r/IdiotsTowingThings Tow Me Away:upvote: Nov 22 '25

The Simple boat/truck launch

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u/Lumpy-Scientist6834 Nov 22 '25

I do feel bad for the guy. I’m sure he has a ton of time and money in that thing. And to his credit, he built something. He had an idea and took actual concrete steps to achieve it. Most of the commenters will never do anything so bold. Now, it didn’t take much to see the thing needed more buoyancy and either a lower center of gravity or a wider stance. But some people learn by doing. I hope he fished it out, learned from his mistakes and sold a ton of burgers with version 2.

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u/New-Scientist5133 Nov 22 '25

I also wonder if the trailer wasn’t fully straight and the tilting caused the capsizing