Up To Land

Hello everyone,

I'm the proud new(ish) owner of a nearly fully restored 1983 Hobie 16. Great. Love it. Can't wait to take it out.

The problem is that I have a roughly 1.5' sea wall that I need to clear to get this bad boy on land, and I' would rather not need to call up my neighbors every time I need to pull the boat out. I'm currently thinking a floating ramp with a winch will be the best answer. Has anyone run into anything of the sort that could serve this purpose without breaking the bank?

Thank.

I keep my 16 Hobie above a 2 foot seawall. Fortunately for me I have a sandy beach that is dry in all but extreme tides. I simply lift the bow and slide it up. Once it is where it needs to stay I tie the stern to the seawall. If there is water all the way up to the wall it will take a little ingenuity. What if you secured some long 2x10 boards to the seawall and winch it up?

I have a similar situation. It is fairly easy to pull it up onto land fully rigged. The worst thing is that I have to turn it to the wind for launch, which is a little nerve wracking. Always drop it in rudders first, or you risk major damage to them.

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Steve
2017 Hobie 16 "Cayman" sails 114795
1985 & 1973? Hobie 14 "Sea & Ski"

Unfortunately, it is a vertical wall. The water drops about 4' and the and the wall is up another 1.5, which makes ramps a little tricky. Not to mention that the HOA isn't a big fan of placing mooring out in the lake.

I've been considering grabbing a couple 2x10x10's and hinging them to the wall and just winching the bad-boy over the wall, but I'm not certain that they will have the flotation required to provide the angle needed to get over the wall. I may give it a try anyway.

Try it. I would cut a peice of PVC in half to mount on the 2x10s to keep the cat on them. If there isn't bouyency enough, you can always add a tide bottle or milk jugs.

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Steve
2017 Hobie 16 "Cayman" sails 114795
1985 & 1973? Hobie 14 "Sea & Ski"

I've got a similar situation but it's rocks, and only about a 3' drop.

I haven't tried this yet nor worked out all the details but I plan on trying 6" pvc with something to hold two pieces together, maybe 2-3 "T"'s doing this twice I'll drill and bolt the high end to a board to hold them same distance apart as the hulls, put caps on the water end, hoping it will actually almost float with the boat on it. At least be somewhat buoyant then the boat will slide in easy and winch up without much effort, going to do it to scale before i spend all the money and work but maybe my crazy idea will give you a better one lol