Towing a short distance with launching wheels?

[ben1000]

Howdy...

Just wondering if this was something anyone had done...

Take the SIB uninflated to the lake... Inflate and rig in the parking lot, and then lower the launching wheels....

I was then thinking about attaching the front of the boat to my ball-hitch (maybe with just some rope around the front handle, or something) and the using the truck to maneuver the boat around to the ramp and back down the ramp.... At the bottom, I'd until the boat from the hitch, and lower it down to the water...

So, essentially, the boat is being towed, with no trailer and no real hitch, for a couple of hundred feet across the parking long and down the ramp, on it's launching wheels..

Anyone do this? Any issues? Bad idea?

Thanks!

Best,

Ben

 

[Philster]

Re: Towing a short distance with launching wheels?

So... the more you use the wheels, the faster they wear down, and I suspect they are replaceable?

If you go no faster than launch speed and don't exceed their limits, then it's up to you.

 

[loose rivet]

Re: Towing a short distance with launching wheels?

It might work but it sounds like you need a trailer.

 

[H20Rat]

Re: Towing a short distance with launching wheels?

Not a problem... He isn't talking about towing it at 75mph down the highway on those little roller blade wheels without a trailer under it. Just going from a parking spot to the water, sure!