Good ramps for rookie

[Steuben1]

Just wondering if that spot southwest of Crib is a hazard to navigation why doesn't the Coast Guard mark it?

That's a great question! There is a buoy out there by crib but it is NO WHERE near the danger spot.

As much as I hate to say it, with the water level low again this year, somebody is going to hit it. When I work on my boat this weekend I will pull up the exact coordinates of the spot where I was when it got me and post them here. It's a very expensive repair. Embarrassing too! But I am fairly new and it was a good lesson learned.

[aerocraftmach2]

All very good suggestions. Another thing to remember is to load your gear in the boat and unhook your straps, put the plug in and all the other little things BEFORE pulling down to the ramp. I dont know how many times I have waited on people to load fishing poles, coolers etc while blocking the ramp. Catawba and Mazurik are both great ramps to go out of.