build a boat ramp
A cheap boat ramp build using cull pressure treated lumber, and scrounged parts and pieces from barbecues, bikes and repurposed water bottles. $50 excluding winch!. The need to pull a small boat up a 45 degree slope prompted this project. it was the last project in a series of four that included a dock, walk way, deck and terrace steps up to the rear patio.. Building boat ramps, whether you are building a ramp for your private use, or in the case of the department of game and inland fisheries (dgif), public use, many of the things to be considered are the same. some of those things are site criteria, permits, design, construction methods and materials, and the type and size of boats to be launched.. 
