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Originally Posted by Legionnaire70
2 things I forgot to add, 1) the lake is so low this time of year it made it even more difficult to get the trailer situated just right and 2) we had to gun it to get over the lip that the boat came off 2 of the rollers and is now sitting funny on the trailer. The shibleys ramp is looking pretty good these days, should have gone there instead!
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With the lake down over 1 ft from full lake, using the Town of Alton (as you probably know, it isn't Shibley's, just happens to be next to the restaurant.) ramp can also have its own issues. You may not be able to get enough of the trailer into the water to easily float and winch a boat onto the trailer, depending on the size of the trailer and the boat. Backing in too far results in the trailer dropping off the end of the concrete ramp.
Regarding the F&G ramp, my recollection is that they intend to upgrade the ramp, but I would guess that was not in the plans for this year. I thought that I had read they intend to put in concrete pads, but that would, I'm sure, take DES approval and site work to boot. Someone who has the time and cares may want to investigate the articles back when this property sale was first announced and see if they can find info on this.