Email info@boatcatch.com Phone 0400 222 824
Email info@boatcatch.com Phone 0400 222 824
Boatcatch™ was invented and designed by Australian abalone diver Greg Staples who wanted to get his boat into and out of the water faster, safer and hassle free.
Made of 100% marine grade stainless steel(316). This is an incredibly strong and robust product that comes with a lifetime warranty. With only three moving parts, it requires little maintenance and being highly polished, Boatcatch is a very attractive accessory to any trailer boat.
If you would like to view a collection of photographs that show Boatcatch installed on numerous types of trailer and boat type set ups we have a PDF available for download. Download now.
Boatcatch comes with a universal mounting bracket, U-bolts, washers, nuts, pull cord, bow eye and spacer to suit most boats as well as a very comprehensive and clear instruction manual to help you install it yourself.
Whether you've got a small 'alloy' boat, a large fiberglass boat or even a cat, you can cut the supplied mounting arm and position the Boatcatch to suit just about any boat and trailer combination!
Once fitted it's ready to use. When about to launch, you simply prepare by releasing the winch cable from your boat in the parking lot. Afterwhich, reverse the trailer into the water. Boatcatch allows you to move around until you choose to remotely pull the release leaver and calmly motor off.
Position the trailer in the water and when ready, drive your boat in. The Boatcatch has a heavy duty pin that locates inside the eye automatically when retrieving and secures the boat upon the trailer. It's incredibly strong so you can easily drive your vehicle to the parking lot before having to secure the winch cable.
Most handymen who own a drill and some basic spanners can fit the Boatcatch. The device is clamped simply and directly to the trailer bow post with “u” bolts and nuts. The most technical job is cutting the metal universal mounting kit “tube” to length with a hand saw or similar tool.
The device comes in two sizes of the same design. The small size may be fitted to aluminium boats up to 6.5 metres long, and light duty fibreglass boats up to 6 metres. The large unit will accommodate a vessel as small as 5 metres and a boat any length and having a maximum weight of 8 tonne.
Boatcatch has been rigorously tested both in real life situations and with state of the art design and destroy software. Breakage without gross abuse or due to an accident is not normal. In the chance that breakage occurs, please refer to the warranty and further instructions here.
One or two people can be used to launch and retrieve with a Boatcatch. The two person method chosen by most operators is where you have an operator for the boat and a driver the car and trailer. When well practiced this makes for a speedy ramp work.