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Originally Posted by InterBlog
Remember the old Meat Loaf song "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad"? In this ferry context, here's your proof:
I've gone across this particular ferry enough times now, with and without Interstate, to know that I've got a 67% chance of incident-free boarding in Galveston, because one ramp is constructed differently than the other two. On yesterday's trip, I actually disembarked the Interstate via the "iffy" ramp and cleared it. However, if it had been the other way around and I had been boarding, I think I would have had a tail strike. My general rule of thumb is that any inflection as bad or worse than my own driveway is going to bring a strike if met head-on, because gosh knows I've scraped my driveway enough times to know. And this is worse.
On a related note, Vancompass reported doing a rear lift only on an Interstate the other day. This is the first time I've seen just one end and not the whole van lifted. It looks a bit odd if you know what to look for, and I'd like to know how this impacts the driving experience, but it should give its owner a bit of dragging relief, at least.
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This ferry approach should work taking it on about a 30 degree angle, so that not an entire set of wheels goes over the hips and/or valleys. A 2" rear-end lift kit or aux. air suspension will help with practically any ferry. Have done many east coast ferries from Georgia to the Canadian Maritimes. Some ferries let you off on shore just on a dirt road and at times a ferry captain can help with the getting off process by lifting or lowering the ramp, where the front 3 or so feet is a hinged gate.
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