i think you are right, ron. having to get back onto land quickly could easily be nasty. that is probably the one thing i am most concerned about. queenswake, lake superior can get bad. i was going to build a dock, but changed my mind. too risky. i don’t even want to put a portable dock in. yes, drizzy musky. i will be picking my days and eyeballing the weather pretty closely. i am located in a large bay area where the big boats (1,000 footers) come to harbor from the storms we have around here. so, the waves i get are much smaller than those not sheltered from the BIG lake.

contemplating that, dusty. however, i do indeed want my own launch point on my own property. fishingchallenged, i have a kioti rx7320 4-wheel drive with a backhoe attached. thinking of taking the loader off and putting on a quick attach hitch plate. i could then drive down the ramp forward instead of backing up. bearcat89, i do not have a boat yet, but i have taken the tractor down the ramp and into the water. all went well with that. ripjiggen, yes. i will have everything insured.

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true words shady5

Thanks to all of you guys. Dusty and Bearcat89, I think I will be launching the boat off of a tractor bucket that has a hitch attached to it. I would drive the tractor forward down the ramp. Big Crappie, I will be looking into the trailer with rollers. Gimruis, yes, it gets pretty stormy quick on Lake Superior, even though I am in a semi-protected spot on the lake. Hot Runr Guy, it is steep. Big Werm, I may just do that and use this ramp just to walk down to the lake. FishBlood, your rule applies to this launch :).