On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:05:08 -0400, Larry wrote:

Just a consideration: Be certain the boat launches you use are steep
enough to support launching a sailboat of any kind. I say this because
most of the launches we have here in northern NH are too shallow unless
you're willing to get wet. I am definitely not trying to discourage
you, just suggesting that you check; otherwise a centerboard affair may
work much better.

Only wimps use a ramp. Real men drag the boat down the sand until it
floats. Then there was the marine railway for the jetboat. Sometime in
the sixties we got a dock and hoists for the jetboat and the M-16
scow, but the two sunfish,the canoe, the laser, and the [5 hp]
duckboat were kept on the sand. Ramps were once a year, to and from
winter storage. The neighbors dragged their ski boat over the beach.

Casady