This Is The Pit(s)!

One of two of the launching Pits at Beatons. This in the one usually reserved for the smaller craft like Sanderlings, Sandpipers Etc. Archaic but effective. Green before it's time, works on electricity, always has. Back in the day it was either this or a dilapidated old crane, name Hardly Able that did all the launching's. The crane was located at the West end of the creek, no not creak, but that was known to happen on occasion while lifting boats almost beyond the capacity of the crane. By the way my father dug the creek at Beaton's, The Lagoon's at Curtis Point and Shore Acres.

Before the new Travel Lift was installed it was either this lift or Hardly Able.
You had to have been around Beaton's a long time to remember Hardly Able.
Perhaps, I can dig up some pictures of Hardly Able to show you what I mean.