Minimum Ramp Depth To Launch

[C130]

Question on launching, my son has a tournament tomorrow and I have access to a private ramp very close to where we are starting out to fish. But, the ramp is in some very shallow water and as far as I could tell it isn't dredged out. I pulled up close to the ramp a few days and it's only about 2 feet deep as far as I could tell. I'm concerned about being able to launch then get the boat back on the trailer so thinking of launching further away. What's a general minimum depth to launch and get a boat back on the trailer, specifically an Eyra?

[printman71]

Too shallow for me in my Puma. You might get it off the trailer, but not back on, at least not with any ease and power loading. A good way to damage the lower unit and the prop.

[C130]

Too shallow for me in my Puma. You might get it off the trailer, but not back on, at least not with any ease and power loading. A good way to damage the lower unit and the prop.

Thanks, that's exactly what I was thinking. It's a decent drive to weigh in from either ramp so the last thing I want to deal with is not being able to get the boat on the trailer and definitely don't want to damage anything.

[lpugh]

If I can back in enough to get the fender steps under water, its deep enough to power load it with no danger, I do allways load at full trim up though as it lifts the bow to match trailer angle better