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Given the exceptionally mild winter this year, it appears that most ramps will be ice-free and accessible for launching boats. With that being said, I have created a brief video that could potentially save a life by demonstrating the importance of draining your boat trailer for 30 to 45 seconds and slowly pulling up the ramp on colder mornings. As you can see in the video just pulling out full speed up the ramp creates a water stop that goes pretty far up the ramp and can freeze pretty quick. Fe