Dinghy Launch and Storage on Mucky Shore Advice

[Eric Jacobson]

get rid of that stinkboat - put zest on lift - Priorities!

How big is that lake?

that is funny!  But no.  I'll keep my Whaler for the glassy water dead calm days.

Green Lake is 2 thousand acres.

 

[eric1207]

Boat lift for sure.  On downwind side of dock.  A jet ski lift might even be adequate, it is for my Laser.  I bought a cheap cable winch from Harbor Freight for the jet ski lift.  Rig, then sit in boat, push down button, you're off.  

 

[Kenny Dumas]

Zip line

 

[WCB]

@LakeBoy, have you done this?  

My wife's aunt and uncle keep a Force 5 on a dock like that up in the 1000 islands of Canada.  It's pretty easy.  There's has a v-shape to the dock in the center so it does a pretty good job of keeping the boat in place and they tie the painter to a cleat or loop on the dock, that's it.  Mast and boom stay up.

 

[Champlain Sailor]

This could be pricey, but a pull-on floating dock may well do the trick.   You might get lucky and find a used one for a jet ski that would work.   The sailboat is much lighter than a jetski, so it would float it fine, and you could tie the floating cradle to the side of your dock.