# Dakota Boat Retriever

> Two inventors’ idea for launching a boat solo, taken from early mockups to a safe, production-ready product.

- Customer: Dakota Boat Retriever
- Industry: Marine & Outdoor
- Service: Product Design
- Capabilities: Industrial Design, Mechanical Design, Prototyping

## The challenge

- Solo anglers can’t easily launch a boat and park the vehicle by themselves
- The inventors had an idea and early mockups, and wanted a product

## What APTUS did

- Prototyped and refined the concept
- Addressed safety concerns
- Designed the aesthetics

## Results

- Taken into production (see DakotaBoatRetriever.com)

Source: https://www.aptusdesignworks.com/work/dakota-boat-retriever