Beaching Boat on a Ramp??

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Re: Beaching Boat on a Ramp??

#16 Post by Pontoon Pirate » Tue Apr 12, 2016 4:06 pm

I'm not putting any boat on concrete. I'll put an aluminum fishing boat on gravel. I don't want my pontoons touching anything but sand, or dirt.

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Re: Beaching Boat on a Ramp??

#17 Post by joe20toon » Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:39 pm

Pontoon Pirate wrote:I'm not putting any boat on concrete. I'll put an aluminum fishing boat on gravel. I don't want my pontoons touching anything but sand, or dirt.
Me either... No way it's touching concrete.
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Re: Beaching Boat on a Ramp??

#18 Post by C_M_25 » Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:12 pm

Yeah, I was trying to think of something to make launching and retrieving by myself easier. I guess I'm going to have to get that ipilot deal instead :)
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Re: Beaching Boat on a Ramp??

#19 Post by HandymanHerb » Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:32 pm

It easy to do without touching concrete, I do it all the time, because I can get out during the week when everyone is working, so end up going with the dog
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Re: Beaching Boat on a Ramp??

#20 Post by tuned » Thu Apr 14, 2016 5:06 pm

C_M_25 wrote:We have corrugated concrete as well. When you pulled up on it, did it cause any damage to the toons?
No damage. Once I had the bow on the ramp, I had someone sit on it to keep from bobbing up and down. I was sooo relieved once we got out of there. I'm not sure I would do it again, just because of the stress.
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