Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak entry system for sailboat

From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 12:32:14
At 08:09 AM 7/21/00 -0700, Melissa wrote:
>--- "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.  
>
I thought about this, too, partly as a mental exercise. How about a swim
platform, possibly mounted on rollers, that slides down so it's under
water? Drive the kayak onto it, winch up the platform, and get in or out.
Unfortunately, it probably wouldn't work for carrying the boat, just for
access . . . this is an area where a foldable or sectional boat would seem
to have some merit.

-- Wes

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