Topic: Boats and boating thread

[JohnnyMac]

That's a quality piece of kit there and will certainly aid in getting in and out of the boat when it's on the trailer.  Definitely something you might not think about right away but when actually doing the task it becomes clear there are things you might need to adjust.  Great that some company has a good solution to the problem.

[bridgecity]

Looks awesome Ron.  Now get that thing on the water!

[draghon]

Good idea for a boat that gets launched regularly!

[rrocket]

Good idea for a boat that gets launched regularly!

Ya, the easier the better.

[Firm]

Nice, anything that makes launching easier is going to make the thing more enjoyable.

[sailor723]

Those steps are very slick. Great idea! 

[rrocket]

Nice, anything that makes launching easier is going to make the thing more enjoyable.

Anything that makes me look less like a dope is important too! LOL [emoji38]

[KD]

Those steps are very slick. Great idea! 

Agreed!  May get a set myself, if I decide to keep the boat. 

[Gurgie]

That is a pretty slick setup! I used kinda do the same, drive the boat onto the trailer & get off on the bow & climb onto the trailer tongue.

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[ArticSteve]

Finally got the kinks out of this thing after a day of modifying the front bumpers (making and upholstering new ones).  Boat would not fit and sat too far back.  Now it's working and is fantastic at what it does.

Interestingly, this concept was patented by a man in Midland, ON, but died before it took off.  My neighbour 2 doors away bought the original version that was wheeled.  These guys from Wisconsin bought the patent off the widow and eventually realized that the  launcher need to be on tracks.  So being in Wisconsin the tracks are John Deere and the engine that powers the hydraulics is a Kohler.  You can opt for lithium @ an additional $20K USD.

Very satisfied but 20 years too late, but isn't everything.     

[Firm]

H*LL Yeah that looks cool   

[ktm525]

awesome

[tortoise]

That crawler is incredible.

Managed to get out camping with my oldest for a few days.

Lots of boating, no lake trout. Fun was had.

[ArticSteve]

Is that a Mott's Clamato he's drinking?     I love those drinks.

A little bit of Canadian paradise I see.  Black flies seemed to have been almost none existent for us this May.  How about you?  I contribute it to climate change. 

[rrocket]

As always, that's ridiculously cool, AS! That's thing is baller!

As for me? Still fine tuning the equipment on boat and the process of making it ridiculously easy for one person to load/unload, fish, etc.

Most recently, I floated the boat at the ramp (test run) in which I discovered I needed a way to get off the boat. As previously posted, I installed the trailer steps to help with that.

The boat was a bit fussy to get centered on the trailer. There were no guides on the trailer back, so that was the next project.

Looked at many options. Wanted a bit nicer than a pole with PVC tubes. Settled on something more expensive, durable and adjustable.

Cursed the cost until I fitted it...it's a very well designed kit, robust, and went on really easy. You get what you pay for I guess.

I've got a ruggerized, waterproof tablet coming for my mapping/navigation needs, so that should be it. I think I've sorted all my little issues.

[tortoise]

Is that a Mott's Clamato he's drinking?     I love those drinks.

A little bit of Canadian paradise I see.  Black flies seemed to have been almost none existent for us this May.  How about you?  I contribute it to climate change. 

Hahahaha, it's a raspberry ginger ale.  He's only 14, so it won't be long before that's a Ceasar.

Bugs were non existent. Didn't even set up the bug tent.  But it was a chilly weekend (it was two weekends ago)

[Gurgie]

Finally got the kinks out of this thing after a day of modifying the front bumpers (making and upholstering new ones).  Boat would not fit and sat too far back.  Now it's working and is fantastic at what it does.

Interestingly, this concept was patented by a man in Midland, ON, but died before it took off.  My neighbour 2 doors away bought the original version that was wheeled.  These guys from Wisconsin bought the patent off the widow and eventually realized that the  launcher need to be on tracks.  So being in Wisconsin the tracks are John Deere and the engine that powers the hydraulics is a Kohler.  You can opt for lithium @ an additional $20K USD.

Very satisfied but 20 years too late, but isn't everything. 

Very sweet!

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[Gurgie]

Is that a Mott's Clamato he's drinking?     I love those drinks.

A little bit of Canadian paradise I see.  Black flies seemed to have been almost none existent for us this May.  How about you?  I contribute it to climate change. 

Hahahaha, it's a raspberry ginger ale.  He's only 14, so it won't be long before that's a Ceasar.

Bugs were non existent. Didn't even set up the bug tent.  But it was a chilly weekend (it was two weekends ago)

So instead he had some bourbon to keep warm?

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[tortoise]

Good call on the quality guides. My trailer had the PVC ones and they both broke off.  My boat is easy to put on the trailer so I didn't bother replacing them.

When will you get out for the maiden voyage?

[rrocket]

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When will you get out for the maiden voyage?

Probably on the weekend?

 Wanted to this weekend but was fighting flu.

Yuck.