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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] launch ramp



Most small sailboats are launched with a hoist on a pivoting mast around
here.

On Mon, 2003-03-24 at 14:21, John R. Farrington wrote:
> There is a class of sailboat around here, 15-20 feet (5-7m) in length that have a fixed
> keel extending 3 feet (1m) or so from the bottom of the boat.  There are a number of
> these around here that are kept on trailers and launched (presumably?) just like a
> ski boat, which would require the trailer to be really far under water.
> 
> Anyone have any experience or knowledge of how these boats are launched and retrieved?
> 
> -John
>