the end of the ramp where the tires on the trailer end up, up here in Southeast lower Michigan it's prohibited. However even with the big signs posted all over, there are still those illiterate people in their Bass boats, fishing a tournament, that do it anyway. Why do some of these people have all of the people stay on the boat when loading onto the trailer? It seems to me that it would be much easier to get out of the boat onto the dock, then have to climb down once it is up on land. It also would alleviate the balancing out of the boat going onto the trailer... I guess that's why I watch your channel, people watching can be quite comical at times... Have a Blessed day Sir and thanks for the good time and the laughs... Dan

[@TheBigDanShow]

Thanks my friend . To answer your question I don’t know why they stay in the boat while loading lol

[@fmo94jos8v3]

I like those nose cones on the dock poles it makes it easier to lasso or loop your rope around one.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Yesss

[@bdkhastime2fish]

cops pulled him over cause he didn't have his bumpers out. LOL

[@godfreydaniel2308]

The "correct" nomenclature for the rubber devices hanging off boats is fender, while "bumpers" are the rubber strips fastened to docks to prevent boat damage. I got ripped on a Y. T. vid comment once for calling a fender a bumper. Oh, the shame. Well, excuuuuuse me.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Love it

[@cjhill67]

He smelled alcohol on his breath....lol

[@chrisbruce7594]

How is it that people can't understand that you need the front 8-10 inches of the forward bunks out of the water to catch and line up the boat..

[@TheBigDanShow]

They’ve never gotten the lesson. They just go send it

[@BlowmoldGuy123]

Unless someone who knows tells or teaches them, there is no way for them to learn. I was lucky, a friend who was experienced told me. Otherwise I would have looked worse than some of these folks.

[@douglas2lee929]

Yep, I aim for 12 inches with my Very small boat.

[@amtpdb1]

What's the vertical bar that you see alongside of some of the motors?

[@TheBigDanShow]

Power Pole. Like a shallow water anchor

[@amtpdb1]

​@@TheBigDanShowthanks

[@danielr.7835]

In the Coast Guard we called then fenders.

[@TheBigDanShow]

👌

[@yazooyellowcats1403]

Did you decide on a name for the drone? I saw your shot of the osprey and it reminded me

[@Roger-gm9tl]

Those two old ladies in the pontoon boat don't have a clue what they're doing, just know how to write a check to Bass Pro Shops, then get turned loose !

[@TheBigDanShow]

😂😂😂

[@thomashardwick673]

Another great video. I call them guide poles.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Thanks bro!

[@murfrirhke4557]

The ladies in the SunTracker didn’t appreciate your “manslpaining” their trim problem. Um, that came out wrong I suppose.😊

[@raymondwingerson4899]

Morning big Dan

[@TheBigDanShow]

Morning to ya

[@GoldCountryTrapping]

Are marina boat slips that expensive/hard to find? Why does everyone load/unload all the time.

[@PeteMaxwell-yk9mh]

Police would appear to be traveling to fast in a no wake. While it is difficult to judge how fast he was going, the wake the boat that passed him encountered would lead you to believe he was traveling too fast.

[@raymondwingerson4899]

It's funny to watch people back up that don't know how to tow

[@harryf2825]

Pontoon didn’t even than you for the heads up.

[@TheBigDanShow]

That’s why I hate helping people.

[@jasonmoore4178]

What is the boat at 11:22 ?

[@rEnfield2222]

I have no idea..

[@warrenbutch3959]

Why would you stand between the vessel getting onto the trailer and the tow vehicle? They all don’t know about WHAT IF!

[@TheBigDanShow]

Gottttta be dumb

[@mikeblaszczak5346]

What's the veritcal "TALON" pole on the blue boat at 4:00? I thought it was guide post on the trailer, then it moved with the boat. Maybe it's for fishing gear?

[@TheBigDanShow]

Called a Power Pole. Shallow water anchor system

[@mikeblaszczak5346]

@@TheBigDanShow Thanks! I've never seen those before. (Around here, it's deep water -- we've already got 15 feet before the end of my dock!)

[@MississippiHot_Shot]

That motor running out of water. The operator is what’s going on

[@TheBigDanShow]

Hahaaaa

[@gregraso557]

Funny, I never know the right term either. I always call it a bumper, but I think it's technically a fender.

[@douglas2lee929]

320k for that white boat? Seriously? Jeez......

[@lisadan66]

What is a good rule of thumb for trailer depth with bunks?

[@TheBigDanShow]

In my experience you barely want the front of your trailer fenders submerged.

