A watercraft launch for safely launching and retrieving a watercraft in and out of a body of water from an elevated position has a self-adjusting stairway and hull cradle. The watercraft launch is supported for angular movement relative a seawall as the surface of the water moves between different elevations, such as between tides. The self-adjusting stairway has stair treads that move along with the launch in response changing water elevations and adjust to maintain a horizontal position. The hull cradle moveably connected for longitudinal movement along launch between its upper and lower ends.
Watercraft Launch
2017-03-09
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen |