Would you pay for someone to launch your boat in havasu

[havalaunch]

if you could not have to drive your trucks from california or arizona, or wherever your coming from, and just drive your cars and have your boats launched quickly and safely. what would you pay for a service like this. to be able to be on the water in a matter of minutes and not have to wait in a long line no matter what time you wanna go boating. have i got your atention yet? i have started a company to do just this in lake havasu city. it is the latest and greatest kept secret.
let me know what all you guys think if you want in on this.

[IDRPSTF]

I looked into doing exactly that business in Havasu two years ago. Insurance and liabuility on top of the Marina and State ramps not allowing any sort of "Go to the front of the line" for local business owners trying to premote service to vacationers made it a bust. The only way I see doing it efficiently is on the island using a private ramp. But they will only allow people renting a storage unit to launch. I think its a great idea and if you could get a few of the local "Rulemakers" to bend a bit, you will have a great business and could save the Californians a fortune in fuel to make the drive in big trucks.
Best of luck!

[havalaunch]

thanks for the info. i have the city in my corner on this one i think. i have the idea of reduceing dui citations and reducing the fuel demand and in that turn making fuel prices going back down. so far i have several investors and the patent is in process as we speak. if all goes well next spring it will be off and everyone can enjoy boating even more and have more fun with less money on traveling exspenses.

[Havasu1986]

I would be interested. I needed help launching a couple weeks ago. So I had Big Doug launch me while he detailed my truck and trailer.

[cruser]

You are patenting a service? Sounds like a good trick if you can do it..... Or, perhaps I mis-understand?

[havalaunch]

i will have the website havalaunch.com up and running in a week or so giving everyone all the details and what the fees and benifits are as well as my information on contacting me. For now you may contact me on here for information. i will be planning to do test runs for people there in a short while to show how smooth the operation will run and the confidence you shall have in me and my drivers. afterall i feel the same as all of you to where i wouldnt be trusting just anyone to launch and trust with my expensive toy.

[duner21]

you should post this discussion over on performanceboats.com! I think it is a great idea! I will be very interested to see how this works!

[havalaunch]

thanks duner21, i posted the same thread on performanceboats in the west coast area. tell all your buddys about this. if i get enough feedback i will start this as soon as a couple weeks fully up and running and give out free trial runs for a few lucky boaters

[Prowler]

I currently do this for my customers too. :D

[Havasu1986]

thanks duner21, i posted the same thread on performanceboats in the west coast area. tell all your buddys about this. if i get enough feedback i will start this as soon as a couple weeks fully up and running and give out free trial runs for a few lucky boaters
I looked on PB.com and didn't see it. But I would discuss it here before I would send it to the sharks right away. My questions would be:
1. Who pays for the launch fees and what ramp.
2. How many people are you going to launch that day.
3. I have my own launch vehicle.. now what,????
4. What happens if the weather gets bad and I'm at Park Moabi and I want to get off the lake early.
5. What happens if I want to stay out a couple hours later then we talked about, will you sit around and wait for me while your freinds/wife wants to go to dinner.
6. Do you have insurance just in case...
Not trying to be a dick...I do need a service like this lately..Just asking

[Todd969]

Great service if it works out..

[newmexico]

About time!! I travel from New Mexico once a month. It would be great to arrive by car, or plane.;)

[havalaunch]

1. the launch fees are payed for by me. thats included in the launch fee. i will launch you at the ramp whereever my quickest hook up is or if you have a preference thats fine too.
2. i will start out to launch 3-5 boats per day, per truck i have to keep it smooth untill i have the trust and confidence from you guys.
3.the whole perpose of this is to save money from driving trucks there. but if you already have one there and just need a hand, we can work something out for maybee a case of beer or something.lol
4. if the weather gets bad, im on call all day ready to get you guys and if need be i can have extra trucks to get you off the water.
5. there will be a set price for launching in the morning and for what time you will stay out around, if you wanna stay longer call me so i know and if its after 8 there will be a fee and if after midnight then another fee, it wont me much though. i will also be offering to launch the people who wanna go on a midnight run on the lake also. that only will be a few boats.
6. yes i will have insurance incase something does happen.

[Havasu1986]

Sounds good to me. Let me know when you get the details ironed out and start doing this service.

[catman-do]

There are a couple hessitations I would have with a service like this. If you were at the ramps and putting my boat on the water and a rental hit my boat, then I would be affraid of the blame game going on between the two companies.
The other part is where you brought up the city being behind you in order to reduce DUI's. So if someone is too drunk to drive on the street then how are they going to get the boat back to the ramps? Technically the DUI still exists, its just on the water...
Like someone else said with wanting to stay out later than scheduled. If I was staying out a little later, and that caused your scehdule to run into someone elses time frame that would mean that one of us would have to wait. By the time you get to the ramps, load them, stop to clean out the boat, and drive them back to the house, unhitch and make it back down to the ramps that could easily be over an hour. Once I want off, i want off, dont know if I would want to wait. Even if it is my own scheduling conflict. If fees are around 30 or 40, the difference for me to drive the dually vs the acura are nearly soaked up, so I would rather have the convenience.
Unless I am getting the boat detailed right after then I usually like to take it to wash it, so then without my truck I could not do that either.
247 miles door to door.
Diesel 4.99 @ 20.5 mpg = 60.12 each way in gas (not pulling any trailers)
Acura 4.69 @ 25 mpg = 46.33 each way in gas.
For a 15 dollar difference in gas each way I dont see the potential benefit.
Dont want to be an ass, but thats the downfall I see.

