Used to have that problem at a local ramp I used. Took a bunch of bags of quickcrete (still in their bags), we set them out in the water at the end of the ramp on a Monday. They were like "concrete" by the next weekend and most are still there .

This is what I plan on doing.. with a longer ramp (Hypotenuse)

I've seen it done and it works:party-smiley-004: 55 MTI trailer found the end of the ramp and they assisted the trailer with the boat and I assisted the truck with a F450 that had 500 miles on it. Not the best way to break in a new truck, but we got the semi and trailer out:evilb: It looked like a Ford commercial:thankyouthankyou:

the Winnetka launch is not fairing very well after this winter :(


****See attached - The effect of Lake Michigan water level dropping 18 inches this winter combined
with winter storms piling sand and gravel into the area. Last summer we had about 48 inches of
water at the launch ramp.

And if any locals here in Chicago have ever used the Wilson launch ramp years past....its now a Dog Park!!! Check this out! look at the distance between the 2nd and 3rd pic....how far back the shore line is!!! I launched my 30' scarab hout of here back in 2001ish....and my drives were bouncing off the sand floor!! and I love the last picture where it says no swimming! lol

wow those pics really show how bad it has gotten over the years and even from last year to now. looks like there will be a lot of people loosing drives this year if they arnt paying attention.

As you come south the ramps are just as messed up Wally. 2x last fall we launched 40+ footers at Diversey and the ramps slope to your boats starboard side. As a result the trailer slides that direction and easily gets hooked under the docks as you try to pull out. Both times we had to put a line on the trailer and 2 guys in the water to physically slide it out from under the pier-style docks. Thank god we had Ricky and some other big dudes. I'll be shocked if we can launch there at all this year.

Wow I knew the levels have been down for some time. Wallys pictures really tell the story of how low the levels are. My daughter takes her dog to wilson park.

Any of the Chicago guys use the new ramp at 31st I always used Burnham harbor but its kind of a pita ?

31ST is real steep, you need 4x4 to pull out of there. I`m predicting it will be really busy this summer and there isn`t that much parking.
Maybe this Monsoon we`re getting will help a bit.