I will be blind up a drive that is used by 4 families, passenger mirror will be blocked by ferns and such growth on that side of the drive. Hopefully people honk and dont assume I have seen them.

 Our 55m drive had silver ferns and climbing roses, bush up each side.... With the 1st 1/4 parked cars
Backing up in straight line should not be an issue .. if cant after little practice , get someone who can.. its not PHd stuff. Even with know one else to guide
 Also as far as bushes go, you only need to seen the end of the drive.. not the end... And a pair of seceters with a little selective pruning and maintenance so never looks has been puned.

 As you get close to doing the 'jack knife' you creep the boat to the opposite side, early thats a good 50m of the 70 to get that right..start a slow turn early, watch the front fender, then jack knife in . If cant get front fender clear.. Simply chock and disconnect, line up for a 2nd bite to turn in.

 Had so many boats and cant back? or even able to simply look at a difficult situation, to work it out?

Sry doesnt make up or make sense.

smudge wrote: Just remember we all have our own things we do well, not everyone is good at backing. Including myself.

Thanks smudge. I agree, for some 120m up a busy steep driveway with kids/cars running out of nowhere might be annoying and finding other means a less dangerous/hazardous one.

Its definitely not Im not capable of backing a trailer 120m.

I will only have one side mirror to view a 120m slope with 6 houses, with 8 cars and 9 kids to worry about, 4 of which think they own the drive and often pop out of nowhere as their house has no back yard (little ones)

Really? , you dont get on with any neighbours or the kids , flick $5 for them to direct?  even a 6 or 7yr old is quite competent to use as a guide

However Im still considering the tow ball on front of car idea,

 Reality check, you still cant see around the boat or even the rear (Stern) cnrs.

 Im by no means a good backer, in fact I would rate myself in the bottom of the ave guy.. and so do my sons.
 My 1st serious tow and reverse was a 16' 1960s caravan with only the echo of my dead dads instructions from several yrs previous. and I was 16 just got my drivers leicence.
 The tow was out of an awkward position in the back yard, 120 miles nth, on roads and hills and gravel roads Nth Auckland in the late 60s.. then a long  narrow reverse  between down between rows of caravans, then pretty much a jack knife in between 2 caravans and awainings with guy ropes.

 So will give you the backing instruction that where in my head from a young teenage from my Dead Dad , several yrs before. them here for you..
 I was so inexperienced , in the process I had no idea which way to turn the steering wheel, to turn the carvan
 the caravan which way..

 Get out and look at where you want to go..
Take it slow.
 If start to mess up, do not try to correct.. pull forward a couple yards, then continue.
 Turn wheel slow.
 Used idle speed and brakes, avoid the accelerator if possible.
 Dont be affraid to get out if not sure about the off side, even if someone is  directing you.

And guess what I nailed it very 1st time...

Our current drive, long back up .. must have line right, and trailer due to rear wheel alignment tends to hook right...
Figured line on drive so dont crash front fender into fence for right angle park at end..
Figured out where to start turn in relationship to drivers seat and door lock button on side of house to get around a fully blind cnr.
Have a mid way mark on the ground to aim for so dont out the trailer light thru the garage window..

It has taken me near on 2 yrs, and 1 garage (a solo day) window to be able to do the whole operation in one slow but smooth operation on a duel wheel trailer.

With all due respect, every one of the 'reasons' you have above as to why cant, stand out as excuses that I would .. well used to get, from my grandchildren.
 You havnt even borrowed a trailer , to even see if possible..yet see that it  and on top of that state your dont have the experience (yet owned lots boats) which means you cant make such a call in the 1st place.

PS my 3nd reverse (after taking Caravan home, another awkward parking position screwed up a few times before getting right..) was in a cattle truck backing the trailer then the truck upto the cattle loading thingy at Morewa freezing works... nailed that
 Back 50yrs ago days rules regulations and technology was very different to today.

Have not read the whole thread, so may have missed something.