On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 07:25:25 -0700, "BB" wrote:

I would be wary of the rubber surface due to algae growth making it
slippery.
A rough (as opposed to a floor smooth) 8-10 foot wide concrete ramp should
work just fine.


City of Pittsburgh does something similar with at least one of their
landings... concrete ramp, textured. However, on the above water
segment, there is some old carpeting that provides some padding and
hull protection for fiberglass boats.

Down at Three Rivers Rowing Association, they actually have some small
floating docks extending off of their concrete ramp. There is a
rubber rub-rail on the outside of the docks. However, this
organization supports both rowing shells (up to 8's) as well as
fla****er kayaks, and some WW or SK boat involvement. It is a good
set-up also.

Ted Marz