Park off to one side to allow other traffic through. Never park in front of the ramp.

Put your bung/s in. They need to be quite tight and clean of debris.

Whist still at the rear, undo any fasteners attaching the boat to the trailer

If your motor has a road lock, or similar, unlock this now

Now is a good time to put up you aerials, put rods in holders, stow passengers gear and put on lifejackets, get any ropes you need. Think of anything else, you don't want to be getting organised on the ramp and holding people up.

Is you isolating switch turned on? And you have your key?

If your boat has a kill switch, is it in place so your engine can start?

Your sounder will often display the voltage in you battery. 12 is good.

Have you checked the tide, is it coming in or going out. Which side of the jetty will you launch on. Do you have enough water to launch? Speak to a local.

For example, this river has a strong current, so I choose to launch on the down river side so the boat doesn't get pushed into the jetty

Back the boat down to the water. I leave two points of contact on the bow still, just in case the winch fails.

This boat launches well when the water is about 1/2 way up the guards. To shallow and your prop might hit the ground. To deep and the boat can float off the trailer

You can get the boat off the trailer a number of ways. Some will use just a rope and tie it to the jetty. I like to power the boat gently forward, then my crew can unhook the last shackle, or I can release my Boatcatch and I'm free to go

You should be ready to head off for a great day's boating. Remember to get your crew mate to park in a designated parking spot.