I saw the most amazing thing 2 weeks ago at Harilla Landing. A gentleman pulled his Boston Whaler (approximately 14') up on the launch ramp from the water, pulled out a wheelchair, hopped in and wheeled himself up the hill. He came back down in his pickup truck, and backed his boat trailer into the water. He then jumped back in his wheelchair, tied the boat line to the chair, and pushed the boat back out into the water. He was manuevering the boat with the line, but there was a little bit of wind so it took him a couple of tries but he finally got the boat lined up on the trailer. He cranked the boat up on the trailer from his wheelchair, got back in his truck and drove away. He was not alone...he had his dog with him. I was totally impressed with what I witnessed. That was proof positive that a boat can be launched with one person - from a wheelchair.
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