$476 – $624
Handle your aluminium boat’s launch and retrieval with ease and assurance. The L & R Boat Launch helps you look like a pro, while keeping you safe and dry!
Which snare version do I need?
This is the best option for boats under 7.5 metres (25 feet).
This is the best option for boats over 7.5 metres (25 feet) or boats with a high workload.
The L & R Boat Latch Kit offers an innovative solution for launching and retrieving your aluminium boat quickly and easily whether it’s in the lake, river, ocean, or wherever else you might fancy. Designed by boaties (and engineers) for boaties, and made from durable marine grade 316 stainless steel that requires no strings, wires or electronics, the latch kit has been on-the-water tested by serious boat users for over 15 years.
With the L & R Boat Latch you’ll launch and retrieve with such ease that you’ll be the envy of everyone down at the ramp – and you’ll stay dry doing it. Even better, you can launch and retrieve your boat on your own, meaning you can use it more often and more easily every time.
The Boat Latch Kit comes with:
The aluminium L & R Boat Latch Kit is available with optional extras, the Wedge Plate Kit or the Roller Extender Kit. The Wedge Plate Kit can help you adjust the angle the snare meets the latch. And the Roller Extender is used where the roller needs to be able to reach further to the bow for installation.
To ensure free shipping on these optional extras, please add them to your order using the checkbox options under the "Optional extras" heading at the top of this page.
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With two options – the standard and heavy options – the L & R Boat Latch Kit is designed to be a robust system that can handle almost any boat.
L & R have established a reputation in Australia for an extremely robust product despite the abuse that boaties throw at it. But very occasionally we get some wild man that manages to bend 10 mm stainless steel plates. We have now added a brace that increases strength by 220% (tested by the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia).
The L & R Boat Latch is not intended for road travel, only for use on the boat ramp. On the road your boat should be tensioned up with the winch and tie downs used to keep it in place. Always detach the winch and the safety chain to launch and re-attach before you leave the ramp at the water’s edge.
You bet! The L & R Boat Latch Kit is all about letting you handle your boat on your own. There’s no need to drag your other half into it (it’s got a rep as the ‘marriage saver’ for a reason) or try to find someone hanging out at the ramp to help. You can manage the entire process – from launch to retrieval – on your own, and look like a pro doing it.
In general, the L & R Boat Latch Kit is very easy to install. Just refer to the detailed instructions in our Installation Guide. We have approved installers we can recommend. Or you can work with your preferred trailer or boat team.
Please note, the L & R Boat Latch must be installed according to the Installation Guide or your warranty will be void.
The L & R Boat Latch system has been the number one choice of boaties around the world for more than 15 years. And that’s because our system is strong, unique, robust, flexible and fully automatic.
With the L & R Boat Latch system it’s easier than ever for you to get your boat in and out of the water. And you can install it easily without drilling or welding into your expensive and beautiful boat.
The best part is that our system keeps you and your family safe and secure by keeping you out of the water during launch and retrieval.
The L & R Boat Latch comes with a limited lifetime warranty for manufacturer faults.
L & R products must be installed, and used, in accordance with the printed instructions on the packaging, printed inserts and the information published on this website. Launch & Retrieve Boat Latch takes no responsibility for any product that is not installed and used within these guidelines. Improper installation or use will void any warranty.
The addition of optional extras will not add any additional shipping costs when selected with this product.
Shipping costs will be calculated at checkout.
From installation guides to FAQs, we’ve got the information you need. And if you do have a question not answered here, just shout out. Our team is always ready to offer advice!
Overview of the easy installation process.
Our customers are real boaties who love the ease and speed of the L & R Boat Latch system. Check out what they think!
“The launch and retrieve system is an absolute beauty”
I have got to say that the launch and retrieve system is an absolute beauty. I quite often launch and retrieve my boat by myself and it makes the start of the fishing trip dry and hassle free and at the end of the day I’m in and away whilst others are getting wet, cold and frustrated. After a year or more of use it is blemish free and a testament to the quality of the stainless used and the build quality.
“Boating at the ramp cannot get any easier”
It’s three years since I installed the Release and Retrieve Boat Latch to my 5.5 metre AMM plate boat and another to a 7.4m AMM Tournament boat.Boating at the ramp cannot get any easier, simpler or expedient utilising this boat latch. While everyone else is doing battle with winch handles, ropes and chains. I am either boating over the horizon or on the way home.
Rick Huckstepp
“I am now the envy of boat owners”
Hi Guys, I bought one of your latches from your stall at the Brisbane Boat Show this year to install on my new 560c Barcrusher. The installation of it was so easy. No spacer plates or extra welds were needed as it fitted perfectly. I am now the envy of boat owners at the Hervey Bay Boat Club ramp as I launch and retrieve my boat by myself with ease.
Darren Rechner
L & R Boat Latch
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Installation & Use of the L & R Products:
The products need to be installed, and used, in accordance with the printed instructions on the packaging, printed inserts and the information published on the website www.boatlatch.com.au. Launch & Retrieve Boat Latch takes no responsibility for products that are not installed and used within these guidelines.
The L & R boat latch has been granted an International Patent. Persons or Organizations who are found to be in breach of this patent will be prosecuted to the full extent of the International patent laws. © Boat Latch Pty Ltd, 2006 and “L & R” is a Registered Trademark of Boat Latch Pty Ltd
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