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    use of a personal water craft port

    Does anybody know if you could use a personal watercraft port or Jetroll? It would be great to come up to my cottage on Sodus Bay and roll it right up on one of these, getting the plane out of the water. There would have to be considerations of the front gear door, strength of the hull and the hull shape. The weight rating of these products would be sufficient.

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    I just selected a 10’ wide Mobi-Mat (Made in France and sold in NJ). It comes in 16’, 33’, and 50’ lengths. Very easy to lay out on the beach and into the water. I then use a 20Volt Winch to bring the plane up the slope of the beach. Icon tells me the bow ring is rated to 1280lbs. Should be all I need. https://shop.mobi-mat.com/products/1...tramp-type-afx
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    Hi Michel, I wish I had a beach to be able to do that. That looks like a great product. I have sheet piling. I use a floating docks system. JayName:  Resized_20220815_152338(2).jpeg
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    Has anyone figured out a way to dock the plane out of the water, with the wheels retracted?

    I have a modified hydraulic pwc lift that I got with the Icon, but the water level at my place is too low to use it. I think it needs at least 2.5 to 3 feet. Unless I want to place it 300 feet away, which I don’t.
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    Did U see the modified Lawn chair that someone used on a beach? I assume they put weight on the tail and slide it forward. Does require at least 12 inches of water within 6 feet of the beach. I may try to dig a bit in the sand and use my wheeled PWC rack.
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    Didn’t see. Tried searching here for old posts, but haven’t had any luck. Do you have a link for it?
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    This is the lift that I bought with the Icon. Modified to sit the plane on it properly, without damaging the gear doors.

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    This is how the previous owner had it.

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    It was on an instagram post of someone with an Icon going to the Bahamas and resting the plane on that lawn chair to prevent chaffing on the sand. I will look for it.

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