you say that now.......

 

Again, "Risk" has its allure, and if you are the only one at risk, your decision; how ever, if Murphy's Law takes over, and you "risk" other people and property, you are being stupid and selfish to prove an ego-point. And despite what Mr. Insurance Man says a few posts back, you better read the "fine print" on your insurance policy, and have a clear understanding of "reckless endangerment"

 

Regardless of safe or not it's pretty impressive.

Now add some angle to that ramp and some good ohio wet moss on the ramp and it might be a different story.....but still impressive

 

Finally got brave enough to try my rig as well. The boat is a 2001 24' 5.7L Deckboat weighing in around 5500lbs wet weight. Took the jeep for a spin around the neighborhood to try her out, and was really impressed. As reference, I have been towing boats since I could drive. The Jeep had plenty of power for pulling and stopping below 35mph. Very similar to the 4.6L F150 I use as my tow vehicle. As my bravery increased, I loaded the jeep up with five friends, and the boat and headed to the lake. This is where the story changed a bit. With the extra weight in the jeep, I felt a change in her handling. The back end felt a bit loose when my speed increased to around 50mph (downhill only). In my ten mile drive to the lake, I drive down a moderately hilly two lane country road. The speed limit is 45mph, I would try to get around 50-55mph at the top of hills to assist the jeep in getting past the upcoming hill. I also found drive 2 also helped in the lower speed range going up hill. As for the jeeps power at the lake ramp, no problem. My lake ramp is a bit steeper so the back wheels barely got wet when backing up. One problem I found was that I couldn't see anything when backing the boat down the ramp. I turned around and all I saw was boat...not what I'm used to when using the f150. Took me a bit longer to put the boat in the water using the side mirrors. I guess Chrysler didn't intend for people to have much of a view when looking backwards.

All in all, its is possible, but I felt like it was a lot less work using the truck.

 

Cool, nice job, sounds like you took it a little faster than I would have.
FYI, I was towing a 10' trailer with two dirt bikes and a bunch of gear a couple of years ago going pretty fast on a twisty two lane and broke my track bar going around a tight curve. Take it real easy and all is good.