04-19-2011, 06:52 PM
I now use a trailer to haul the toon around on since I downsized my vehicle from a van to an SUV. What I have done in the past and will continue to do is find a nice accessible launching site at the lake. Most lakes have some kind of ramp. Others use a beach of some sort. I usually pull up to the launch site and unload and finish rigging up the toon. The battery and motor go on after I get it in the water. Easier that way to lift. Don't try lifting it fully rigged with motor and battery. You will injure yourself. When ready to launch I take the vehicle to the parking area then go back and launch and attach motor etc... I now have a toon that I do not need to take the storage pouches and stuff off (bottom toon in pic). I can leave them on unlike my first toon (top one in pic) which will speed up the launching process. Now if you need to hike to a location use a tube like an outcast Fat cat for example or something lighter and easier to carry. My wife uses an Outcast FC4 (pic attached).
This pic of the trailer is not the final product. This was taken during the build back in February and looks much different now. I lowered the top deck and added bracing to it.
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This pic of the trailer is not the final product. This was taken during the build back in February and looks much different now. I lowered the top deck and added bracing to it.
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