Free Shoreline Launch Assessment

Launch Your Boat From
Your Beach — In Minutes

A controlled launch system designed for Great Lakes shorelines — so you can launch and retrieve your boat effortlessly, even as water levels change.

  • Remote-controlled launching
  • Designed for fluctuating Great Lakes water levels
  • No dock choreography or public ramps
  • Launch and retrieve in minutes

Reviewed personally by Roger Tietz — President of Beachlauncher & Gillen Marine

Boat on beach showing low water launch challenges

Low Water Is Exposing
Weak Boat Launch Setups

Across the Great Lakes, changing water levels are creating new challenges for waterfront homeowners.

Many are discovering:

  • Boat lifts no longer float their boats
  • Docks no longer reach deep water
  • Launching from shore risks hull damage
  • Extending docks is expensive and slow

When shoreline conditions change, your launch system should still work.

A Launch System Designed
For Real Shorelines

Beachlauncher is an engineered launch system that allows you to launch and retrieve your boat directly from your beach with controlled, predictable movement.

No trailer.
No crowded ramps.
No seasonal dock installation.

Just arrive, press a button, and launch.

Aerial view of Beachlauncher on Lake Michigan shoreline

One Launch System.
Multiple Watercraft.

Beachlauncher is engineered to launch both boats and personal watercraft from private shorelines along the Great Lakes. From large boats to PWCs, the system provides the same controlled, repeatable launching experience.

PWC launching from a Beachlauncher installation on Lake Michigan

Launching Becomes Part of Arrival

Beachlauncher moves your boat from shoreline staging into the water with a smooth, controlled sequence.

Boat staged on Beachlauncher on the beach

STEP 1

Staged On the Beach

Your boat rests securely on the Beachlauncher, positioned above the shoreline and ready for launch.

This keeps the boat protected and ready whenever you arrive.

STEP 2

Remote-Controlled Launch

With the press of a button, the system moves the boat smoothly from shore toward the water.

The process is controlled, predictable, and designed for real shoreline conditions.

Beachlauncher moving boat into water
Boat floating free from Beachlauncher

STEP 3

Float and Depart

As the boat reaches the water, it gently floats free and is ready to idle away from shore.

Launching becomes a simple sequence:

Arrive → Launch → Get Underway

Roger Tietz — President of Beachlauncher and Gillen Marine

Designed By A Great Lakes Shoreline Expert

Roger Tietz is the owner of Gillen Marine, one of the leading shoreline construction companies on Lake Michigan.

For decades, Gillen Marine has helped waterfront homeowners design and build shoreline infrastructure that withstands the challenges of the Great Lakes.

Beachlauncher was developed from that real-world shoreline experience.

Know If Beachlauncher Will Work On Your Shoreline

Every waterfront property is different. Request a shoreline assessment to determine if Beachlauncher is the right launch solution for your boat and property.

Request My Shoreline Assessment

Most assessments are completed within 48 hours.

Name
Beach Address

Roger Tietz, President (414) 788-1562