stringy wrote:
Hi Dave,
Yes, the TI is very stable with AMA folded and yes it would not tip while pulling it onto the dock ...but are you able to haul the entire boat with its 240lb+ mass back up and onto the dock?
You might neede a roller system and winch assist? Would a Davit be out of the question?
Re the cart, any of the Hobie dolly carts are rated for the TI. Or you can make one yourself from their cradles:
https://www.hobie.com/au/en/forums/view ... 73&t=40346The C-Tug would work as well and can be modified easily to suit different purposes:
https://www.hobie.com/au/en/forums/view ... 1&start=90Doing up the tramps while on the water could be tricky if you can’t stand in the water but it can be done. It would be better to assemble/rig on shore but would dock post/railings prevent this?
Good point stringy about lifting that weight. The dock sections are poly-something (plastic) made by
http://www.ez-dock.com. I might be able to bolt a roller to it and/or a pulley/winch, but these modules are not really suited to bolting things to . They do make modules with rollers for jet skis to glide up onto that might help.
There are 4' high posts along each side of the dock so a davit system to lift the TI while it was along side (parallel to) the dock would not work (if I could even attach davits). I think I have to pull it onto the dock, bow first, either from the end of the dock or cross-ways in the middle of the dock.
In your links, the full TI '5 dip' cradle with balloon tires would exceed my 5' dock width. But the video with balloon tires and '3 dip' scupper cradle would work, and might be easy to insert while the TI was near its balance point off the end of the dock. Hmm, hard to use scupper wheels if TI is cross-ways to the dock.
I have a picture of my dock, but not a website to host the pic.
I could assemble the trampolines while the TI was cross-ways to the dock, but I can't extend the amas if I push off the end of the dock (because of the vertical posts on each side of the dock)
I will look further at those cradle links
Thanks
Dave