On Sep 25, 8:32 am, wrote:
On 25 Sep 07, Berta wrote:
Any ideas for this setup or companies that do this sort of thing or
should we forget it and just either give up boating


You may end up with some sort of acceptable compromise but don't give up. If the rack for a heavier boat idea doesn't come through, and the Portaboat idea won't do, maybe a lightweight 10'-12' aluminum skiff or John boat might? Or a canoe? Several canoe makers offer a wide beam square stern model that'll handle a small outboard. Keep looking though. When you find a solution, don't forget to report it back here. I'd bet it's a dilemma for lots of trailer campers/boaters.
Rick



Thanks Rick and I'm sure that out there somewhere is a device that
will solve the problem. Bottom line is---we have a boat already that
we like and do not want to purchase another, no need. This is the
21st century and someone, somewhere has licked this problem and
designed a device, perhaps with a hydraulic and/or 12 volt winch-
operated lift, that scoops up the boat from the side and turns it
upside down on the rack above and vice versa.

Come to think about it, isn't that how they launch dinghys off of
yachts? They keep them on the side of the yacht so this would just
involve lifting them a little more on top of the pickup rack, just
like the kind contractors use. This just doesn't seem like that huge
of a problem to me. And I don't understand why I can't find a company
that sells them despite surfing all the net looking for a solution.
Maybe we should just head to a welding shop with the design and let
them go at it.

Not trying to sound fixed-minded about this but we simply do not care
about options that include storing the boat by the lake, buying
another boat, etc. Continuing the hunt...

Berta