You can get a tongue extension, which is basically a really long ball mount that is only safe for very low speed use. Another trick is to look up how launching is done on fixed keel sailboats. Basically use a long rope or tow strap as a trailer extension, which requires going really slow and using extreme care along with a very strong trailer jack that has a wheel that rolls easily. Sincerely, Tyler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Everett" <1.064um@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 7:06:49 PM Subject: M_Boats: Tricks for launching a M17 in shallow water? Hey all, We want to take our 2005 M17 with the standard Pacific single axle trailer to a small lake (a group of us are camping there and I thought it would be a blast to have the M17 to take people on the water). The lake is about 3/4 mile wide and maybe 4 miles long, so not huge but big enough I think for some fun. Very deep (270 feet) but it looks like the level is down some 5 feet and the boat ramps are shallow. I put a stick in about where I thought we could back the keel to and it was around 2.5 feet deep. It was another 50 or 60 feet before it got to 5 feet, then it gets really deep. I am not sure if our boat will float off the trailer at 2.5 feet. I was trying to think of some tricks (inner tube tied under the transom or something). Any thoughts? Rick