[@douglas2lee929]

With my VERY small boat, I like to have about one foot of bunk OUT of the water, the rest submerged. That lets the boat "self center". Usually works pretty well. But my boat is so light I can pull the stern to a center position on dry land if it comes out of the water kiddywampus on the trailer. But all those details might be different on a larger boat.

[@lisadan66]

@ thank you!!!!

[@marty906]

Ok, I give in. I want a boat.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Lol

[@CapnDanTreasures]

Please make sure to sign up for and attend a boaters safety course before you get on the water. There are already way too many people that don't follow that way of thinking and the rest of us have to deal with them...

[@hankclausen8652]

Big boat making a wake at the boat ramp

[@adp33]

Why is it people so lazy they cant just hook the winch cable up and crank it in? Instead they just gun the throttle and hope for the best.

[@TheBigDanShow]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Eskooch]

you can over take on the one whistle or the two, its up to the captains discretion. also, rules of the road states the pleasure boats need to give way to the tug because of limited maneuverability. coming from tugs, we dont care what pleasure craft do around us as long as they dont pass in front of us.

[@TheBigDanShow]

That’s a fact

[@danielmangan7617]

If the dock has stuff attached I call em dock bumpers.

[@TheBigDanShow]

👌👌

[@Moolarkey]

Fender because you use it to fend off.

[@DonnaKeffer]

When the motor on the red pontoon came out of the water, the prop wasn't turning.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Because it wasn’t in gear

[@DonnaKeffer]

Oh, OK it looked like she engaged the throttle but when the pontoon didn't move she raised the motor. Sorry, it was hard to tell from watching instead of being there.

[@thissideofcrazy2133]

"Rubber baby buggy bumpers" is what the Mrs. N me call um cuz it's fun 2 say. Stickin it first try even if she says I'm "IN 2 DEEP". love ur Chan Big Dan.

[@lestaylor1009]

Asking if they have any square grouper on the boat

[@TheBigDanShow]

🫣

[@24rezimodnaR]

Marine fenders. And I think that pontoon boats gears could’ve been messed up? Seems like they could go forward but not reverse

[@Robert-ui1dg]

You sound like a pretty smart guy big Dan. When I hear you talking I'll Picture You getting on your boat with a 10 gallon hat and a pair of Cowboy boots. You gotta remember too from where you're sitting. It's real easy to say somebody's in too deep, okay.

[@TheBigDanShow]

lol 🤷‍♂️

[@DonnaKeffer]

In Kentucky, everyone I know call them fender merkers.

[@TheBigDanShow]

😊

[@DonnaKeffer]

Fat lingered. That's supposed to be fender markers

[@w3ki]

It looks like a marine pit maneuver in slow motion...

[@TheBigDanShow]

😂😂😂😂

[@corydriver7634]

I just can’t watch this anymore, it hurts my head.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Hahaaa

[@lavoniagartside710]

They are called fenders and bumbers in Maryland

[@scottgohr7141]

Big Dan, you need a parabolic microphone.

[@TheBigDanShow]

I agreee

[@ronniewilkerson2027]

What's going on back there? She's found the fast idle, no go switch. I've personally never even seen it but some how she did.

[@TheBigDanShow]

😂😂

[@Grasshopper0122]

Without stupid, you wouldn’t have a show !!

[@TheBigDanShow]

I’m thankful lol

[@louGriggs1944]

Thankfully, there's plenty of stupid around.

[@margaretbelvin1371]

failure to heed navigational markers will do it.

[@TheBigDanShow]

That’s right!

[@chrisbruce7594]

Those aren't bumpers or rollers.. they're called guild-ons, and they're not meant to be used as a bumper .. most are just cheap plastic tubes that like to break off if leaned on to hard..

[@TheBigDanShow]

👌👌

[@toddt4941]

Yep. Guide ons.

[@shakenbaked3]

Guides or guide posts is what we call em 🙂

[@hubertanderson7044]

Dam sure more money than brains ain’t giving no 320,000 for no boat

[@TheBigDanShow]

Lol

[@sherripressley9818]

I’ve always heard them called bumpers

[@TheBigDanShow]

👌👌

[@wayneo1486]

tail lights out................haha

[@TheBigDanShow]

Lol

[@JohnathonRoth-i5y]

In the Army we call them Stanchions.

[@Spencer-mn4ls]

Yeah the impellers are very fragile it doesn't take much out of the water run time to ruin them.

[@TheBigDanShow]

Truth

[@hubertanderson7044]

See the big dent in the side of the boat

[@treymahoneiii8011]

Safety inspection

[@TheBigDanShow]

Wake

[@stm6989]

@@TheBigDanShow Boat numbers (registration) not visible IMO