launch

I own a Catalina 18 and due to its fixed keel I need to launch at ramps that are steep enough to get the boat into deep water quickly or that have enough pavement to allow me to use my trailer extension. I’m interested in finding ramps generally in the Chesapeake Bay, Eastern NC, Charleston, and...

I recently purchased a Catalina Capri 18 wing keel. When I went to launch at my local ramp, even with the trailer tongue fully extended it seemed pretty far from getting deep enough to float off the trailer. My tongue retracted is 56 inches, extended 80 inches (so extending the tongue adds 2...

My wife and I are preparing to launch our 'new' O'day 20 this weekend, weather permitting, for her first trials (and ours). This will be a weekend of many 'firsts' hopefully we can figure out stepping the mast on our first O'day. While getting the mast set up is a concern, my bigger worry is...

Does anyone know if the Newport 17 can be hoisted on a crane and lifted onto the water using hoist straps? We're currently launching it on a trailer down the boat ramp using our car but we'd like to use the cranes instead, if we can, to lift it off the trailer onto the water. There appear to be...