Sunfish Storage Launch Ramp

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3Fish&TheSun

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Long delayed, but finally got my sunfish ramp built with knowledge and directions from Alan Glos. It is movable so it can be moved along the ramp with receding and rising of the water. So, so happy with it and my Sunfish is well protected. We had huge gully washing rain on July and lots of debris floating in the water; Massive logs and trees floating on to shore and not one touched or damaged my Fish. It was surrounded by debris, but completely protected.

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Now the next move is to buy a mast-up cover so you can leave the rig on the boat and be on the water in 5 minutes, see photos of both ramp designs.
The first photo shows the simple beach ramp. The long frame is 2"X4"X8' pressure treated studs. The bunk is 2"X8"X4' PT, but these dimensions are not probably not critical. The "attach to the dock" design is 2"X4" PT framing decked with 3/4" PT plywood deck 10"X4", yeah I had to buy $2$ sheets of plywood but the extra 2" helped balance the hull better but had a use for the other left-over piece. Pipes were 2" dia galvanized steel with a 90 degree fitting and pipe flanges that bolt to the side of the deck. Use non-marring rollers if you don't want black marks on your keel.

Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY
 

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Alan S. Glos said:
Now the next move is to buy a mast-up cover so you can leave the rig on the boat and be on the water in 5 minutes, see photos of both ramp designs.
The first photo shows the simple beach ramp. The long frame is 2"X4"X8' pressure treated studs. The bunk is 2"X8"X4' PT, but these dimensions are not probably not critical. The "attach to the dock" design is 2"X4" PT framing decked with 3/4" PT plywood deck 10"X4", yeah I had to buy $2$ sheets of plywood but the extra 2" helped balance the hull better but had a use for the other left-over piece. Pipes were 2" dia galvanized steel with a 90 degree fitting and pipe flanges that bolt to the side of the deck. Use non-marring rollers if you don't want black marks on your keel.

Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY
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Thanks for posting the dimensions Alan. Question about the mast up cover. Isn’t there a risk of cracking the mast step when keeping the mast stored in the boat? I was always taught to take the mast out when done sailing, but always wondered if it was really necessary. We can get some heavy winds, but I don’t think it is enough to move the mast of a stationery boat.
 
3Fish&TheSun,

As long as the boat is well tied down to the ramp, there is no risk that the wind on a bare mast will stress the mast step. I have a nice soft, fat tie-down line that goes over the cockpit and another tie-down line at the bow. Yes, if you leave a mast up on the beach and wind blows the boat off the ramp and "capsizes" it, the mast can crack the mast step or bend the mast or both.

Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY
 
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