Stateline Ramp this morning

Rainbowbridge said:
But speaking of declining Lake levels & Stateline.........Wikipedia says Planet of the Apes was filmed from late May-Aug 1967....database shows as low as 3502 in May......so they obviously could launch......using the old asphalt ramp, that was resurrected in 2023 @ 3519? Is that ramp just not feasible because of the size of the marina these days? :unsure:
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The old asphalt ramp by Wahweap Marina was open to the public for a short while back in either 2021 or 22 (as I recall). But due to age and length of time submerged, it quickly began to deteriorate. Now it sees only limited use by Aramark and Park Service.
 
Rivergoer said:
The old asphalt ramp by Wahweap Marina was open to the public for a short while back in either 2021 or 22 (as I recall). But due to age and length of time submerged, it quickly began to deteriorate. Now it sees only limited use by Aramark and Park Service.
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Yup, get that it's deteriorated.....like myself.....but.....if that is the best slope near Wahweap.....maybe it can be restored for 'some' use.... :unsure:
 
I am planning to launch a houseboat and ski boat on September 25th. With the water level continuing to go down, the math tells me the Stateline Auxiliary Ramp will be unusable again by then, despite the park service's efforts to extend the ramp with boiler plate. I have been unable to connect with anyone who can shed some light on further plans to mitigate the situation. Does anyone know of someone I can speak to about this? Thanks.
 
Not sure size of your houseboat…We’ll be launching “Yachtzee” (12x36 Kayot) Thursday Sept 10. Dodge Ram 3500 4WD Dually Cummins with a 36’ gooseneck trailer. Not anticipating any issues, we had no problems in ‘22 before ramp extension on 100% steel boiler plates.

Will update here post-launch. She goes back on the trailer around the 19-20th and will post another update then as well.
 
Russ Johnson said:
I am planning to launch a houseboat and ski boat on September 25th. With the water level continuing to go down, the math tells me the Stateline Auxiliary Ramp will be unusable again by then, despite the park service's efforts to extend the ramp with boiler plate. I have been unable to connect with anyone who can shed some light on further plans to mitigate the situation. Does anyone know of someone I can speak to about this? Thanks.
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We launch the Tuscan Vista, a 75 by 16 ft houseboat on the 14th of September and return on the 22nd. It is dry docked at Laketime in Page. The Laketime manager has said that they expect to be launching until the end of the boating season in late October. The NPS has told them that the Stateline Ramp will be available with extended boilerplate and new concrete when needed. I will try to make videos of our launch and retrieval but sometimes I get so excited by being on the water I forget. Plus I'm almost as old as one of the sandstone layers in the Grand Canyon.
 
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