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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jbcoug
McFez,
Could you provide any brand or model info on your wheel set up? Thanks
John |
I have Easy Launch wheels that I attained from a BN here...fishabductor
http://www.ezlaunchwheels.com/
Looks like their web site is not maintained.
DO NOT BUY JUNK SUCH AS THIS:
http://www.allinflatables.com/shopping/custom/wheels.html
THESE MAY WORK WELL:
http://www.bajaenterprises.com/BoatWheels.html
My wheels are plastic.....light weight.
Here's how to launch you rig:
Back up as close as you can to the area you wish to enter.
Unload everything you can from the boat. Less weight, better.
If you have a issue lifting the bow.....use the gas storage can as a counter balance in the aft :-)
Practice AT HOME before hitting the Baja :-)
This advice was created from hours of mistakes that I made 
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SFandH
Thanks mcfezter, I'll check it out soon and take some photos.
I like the San Quintin area. Overnighted many times at Cielto Lindo. Time to check out other spots. |
YW
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g499404-d282231-Re...
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bajadock
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Apologies, as this photo missed the ramp, approx 10 meters right.
Back to Punta Banda, the ramp on the south side of PB, directly south from the Rincon ramp is in good condition. Dirt road from carretera LaBuf over
the hill to south side is better than it has been in a long time.
Zeppelin is the name of the camp/ramp. That is my #1 kayak spot. 50 peso donation suggested to the local "attendant" there. The sea urchin season
is also here and you can usually get a sample of the catch mid-morning for another small donation.
[Edited on 8-7-2011 by bajadock]
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SFandH
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Thanks to all for the info. I'm new to the baja boating scene and it looks like I'm going to need to learn all the beach launching tricks. I travel in
a 2 wheel drive full size pickup with a camper on top so I stay away from loose sand.
I'm thinking about carrying 4 10 foot or so strips of carpet with me to use under the trailer wheels to get the boat in and out of the water. Has
anybody tried that?
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mcfez
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I wouldn't consider that. That camper and truck seems heavy and what not.....I would get the wheels (above) and end up without launch issues.
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redhilltown
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mcfez mentions the "baja catch" book and it would be a great starting place for many of the areas mentioned here. might be dumb to ask but you say
boating in your question but do you mean boating AND fishing? for a small boat in the san quintin area you can have a lot of fun but you won't (or you
shouldn't) get out to the main/good fishing areas...maybe some halibut in the bays. puerto santo tomas just south of ensenada has two ramps...the old
one that faces into the swells and you better know what you are doing and then the new one which is more on the bay side...the new one is perfectly
nice as to launching but a very steep grade down to it but for a 14' a piece of cake...at least here you can get to some good rockfish and
barracude/bonito in summer but there are some nasty breaks and currents if you head out too far and you really really (once again) better know what
you are doing...in each case if you can go out with locals first and get a feel for it all the better!
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SFandH
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
I wouldn't consider that. That camper and truck seems heavy and what not.....I would get the wheels (above) and end up without launch issues.
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Actually money is an issue with me. Especially with the POS boat - you know, a hole in the water that you continually throw money into. I try to
minimize that. I wouldn't be driving the truck onto the sand, just pushing and pulling the trailer over the sand using the carpet under the wheels.
I'll try it and if need be, I'll buy some transom wheels.
Thanks for the reply,
El Cheapo
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SFandH
| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
I wouldn't consider that. That camper and truck seems heavy and what not.....I would get the wheels (above) and end up without launch issues.
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Actually money is an issue with me. Especially with the POS boat - you know, a hole in the water that you continually throw money into. I try to
minimize that. I wouldn't be driving the truck onto the sand, just pushing and pulling the trailer over the sand using the carpet under the wheels.
I'll try it and if need be, I'll buy some transom wheels.
Thanks for the reply,
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No no...we all have our spending limits!
Try this...and I have seen this in play on a beach up north:
Buy three round posts, lay on the ground spaced out evenly, roll your tin over those.
redhilltown post.....read that 3 or 4 times! VERY good advice.
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Post idea would work, large diameter PVC perhaps. But the problem with the both the transom wheel and post methods is that I have to take it off the
trailer first.
If I can figure out how to upload a photo, here is a picture of the boat, not mine but taken from the original sales brochure. I recently bought the
boat. It's a 14' 1964 Starcraft Dart. Max HP is 45 and mine has a 1967 65 HP Merc on it.
No need to warn me about overpowered boats, I've been around boats since I was a kid and this is my third one. I won't be going out in the open ocean
with this little guy, just in bays and estuaries.
Anybody want to trade a smaller motor for a classic Merc?
Anyway, it's a heavy rig, monster motor and thick aluminum, and I want to launch and recover it using the trailer. And I really don't want to bolt
onto the transom some plastic ballon tires. It would ruin the coolness factor. Also I'm not a fisherman, just a joyrider and swimmer/diver.
I might try the bowfishing idea though.
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