[Ziggy]

There will be some that will really enjoy this service.

[Edmond]

I really llike the idea.... If you could work out some of the concerns, mostly the time frame issue? Now, if I could just pick up my boat at the dock, then leave it when I am ready to get off that would be great....
if I am stuck waiting for 20mins or more...then not so great.
I think this service could work with some fine tuning...

[HDF WATERDOG]

Seems like timing is going to be a big factor. I just don't see this happening without a private ramp. And another concern would be where do I park my van. Like at Windsor, they only have auto parking for about 4 or 5 cars, the rest is tow vehicle and trailer only. Or if a boat breaks down and has to be towed in, they're gonna need a trailer to put it on. I think It's a great idea, one that I've thought about for a couple of years now.

[CoolCruzinCobra]

I would more be interested in in a valet type of parking.
where I can launch and you park the trailer I go boating.
I call when I done ,you have the trailer back on the launch ramp and I drive up on the trailer. Done :idea:

[HDF WATERDOG]

I would more be interested in in a valet type of parking.
where I can launch and you park the trailer I go boating.
I call when I done ,you have the trailer back on the launch ramp and I drive up on the trailer. Done :idea:
This would be prefect for me.

[ElimJimsOtherHalf]

...we don't mind launching ourselves but avoid weekends due to having to get on the water so early for a Windsor parking spot.

[nodigg]

ANYTIME detailing takes care of that itch. We are on Mesquite behind BASHAS.

[LunaticFringe]

The "valet" parking idea is what I would like.
More than once I have been too late at Windsor on big weekends only to find it closed and not be able to launch. My boat is too large for the island ramp so I wait for Windsor to re-open.
Make an arrangement with the Windsor people to get in with the understanding that you are not parking there, launch me, and park my truck and trailer somewhere else safe. Probably back at my rental house.
Even if Windsor isn't closed the idea appeals to me.
To be honest, I'm more likely to trust you or someone else with my truck than I am with my boat no matter what insurance you have.

[eman1625]

I would use the service not so much for that gas, although that would be nice but especially on weekends with the family. Seems like it would be much easier not to have to worry about getting on and off the water with the kids and wife. She can load the boat on the trailer if its not to crowded but we still have the kids and it can get a little crazy keeping one eye on kids while trying to launch and load the boat. One less thing to worry about for wife and me when we go out with the little ones.

[catman-do]

I do not know the arrangements the state park would have with private owners that land touches the water, but it would seem like someone would want to buy a plot of land, build a ramp and offer some sort of dry dock system. Similar to newport or dana point. They can lift the boat with a crane on and off the trailer into the water, or can use a rack system to store. Would be big business, since they could have a set of private docks that they could keep boats at (temp until they are retrieved from water) before or after usage.

[hkunz]

OK, so, you pick my boat up at the house and load it with everything my kids think they need? Or the kids have to get up and load it? (this is always the hard part).
Do you use my truck? How do I get to the ramp?
Where do I get my boat?
Do we have a set time to get off the water, or can I come in with limited notice?
Do you give me a ride back to the house?

[raff]

I would more be interested in in a valet type of parking.
where I can launch and you park the trailer I go boating.
I call when I done ,you have the trailer back on the launch ramp and I drive up on the trailer. Done :idea:
I could use some thing like this, this weekend.:idea:

[Mike K]

I'm a one man show ... it's a tough way to go ...especially coming into the launch ramp when it's busy ...find a place to dock the boat ... walk a mile to the truck & trailer ... then put the trailer into the water ...go back to the boat ... then get the boat onto the trailer ... then drive away ... because of the potential to hold eveyone up ... I always have to launch and retrieve when it's dead city. I like the valet idea ... but I really need to teach my wife how to back up a trailer.

[HDF WATERDOG]

I'm a one man show ... it's a tough way to go ...especially coming into the launch ramp when it's busy ...find a place to dock the boat ... walk a mile to the truck & trailer ... then put the trailer into the water ...go back to the boat ... then get the boat onto the trailer ... then drive away ... because of the potential to hold eveyone up ... I always have to launch and retrieve when it's dead city. I like the valet idea ... but I really need to teach my wife how to back up a trailer.
I finally taught my wife. Life is so much easier now. I also doubled our insurance coverage.

[Filmwritin]

There's a company in Parker that's been doing this for a while now and I know several people who use the launch and retrieval service... Dirty Deeds Detailing (http://www.dirtydeedsdetail.com/index.html). They all say it works well for them. Seems to me it would be even more popular in Havasu where the ramps get so congested. A lot of the larger membership campgrounds, like Emerald Cove, have always offered the service to members and it's used a lot.

[nodigg]

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928-505-8463
Whatever kind of service you require, call.
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[hkunz]

I'm a one man show ... it's a tough way to go ...especially coming into the launch ramp when it's busy ...find a place to dock the boat ... walk a mile to the truck & trailer ... then put the trailer into the water ...go back to the boat ... then get the boat onto the trailer ... then drive away ... because of the potential to hold eveyone up ... I always have to launch and retrieve when it's dead city. I like the valet idea ... but I really need to teach my wife how to back up a trailer.
Oh, that's you that does that!????:devil:

[CasinoDelSol]

i would be interested in this service the weekend of 9/6 in havasu.
my boat is in a condo in havasu already.
let me know how to go about this and reserving your services.

[nodigg]

i would be interested in this service the weekend of 9/6 in havasu.
my boat is in a condo in havasu already.
let me know how to go about this and reserving your services.
Just give a call that's all
928-505-8463
ANYTIME