Launching Boats At Covered Marina Slips

A look at how boats are launched from covered slips at our marina. This is the way it's done at pretty much every marina that offers at-slip winter storage.
For reference, take a look at my 'Lifting Our Boat In A Covered Marina Slip - Winter Haul Out' video here; • Lifting Our Boat In A ...
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Filmed April, 2024.
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Boat Specs;
- Model: 1998 Sea Ray 370 Sundancer
- Length (bow to transom): 37-6", LOA (with factory swim platform): 40'-1"
- Beam: 12'-7"
- Dry Weight: 17,000 lbs
- Fully Loaded Weight: Boat + Fuel (1,664) + Water (580) + Gear (1,250 +/-) = 20,500 LBS
- Fuel Capacity: 275 U.S. gallons, 1,040 litres
- Draft: 32”
- Dead Rise: 20 degrees
- Engines: 2 x 7.4 litre Mercruiser Bluewater, Multi-Port fuel injection, gasoline, raw water cooled, rated at 310 HP
- Transmissions: 2 x Borg Warner Velvet Drives, in Vee-Drive configuration
- Generator: Westerbeke 7.2 Kw BCGTC @ 60 Hz, gasoline powered & carburated, 3,600 RPM continuous engine speed
- 18,000 (total) BTU (12 + 6), reverse cycle heating/air conditioning
- Shore Power: 2 x 30 Amp, 120 V connections
- Freshwater Holding Tank: Single 70 U.S. Gallon tank
- Waste (black-water) Holding Tank: Single 40 U.S. Gallon
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Happy Boating :-)

[@greensdreams]

Omg! I always thought it was bibidy bobidy doo! Have a great season.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

That'll work 😄 A great season is at hand!

[@shinystar1781]

my husband was in midland all day friday buffing the boat before it goes in. so excited for this season 😊

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Looking forward to another great one!!

[@Itsfinegoboating]

I get our boat back in the water this Wednesday !!🎉🎉 can’t wait !!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Fantastic!!! All the best for the upcoming season 😁

[@johnperreault116]

Had my SeaRay 400 SB in dry dock last week for pre season preventive maintenance. Changed the blade on the bow thruster to a new 6 blade curved configuration. 70% increase in efficiency and can’t hear it when using it. Also checked the rudder positioning and adjusted the rudder actuators and auto pilot. Ran it up to 24 knots on the way home from the dry dock. Smoooooth

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

So nice to have everything running and performing smoothly on the boat!

[@matthoward5420]

Thanks mate 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

No problem 👍👍👍👍

[@joanneiler2415]

Cool boogaboo is the water 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Sure is!!

[@8560mkkem]

Compared to the steele of a travle lift thoose support steele poles seem pretty light. But obviously it works

[@8560mkkem]

So.they don't preasure wash your bottom to get off.last seasons slime? Mike

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Those posts are x 4 per side, vs x2 on a Marine Travelift, so there's that. Plus, the posts on a Marine Travelift provide more than just vertical lifting strength, but support for the overall structure as well, so they are probably a little stronger looking in that respect. As you say, this system works fine and has been doing so for more than 50 years at this location.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

@@8560mkkem As mentioned in a previous video, due to the last minute change of marinas last year, it was too late in the season to get ours done. Check my videos from last season to learn more on the changes...

[@mattie3595]

Hey Paul, They must drag the support beams backward off the fingers to the main dock? Or do they drop them in the water & fish them out?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

They merely drop one end in the water, carry the other side to the shore side and move 'em away on a roller. Then a tow motor takes them away for summer storage on land. A straightforward process.

[@user-uw9rp9ow2e]

When is the next Georgian Bay trip? Any thoughts of doing the north channel?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Don't have any plans for The Bay this summer, but ya never know...

[@davelawrence6777]

You may have said i just missed it. But has thought been given to the dingy

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Yes. Thought about it for about 10 seconds and the answer is no to a dinghy 😂 Perhaps in the future, but currently we don't have need for one. The last one was bought new in 2021 and we didn't even get close to the 10 hour break-in period for the outboard, so sold it at the end of the season 🙄

[@eternitysshore]

How often do you need to paint the bottom in fresh water? Like never?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

If the bottom paint is in decent condition, I'd say every 3-5 years - or longer. Ours just looks dirty, as I never got a chance to wash it when it came out last year, but in good overall condition.

[@eternitysshore]

Makes sense.

[@lafolle1414]

how much is a slip like that worth...per month??

[@johnperreault116]

Marinas can be a little persnickety. In California they charge by the linear foot. Instead of using the manufacturers stated length, say 40’. They add the swim platforms and bow spirits, so a 40’ vessel will be charged 45’. At 18 bucks a foot that adds another hundred bucks to the slip rental

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

I'm not familiar with their monthly rates, as we are brand new to this marina. That said, if you contact Anita (office manager), she'd be happy to forward you all the details; www.starportmarina.com/

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Interesting. All of the marinas we've been in over the years charge by the slip size for dockage. Other services are usually charged by the foot.

[@johnperreault116]

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo They force you into a larger slip by not allowing the swim platform or bow spirits to overhang on either end, then charge you for the extended length, all by the linear foot.