Boat mooring in rocky areas (aluminum boat)

[roscoe]

All you need is something to place under the bow to keep it off the rocks. I've seen a pallet used. Then ties the bow up on shore, and 2 anchors off the transom corners.

I personally have laid a couple layers of old carpet between 2 rocks.
Lay it on one rock and down between the 2, then up over the other rock.
Again, tie the bow, and 2 anchors off the stern.
The same could be done between 2 large logs.

get creative

 

[Scott Danforth]

or a keel guard and power up

 

[Earl Cordova]

I never beach my boat, but it takes a lot of work and I have to get wet so I only do it in the summer time.
A minimum of 3 anchors for fair weather and 6 if a monsoon goes through.
There are six lines in the picture below.

 

[ShoestringMariner]

ask and you should receive. (technically its a really fancy 105' house boat with custom finger piers, custom front gangway, swim ladder, folding davit and toy locker.)

powered onto shore, then all winch lines run to anchors drilled into the rock face and tensioned to about 4000# to keep it from moving.

those who boat lake Powell, will know the boat instantly as it is the largest boat on that lake.

bet @bruceb58 has seen it anchored more than once.
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Hmmm interesting. Thanks for the idea.

I need a bigger boat now

 

[ahicks]

All you need is something to place under the bow to keep it off the rocks. I've seen a pallet used. Then ties the bow up on shore, and 2 anchors off the transom corners.

I personally have laid a couple layers of old carpet between 2 rocks.
Lay it on one rock and down between the 2, then up over the other rock.
Again, tie the bow, and 2 anchors off the stern.
The same could be done between 2 large logs.

get creative

I'm not sure regarding the pallet plan, as generally you wouldn't have anything like that handy, but the carpet plan, that seems much more "doable". A moldy old life jacket or PFD you've been wanting to toss? Just make sure you take it with you afterward....

And getting creative is ALWAYS a good plan...

 

[Captain Caveman]

Smooth rocks are one thing, but the OP may be talking about jagged rocks or boulders. This is the shoreline at my cabin with lots of rocks both at shore and just under the surface. I wouldn't beach a boat on shore, ever. A strong storm with big waves would potentially have your boat bouncing up and down on sharp rocks.

A dingy is a great idea. You could also anchor just off shore (similar to the yacht but slightly further) and then use ramps to walk to shore. You could either buy some sturdy aluminum ramps like is used to drive an ATV into a truck or build some sturdy ramps out of wood. Aluminum would be lighter and better though! They make folding ramps as well.



The bonus of shoreline like this is all of the smallmouths that spawn in both directions!