Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak entry system for sailboat

--- "Sailboat Restorations, Inc."
<sailboatrestorations_at_worldnet.att.net> wrote:

I have seen people with kayak racks
> on their
> motor boats (nice idea) but the only one I ever really looked closely
> at had
> a flat swim platform on the back that could serve like a low dock for
> entry
> and exit of the kayaks.  

This is something I've been thinking about for a while now (as I
continue to dream of someday having a sailboaty).  I've been wondering
if a *foldable* floating dock could somehow be developed.  Something
that would be *rolled out* (sections connected with hinges, or
something like that), and a couple of flat bars that would swing around
and lock it all in place.  And then of course, some way to attach it to
the transom.  This would be about the size of the swim platforms you
mentioned.

It wouldn't need to be very wide (not too many sections), and perhaps
with a built-in *lever attachment* that could be used as a paddle shaft
(for putting over the deck just behind the cockpit for stablization
while entering/exiting).  This would make it unnecessary to deal with
the long paddle shaft on such a narrow platform.

Just some idle musings... (I'll keep working on it)

Melissa


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