A boat dolly or boat trolley, also called a launching dolly or launching trolley or simply a dolly or trolley, is a device for launching small boats into the water. It is generally smaller than a
boat trailer
A boat trailer is designed to launch, retrieve, carry and sometimes store boats.
Commercial boat trailers
Commercial hydraulic boat trailers are used by marinas, boat yards, boat haulers, boat dealers and boat builders. Generally this type ...
with smaller wheels and is not suitable for towing a boat on the road.
File:Slipwagen Harbeck.jpg, Launching dolly for a light sailboat
File:Vintage laser launching dolly.jpg, Old style launching dolly for a Laser I sailboat
File:Bootstrailer mit auffahrbarem Slipwagen.jpg, Launching dolly piggyback on a boat trailer
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Boat trailer
A boat trailer is designed to launch, retrieve, carry and sometimes store boats.
Commercial boat trailers
Commercial hydraulic boat trailers are used by marinas, boat yards, boat haulers, boat dealers and boat builders. Generally this type ...
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Dolly (trailer)
A dolly is an unpowered vehicle designed for connection to a tractor unit, truck or prime mover vehicle with strong traction power.
United States Classification by axle configuration
There are several types of dolly bogie:
* Full trailer - ...
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Flatbed trolley
A flatbed trolley a common form of freight transport in distribution environments, for moving bulk loads. Trolleys can aid in reducing effort required to move a load by allowing the user to pull or push instead of lift and carry. A very simple des ...
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Trolley (disambiguation)
Trolley may refer to:
Vehicles and components
* Tram, or trolley or streetcar, a rail vehicle that runs on tramway tracks
* Trolleybus, or trolley, an electric bus drawing power from overhead wires using trolley poles
** Trolleytruck, a trolleyb ...
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Sailing equipment
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