Modular watercraft support structure

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1997-03-03

1998-08-18

Taylor, Dennis L.

Hydraulic and earth engineering

Marine vessel portage, launching, or removing

Dry dock

114 48, 114263, 405 3, B63C 504

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057950989

ABSTRACT:
A watercraft support structure formed from a plurality of rigid platforms that are coupled together by the use of linking pins. Each platform having independent buoyancy formed integral therein for support of most any size watercraft. The structure includes multiple ramp, cradle, and flat platforms, allowing an individual to customize a support structure for a particular sized watercraft. The platforms allow the structure to raise or fall with each tidal change and include a hinge-type connection that promotes ease of loading and unloading of a watercraft.

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