Boat Ramp holding R1T?

[Blackhatch]

This guy has you covered. You can sell your boat and trailer.

You’re welcome.

Wish he would hurry up and build the damn thing.

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[BlixemT]

I have a "KING" roller trailer with my 19ft. Glasply. If I unhook it at the top of the ramp and try backing down to the water its gone. has to be in the water when I unhook, It still takes off the trailer even when I do that. About 3500 total lbs. I think. I'm just a little nervous on the first try. hoping the rivian holds on a 20% grade?

If your Ridgeline can handle launching your boat, then your Rivian will have no issues.

 

[NY_Rob]

I launch my boat with no problems, easier than the Silverado. Boat is a Boston Whaler 235 Conquest with a Mercury Verado 250, dry weight about 4500, so with 120 gallons of gas and gear, plus the 1500 pound trailer, so figure 7000+ pounds…press park and it sticks!

Beautiful boat BTW.... Always had Whalers except for the Grady I have now. Can never go wrong with a Whaler!

 

[Dennis Wick]

What is the concern relative to any other vehicle? I imagine that compared to many (older) vehicles which had a separate parking or emergency brake caliper that that R1T clamping the rear service brakes would be MORE secure.

Does the R1T have a gearbox parking pawl? That's the only thing I could imagine being missing relative to other vehicles.

I was just a little nervous that the Rivian doesn't have a separate parking/emer. brake. now problem getting the boat to and in the water. it's that all the R1T has is a "P"

 

[Dark-Fx]

I was just a little nervous that the Rivian doesn't have a separate parking/emer. brake. now problem getting the boat to and in the water. it's that all the R1T has is a "P"

P on the Rivian engages the parking brake. There are no parking pawls in the geartrain at all.

 

[Dennis Wick]

Beautiful boat BTW.... Always had Whalers except for the Grady I have now. Can never go wrong with a Whaler!

Bought the Glasply 19' from the original owner at Glasply boats in 1979, Marysville WA. Took about 2 weeks to build, less than $3K at the time out the door. I got around buying from a dealer due to the fact i had connections, lol...
ps: always garaged

 

[Dennis Wick]

P on the Rivian engages the parking brake. There are no parking pawls in the geartrain at all.

I know...that's what made me a little nervous, no secondary emer. parking brake like a traditional car or truck

 

[Phatman113]

Would ice/snow chocks work ok for a slick boat ramp? You could try something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Wheel-Chock-10-1-Yellow/dp/B01J6INGZM
it's got textured teeth on the bottom that might bite down into the ramp better if the alge is thick...

 

[pc500]

Rubber tire chaulks work fine. So does the railroad tie that sits in the bed and you use at home to put the trailer tonque on.

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