I powerload then attach the bow hook before pulling the boat out every time. My peace of mind is worth the additional 5 seconds it takes to get out of the way.

Please explain how this can damage props, never heard of such a thing.....

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This ain't no lie. Those trailers don't give you much of another option unless you want to see you bow slide under the roller.

Always have power loaded, hit the sweet spot and give it just a little throttle.

No harm to trailer or boat but not so sure about ramp.

true dat

Trailer pushes front of boat up which pushes back of boat down and prop hits ramp.
Experience talking

bass boat trailers are designed as drive on trailers....not float on or crank on....trim your engine up a little ways,back trailer in until water covers all but about 6 inches of your bunk board and drive your boat onto the trailer....if your partner has backed the boat down,hold the trailer up against the winch stop with engine while your partner pulls slowly up the ramp.....when you boat settles on the trailer,it's not gonna come off unless you have put something slick on the bunks or it's below freezing....
go watch the pros load and unload their boats and you will see them doing exactly what I described.....

^^^^^ what he said ^^^^^^ I have seen it happen more than once where the person driving the truck stands on the gas like he's leaving the line at the drag strip and OFF goes the boat.

You are a scholar and a gentleman. As for the rest of you please don't consider anything that will make you slower. Let's act like we have done this before .

Ive been doing power loading for 30 years I think your safe and yes WAWI is a Genius!! Well done on training Mr. WAWI and the lights are off...

Skeeters, as well as most other boats I've owned, are designed to be driven onto the trailer. The winch strap isn't strong enough to pull the boat onto the trailer on a regular basis. It is for the time when the motor is having a bad day.

That said, a gentle throttle and proper loading depth of the trailer will go a long way to preserving the bow of the boat.

Me too. The trailer is already at an angle and you aren't giving it enough throttle to drive the motor down and even if you do, the prop is angled upward so the front of the lower unit would drag not the prop. Besides, by the time my boat floats onto the trailer and I give it throttle, it is supported by the bunks and I am just pushing it forward. No where else for it to go. Heard of plenty of people damaging a prop that had the motor down and it scraped the bottom or hit a rock under the water.

x2.. Left my motor all the way down once.. Got home to see my prop with Ramp Rash Disease

...And adds the potential of a bent shaft...

Find the sweet spot on each lake/ramp for your trailer one good bump on the gas and set your boat. I've seen many guys with the trailer to deep and and the boat falls back down. Seen many guys too shallow and over do it with the throttle which could be bad for the trim. One thing is for me... my skeeter has kick outs in the hull. I don't want pressure points of my kick out sitting on a bunk. Which makes me almost have slide my boat on the trailer. Don't crank on your hook up. It's just an anchor point like the stern hook ups.