Beaching a Runabout

[rwidman]

Re: Beaching a Runabout

I would never beach a boat unless it was either small enough, or designed for it in the first place. <br />Same here. Anchor bow out, stern to beach (with the outdrive up. I'll use a smaller anchor from the stern to the beach. If you don't want to get wet, you shouldn't be boating in the first place! <br /><br />Be aware of tides, I once helped push a very old couple's cruiser off a sandbar because they didn't account for low tide. (I'm not superman, it was just barely grounded).

 

[swist]

Re: Beaching a Runabout

gelcoat on an aluminum hull?

Obviously an aluminum boat is "designed" for beaching, at least to a certain extent.

 

[Joe Merchant]

Re: Beaching a Runabout

Originally posted by Mark42:<br />

I'm going to look into the Anchor Buddy that Baldguy wrote about. That sounds like it will make things easier.

Checked out the Anchor Buddy. I don't like the idea that my boat is anchored via a bungie cord. So that item is off my Chrismas list. <br /><br />I don't mind walking into the water to retreive my boat, we are all wearing bathing suits when we go out anyway.<br /><br />Mark

I've used the Anchor Buddy before. Worked well as long there's not a strong onshore breeze.<br />The bungie is inside a loose propylene braid. It wouldn't be my first choice as a main anchor rope, but for an afternoon it works.<br /><br />One thing that I do sometimes is to run the anchor line from the bow down the gunwale and cleat it off to the stern and over the stern anchor line. This way I can untie both and either run the boat out or brining it in closer depending on tide so I don't have to run to the bow of the boat to slack or tighten the bow line.

 

[Mark42]

Re: Beaching a Runabout

Joe,<br /><br />Thanks for the anchor line trick. Will have to try that next summer.<br /><br />Mark.

 

[seamegr]

Re: Beaching a Runabout

I just bought a Fortress FX7 at the Toronto Boat Show. Nicely made, nicely finished, guaranteed against breakage. Much lighter that my iron Sea-Dog.<br /><br />There is a less expensive line by Fortress called Guardian.<br /><br />Doesn't hold worth a damn in the ice. I will have to wait 'til spring to test it.<br /><br />Greg

 

[Gus Mortimer]

Re: Beaching a Runabout

I am not sure about the lakes but I have RARELY gone out in any of my boats without beaching. To me thats what that boat is for, getting to the beach. If its a sand beach and there is no tide to worry about just trim out and take it in slow have someone on the bow looking for rocks and such (also gets the boat to the sand a bit before it would without the other person) when they are clear of the boat give the throttle a good goosin and the bow will just plop onto the beach nicely now make camp! Of course my boat is only 17'.<br /> As for hurting the gel coat??? I have never seen anything from this. You are more likely to garf your boat putting it back on the trailer.

 

[Chris_Crafter]

Re: Beaching a Runabout

If the water is choppy I'll anchor offshore with stern to beach.If it's calm, I'll beach it.The sandbars on sebago lake,Me are very sandy.My hull shows no signs of damage.<br /><br />Kevin

 

[Gus Mortimer]

Re: Beaching a Runabout

Yea I spose I should add that with the smaller boat and it being an outboard I have had some of the larger boats come flying by hucking a huge wake and have it go right over the back into the boat ...I blame that on not very polite boating. But hey, its a boat, if I cant get it wet then....