Getting a dead boat out of the water is a different discipline than winching one off a driveway. The jobs on this page start wet: haul-outs at ramps, tows to the nearest lift, sunken hulls floated with bags before anything else could happen. Water adds tides, weather, and the question of whether the boat will survive its own rescue.
This is where equipment and judgment earn their keep. The posts below cover the range, from a clean ramp exchange that took an hour to recoveries that needed a diver before they needed a truck.
