Dog boat ramp

  • wildfan
    Ogilvie Minnesota
    Posts: 598
    August 10, 2012 at 11:08 pm #1278494

    Has anybody installed a ramp on there boat for the dog to get back in.
    I have a Lowe 1730 f&s and have not found one that looks like it would work. My fishing buddy likes to go for a swim when it gets hot out.
    Thanks
    Don

    onestout
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 2698
    August 11, 2012 at 2:46 am #1091504

    just get his front paws over the side of the boat and put your hand on the back of his head and he will be able to get himself into the boat.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    August 11, 2012 at 3:21 am #1091511

    Quote:

    just get his front paws over the side of the boat and put your hand on the back of his head and he will be able to get himself into the boat.


    You’ve never tried this with a great dane, have you?

    1hl&sinker
    On the St.Croix
    Posts: 2501
    August 11, 2012 at 4:17 am #1091518

    Not every dog is trained to sit in dead center of the boat.

    Everybody move to the front of the boat, pups is coming aboard! When he starts to shake the water off I need someone to cantilever themselves over the bow of the boat as far as they can reach as I use my body to offset the forward movement of pups. We know the drill lets do it or we all are taking a swim.

    Yes, the cartoons in my head are funnier.

    nick
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 4977
    August 11, 2012 at 6:46 am #1091543

    Maybe not exactly what you are looking for, but a doggie life jacket generally have handles in them to lift dogs back out of the water.

    wildfan
    Ogilvie Minnesota
    Posts: 598
    August 11, 2012 at 11:35 am #1091549

    Quote:

    Quote:

    just get his front paws over the side of the boat and put your hand on the back of his head and he will be able to get himself into the boat.



    You’ve never tried this with a great dane, have you?



    Or an 82 lb golden

    Both pups love to retrieve, so I think a ramp would help with multiple retrieves, but thanks for the info.

    Chris Aker
    Posts: 99
    July 5, 2019 at 7:46 pm #1866085

    I have a 90lb pit / lab and am also searching for a ramp that would work with a bass boat. I need to find something that folds up, as the boats only a 17 footer and I don’t really want to have a 6 foot ramp lying around all day.

    lindyrig79
    Forest Lake / Lake Mille Lacs
    Posts: 5797
    July 5, 2019 at 8:34 pm #1866089

    Might have to make something custom. I’ve made a couple for my duck boat using 2x3s and some hinges

    Or, get a permanent swim ladder off the transom

    Bearcat89
    North branch, mn
    Posts: 20324
    July 5, 2019 at 8:48 pm #1866091

    Mine I hang on the transom. Removable, I dont have a ladder

    Chris Aker
    Posts: 99
    July 6, 2019 at 12:31 am #1866111

    Thanks Bearcat. I don’t have a ladder on mine either, so I was wondering if that one could be used without the ladder. It’s cheaper and smaller than most I’ve seen, which I like on both counts.

    Gordio
    Posts: 98
    July 6, 2019 at 12:54 am #1866112

    Holy moly.

    If that’ll work for you, look for hang on dog stands (think duck hunting flooded timber) or even a hang on deer stand.

    Bearcat89
    North branch, mn
    Posts: 20324
    July 6, 2019 at 4:26 am #1866114
    Chris Aker wrote:

    Thanks Bearcat. I don’t have a ladder on mine either, so I was wondering if that one could be used without the ladder. It’s cheaper and smaller than most I’ve seen, which I like on both counts.

    Mine is not that exact model but it is the same thing. My 90 lbs german shepherd does great with it.

    mbenson
    Minocqua, WI
    Posts: 1709
    July 10, 2019 at 11:08 am #1866805

    I like Bearcat’s option and have seen others like in duck hunting catalogs like Avery, etc. I used to have my labs (trying to retrieve musky lures) jump and once at the transom would grab by the scruff of the neck and pull them up and over… Now that I’m 63, I think I’d like the ramp option a bit better!!!

    Mark

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