skoonce
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A couple of wees ago I broke down an bought a Fisher 1754 with center console. Previously I had Lowe Big Jon with tiller steer. Anyway, I called my nephew and we carried my new boat to Weiss Lake to try it out. It did pretty well considering the wind blowing so hard and the water was white capping really bad. I did however get to play around alittle and try to get use to driving a boat with a steering wheel. Last week I decided to go to Rocky Mtn project by myself. I did real good unloading, looked like a real veteran boat operater. Wind picked up, I fought the wind and waves with my trolling motor until I just didnt want to do it any more. I decided to leave and come back some other time. I checked to make sure no one was at the dock before I trailered my boat. The coast was clear. I backed my trailer in and at that time everyone on the lake decided it was time to go. Here I am trying to use a rope to load my boat (not real confident on driving on the trailer yet) people waiting in line, the wind keeps pushing my boat back every time I try to push it to the trailer. Finally a lady at the ramp says "if you want to drive it on, Ill pull your truck out for you". Im like gee thanks. I made a couple of clumsy runs at it, the wind kept blowing me way off course. Finally I bit the bullet and told a gentleman that had just pulled up in his rig that they would be there all day if they waited on me and ask him to trailer my boat. You talk about embarrassing. I did feel better when the other guy missed it twice. Everyone was real good about it though, they kept telling me that Id learn. Went back 2 days later and got it first time. There for awhile, I was really missin my tiller steer.