Thanks for this Pollo. Your dock and setting look beautiful, but I think I'm going to need a different solution.
I want to keep both kayaks inside the garage between uses, at least most of the time.
I have them on wheels so I can roll them down to the water, about 75 feet away. We are willing to wade into the water, usually about halfway up my calves. But when the tide is not high enough, I can't traverse the pluff mud without sinking very deep into it.
I am thinking what I need is some kind of walkway that will allow me to get out farther and into water deep enough to float the boat. I also need a handrail to hold onto while getting in and out of the boat.
One possibility is laying down a walkway of treated wood or aluminum grating, possibly attaching the walkway to the piers of the dock to keep it above the mud. Then I could attach a handrail to the dock as well.
I've seen kayak lifts and launches, including the EZ Kayak launch.
https://www.ez-dock.com/product/ez-kayak-launch/And this lift system:
https://thedockdoctors.com/ladder-lift-launch.htmlBut this does not solve the problem of getting the kayaks from the garage to the launch and back, or I should say they do not appear to save much labor in that process.
On a related issue: what do Hobie owners using wheels do to remove and install the wheels during launch. I like rolling the boat right into the water on the wheels, but this makes it hard to get the wheels out. Is there some nifty way to get the wheels out (and in) without having to turn the boat on its side or lift the back end? All suggestions are welcome.